Are you interested in a shipping scale with Ethernet? If so, please take a look at the information below. The Pennsylvania 7300 is a Made in the USA shipping scale that is designed for years of heavy duty use and loaded with features. These scales are extra rugged and dependable. Default settings for UPS Online,… Read More: Looking For A Shipping Scale With Ethernet? »
If you ship packages to customers or suppliers then you really should take a look at the iDimension system built by Rice Lake. Not long ago we went into detail about how dimensional weighing is becoming a very important area for shippers to pay close attention. Today we wanted to present a few of the… Read More: iDimension Frequently Asked Questions »
Some companies ship lots of parcels and boxes every single day. Others ship quite a few boxes occasionally and light amounts otherwise. Meanwhile, some companies have hundreds of boxes that ship out to their customers via FedEx or UPS everyday. At Central Carolina Scale, we ship out quite a few boxes every week and recently… Read More: Dimensional Weighing and Measuring of Boxes At Shipping Table »
Over the past few months on this site we have taken a look at how realistic is it to purchase certain types of scales and related equipment that is actually made in the USA. We looked at Made In The USA scale indicators and Built in America Load Cells. Today I wanted to find out… Read More: Can I Buy An American Made Floor Scale? »
Following a successful trial, the airline contacted its local distributor, to expand the product into more facilities. Multiple units were supplied for the larger operations that typically handle over a ton of freight daily, made up of many pallets. Avery Weigh-Tronix installed the units onto the existing forklift trucks on location. This transformed the fleet… Read More: Airline Freight Division Chose Avery Weigh-Tronix Forklift Scales »
Updated April 2022 We get this question quite often, so straight from the UPS website, here is what they list as the supported scales that connect to their Worldship software. We actually use Worldship software and the Mettler Toledo PS60 in our shipping department and it works great. If you purchase a scale these days,… Read More: What Scales Are Supported by UPS Worldship? »
Many years ago in the shipping world we just weighed a package on top of a shipping scale and paid charges based on the weight. Today, you pay shipping charges based on both weight and the size of your box that you are shipping. Smaller packages are greener packages because more of them fit on a pallet… Read More: Avoid dimensional weight charges »
Counting Scales are very similar to other scales in terms of weighing, but the counting scale does two additional functions, by performing operations in division and multiplication based on the internal resolution. Please continue reading below as Jim Daggon and Ann Crowley from Rice Lake Weighing Systems answer some of the common questions relating to counting scales like the… Read More: Common Questions Answered Regarding Counting Scales »
From time to time we hear from folks asking us about 4’x4′ floor scale systems priced well under $800 with FREE SHIPPING. Can you truly get a quality 4’x4′ floor scale system for that price? OR LESS! Just take a stroll around the internet and you see all kinds of offers. Well as it turns out, we… Read More: Floor Scales 101 the Fine Print or should we say… »
Choosing the right scale and the right scale company for your application is extremely important. Whether you are looking for a small Ohaus balance or a large Rice Lake 80 foot long Truck Scale, you can save a lot of time and headaches by choosing the right company from the start. Even in today’s tough… Read More: What will it cost me if I don’t buy a… »