A lot of customers are curious about this question… how long should a truck scale last? Or perhaps it’s phrased like this… how do I know when my truck scale needs to be replaced? The vast majority of truck scales are located outside. This means the scales have the hot sun blazing down on them… Read More: How Long Should a Truck Scale Last Before It Needs… »
Believe it or not, the warmer months will be here before long and we’ll all be looking to cool down at the local froyo shop. Today, many of these frozen yogurt shops allow the consumer to dispense as much frozen yogurt he or she wants. The yogurt is priced at around fifty cents per ounce,… Read More: Are You Paying For Your Frozen Yogurt Cup too? »
Over the years the idea of solar power and scales has been brought up before and in fact there are currently a few products in the marketplace that accommodate that type of technology. Well, you can add Intercomp Company into the same sentence now as well with their latest product innovation. Intercomp, the manufacturer of… Read More: Solar Panels Power Scales For Up To Entire Year! »
This is a pretty cool scale system. We are often asked about using a tablet computer to see scale weights but often it’s really not too practical for industrial situations. However, for racing scales it can actually be a great choice. Longacre Racing has developed an exciting new system that includes four scale pads and… Read More: Computer Scales on a 7″ Android™ Tablet »
What would it be like to be in total control? Imagine saving at least 2.1% of your yearly ingredient costs. What would that be worth to you? Picture having an extra supervisor watching over your employees’ shoulders monitoring and controlling the formulation process. What effect would that have on your product consistency and production efficiency?… Read More: FC6300 Formula Control Scale Video Overview »
Recently, I was informed of a situation that involved a digital infant scale and a “test weight” also known as a 5 pound consumer barbell weight. Apparently, the barbell weight was used to check the digital scale and it was thought that the scale had not been calibrated correctly due to a scale readout of 5.2 lbs. Actually, consumer barbell weights… Read More: Weight Tolerances »
Cardinal Scale’s S2WIFI connects to IEEE 802.11b/g wireless local area networks (wireless LAN) and allows you to wirelessly send data from weight indicators to existing networks, remote displays, printers, laptops, PCs, tablets, and smart phones. The robust S2WIFI allows you to utilize Cardinal’s extensive library of mobile apps for smart phones and tablets, such as… Read More: Cardinal Scale S2WIFI Provides Weatherproof Wireless Ethernet Scale Indicator »
We’ve actually covered the subject of how often to calibrate a scale before but it’s always a good idea to remind customers just how important the accuracy of their scales can be. We get this question fairly often so today with the help of Doran Scales we’ll take another look at why it’s important to have your… Read More: Scale Calibration Frequency: How Often Should I Calibrate my Digital… »
If you are in the restaurant business then you understand how much your ingredients like cheese really cost, since you purchase them from your suppliers on a regular basis. Think about this for a second… Let’s say you’re making your best selling pizza or your most popular sandwich. What if you could cut back on your… Read More: Restaurant Owners: Portion Control Is Very Important To Keeping Your… »
There are a number of questions we get from time to time regarding legal for trade scales. Often, especially with floor scales we are asked “why should I buy a scale that is “Legal-for-Trade” when I don’t intend to use it in a commercial weighing setting”? Defining a commercial weighing application can sometimes be a… Read More: Why should I buy a scale that is “Legal-for-Trade” when… »