Let’s see how a truck scale weigh station generally operates. In many states all across the United States, Weigh Stations are an important part of truck size and weight enforcement efforts. They help protect DOT investments in road and bridge infrastructure by identifying overweight violators. State DOT’s typically own and maintain multiple weigh stations around… Read More: Weighing Trucks at the Weigh Station »
Rice Lake Weighing Systems, maker of the popular Survivor line of truck scales, has been manufacturing a portion of those scales in Alabama for many years. However, due to increased demand, an additional manufacturing facility in Jasper, Alabama has been acquired which will allow Rice Lake to expand manufacturing capabilities. In an effort to expand… Read More: Rice Lake Weighing Systems Expands Alabama Truck Scale Manufacturing Capability »
The majority of this article is provided by Rice Lake Weighing Systems. We have also added a few insights and thoughts of our own as well. What is a Load Cell? A load cell, also commonly referred to as a transducer, converts a mechanical force into an electrical signal. Basically, the load cell bends slightly… Read More: Answering Your Questions About Truck Scale Load Cells & Mounting… »
Keeping your Truck Scale well maintained and clean is an important part of truck scale ownership. Not only is it good practice to keep your weighbridge clean, it also contributes to a pro active scale maintenance plan and can significantly reduce the risk of equipment downtime and inaccurate weighing. Before we get very far with… Read More: Maintenance and Cleaning Requirements for a Truck Scale Weighbridge »
Intelligent Weighing Technology supplies a complete range of high-quality laboratory balances, industrial scales, load cells, and weighing accessories. Its leadership team has more than 70 years’ experience in the weighing and measurement business, both in the USA and worldwide. With its 8,000 square foot facility, Intelligent Weighing Technology offers increased product inventory for faster shipping.… Read More: Measurement Density Using a Weight Scale »
Avery Weigh-Tronix is pleased to announce the addition of a 5-year warranty across its family of floor scale products. Another strong statement for the reliability and robust performance of these Weigh Bar® enabled products. You can rely on these industrial floor scales for all your warehouse weighing needs. Please see the summary of model numbers… Read More: Select Avery Weigh-Tronix Floor Scales now come with a 5… »
In the case study below, we take a look at how a brewery and beverage company that manufacturers equipment for that industry, uses Cardinal Scale equipment in its process. The company that is featured in the case study chose Cardinal products for various reasons, one important reason was the wide range of products that Cardinal… Read More: Brewery and Beverage Manufacturing Equipment Co. Uses Cardinal Scales in… »
The Rice Lake Weighing Systems 920i digital weight indicator has been an extremely successful indicator. It’s been utilized in thousands of different applications with accurate and reliable results. But as we all know things change and technology improves. So Rice Lake is making a few updates to the 920i which should allow it to continue… Read More: Important Changes to Rice Lake 920i Display & CPU Board »
Over the years we have been asked quite a few times about different ways to effectively weigh things like Recreational Vehicles and Trailers that are custom built. One of the choices that we often recommend is one of the wheel weighers from Intercomp such as the LP600. Truck Scales for Aftermarket Vehicle Outfitters Similarly to… Read More: Case Study: Intercomp LP600™ to Weigh RVs for Customer Safety »
Today more and more customers want to not only measure the weight of their products, but they also want to capture that information and send it to their laptop computer for data collection and further analysis. There are several ways to do this, and various software programs to help accomplish this as well. We offer… Read More: Digital Scales For WinSPC Real-Time Statistical Process Control Software »