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Different tools and equipment are used in various industrial sectors — the industrial weighing scales being a common one. Weighing goods accurately is essential in a number of industries including the buying and selling of goods, as well as quality and safety. Based on the need and the industry, you can employ a variety of industrial weighing scales.

Types of Industrial Weighing Scales

Some of the commonly used industrial weighing scales include:

• Vehicle and Axle Scales: These scales help in accurately providing the gross and axle weight of different types of
  vehicles, ranging from light vans to heavy multi-axle trucks and vehicles. Vehicle and axle scales help ensure that the trucks and vehicles carrying loads are accurately weighed which can help eliminate fines resulting from inaccurate truck weights.
• Rail Scales: You can use these multipurpose weighing scales for static and in-motion weighing. They can also be used in the form of modular decks that are spaced to match the distance between the train’s wheels. They can be integrated with RFID tags for detailed data collection and digital display systems to make tracking, weighing and reading easier as well as more accurate. Generally, they provide total van weight, however, you can optimize the operations by setting the rail scales to provide readings for the individual wheels and axles.
• Floor Scales: These can be used for accurately weighing goods moving in/out or while sorting inventory. They reduce the probability of revenue loss due to incorrect weighing. Floor scales are usually implemented on top of a level flooring surface or in a pit so that the top of the scale is level with the area surrounding it. You can load directly onto the scale to weigh, or drive compacted pallets onto the scales to then weigh the pallets.
• Bench Scales: Bench scales are quite compact in size and frame. Because of their size they are easily implemented in many industries. Some of the bench scales available can weigh items up to 500 pounds and because you can place them on a workbench or surface they are highly convenient scales.
• Shipping Scales: These are ideal for the general weighing of small packages, check-weighing and counting applications. Shipping scales are available in a wide range of sizes, capabilities and functionalities. They are designed with a small footprint in order to maximize workspace.
• Forklift Scales: Forklift scales are used to weigh and lift the bundled materials on the forklift truck. This allows you to transport the commodities directly to the storage upon delivery while tracking the weight, storage location and origin during transport. You get real-time data acquisition that can be used for inventory management and billing. Integrating these scales with in-cab instruments such as barcode scanners will help you capture the necessary freight data available and then transmit it along with weight data wirelessly to supervisory computer systems.
• Post Scales: These are common in post-office counters or back offices. You can interface them easily with existing shipping, mailing and inventory systems for accurate processing and weighing. Post scales are capable of handling all types of parcels and letters and they allow flexibility of usage. They can also help in reducing the equipment costs.
• On-Board Weighing Scales: These are directly installed on the vehicle or equipment which enables you to deliver accurate and quick weight measurements. They are very efficient and help you save time. Their prime components are load cells, which have the ability to withstand maximum loads. The display system shows the weight of the goods being weighed and an alarm system alerts the drivers if the maximum weight is exceeded.
• Conveyor Belt Scales: These scales are ideal when speed and accuracy are critical to the profitability of the business. This scale improves the processing speed by increasing the throughput and minimizing the lifting because it is installed on the conveyer belt itself. You can install these electronic scales easily and integrate them with computers, scanners and label printers to further control the process.
• Pallet Scales: They provide quick weighing solutions for weighing boxes and pallets of different sizes. Pallet scales are ideal for supply chain warehouses and distribution businesses. It is easy to weigh and move loads at the same time. Some varieties of pallet scales include pallet beam scales, pit-mounted pallet scales and portable pallet jack scales.
• In-Motion Portable Axis Scale: These scales are highly portable with an ability to make quick measurements. These scales include a built-in weight ticket printer and can also be integrated to tracking systems that will reflect your workflow, allowing you to stay updated on-the-go.
• Full-Length Truck Scale: These scales give accurate results as the measurements are taken by positioning the truck on a large full-length scale. These scales are ideal at sites that have a high volume of traffic through their operations and require accurate tracking.
• Weighbridge Truck Scales: Similar to full-length truck scales in terms of purpose, weighbridge truck scales offer more complex measurements. They are available in multiple sizes and can be customized as well. Such scales are widely used in industries that are required to regularly weigh trucks, or large amounts of materials of various configurations.
• Counting Scales: Counting scales are used for inventory control and counting a high volume of identical parts accurately. You can weigh even the lightest parts with an accuracy of over 99% and it significantly minimizes the operator error, which is common when goods are counted by hand. Counting scales can withstand overloading and shock-loading while counting quickly and accurately.
• Batch and Recipe Scales: These weighing systems are capable of controlling both manual and automatic ingredient addition. It also makes product selection easy by prompting the operator with visual display, batch number traceability and output to a printer or host computer.

Different Industries where Weighing scales are Used

• Agricultural
• Food and beverage industry
• Hospitals and nursing homes
• Pharmaceutical
• Processing companies
• Construction
• Supply Chain Management
• Transportation and Shipping
• Waste Management
• Mining

Importance of Weighing Scales in Different Industries

Almost every industry places emphasis on accurate weighing for a number of reasons — safety, hygiene and quality ranking high on the list. Scales such as recipe and batch scales make sure that the end product complies with the required quality standards. Industrial scales also help in saving time as scales like conveyor scales or truck scales eliminate the need to weigh the products repeatedly as they can weigh the goods on-the- go. Weighing scales also help in ensuring optimum productivity and compliance.

If you are looking for industrial weighing scales, look no further. Contact us at Quality Scales Unlimited for all your weighing scale needs. Our wide range of industrial weighing scales, experienced staff and prompt services will surely be able to meet your scales needs.