Scale Industry News

When the community of Rice Lake , Wisconsin celebrated the grand opening of the area’s newest grocery store, there was even more to celebrate. Gordy’s County Market, a family-owned grocery chain based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, had been a long time coming.

Even before a seed is planted , farmers invest a great deal of time and effort to ensure it develops into a healthy crop. Equipment must be purchased. Land must be secured. The ground must be tilled. Weather must be correctly predicted. Once planted, the seed must be meticulously cared for and nourished for months until it is finally harvested.

When working with large quantities of small components, it can be hard to keep track of inventory. And the last thing you want to do is spend precious time counting every individual screw in a box. This is where industrial counting scales come in handy.

These weigh modules are a powerful solution to a number of process opportunities!

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When state regulations changed to prohibit split-weighing on Legal for Trade truck scales, and with a growing volume of scale traffic, Alter Metal Recycling in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, found themselves in need of a new solution. They could no longer weigh trucks on an axle-by-axle basis and provide the sum as the truck’s total weight (split-weighing).

METTLER TOLEDO now offers a new family of high-precision weighing platforms. The PBK9 and PFK9 weighing platforms provide superior accuracy and reliability in harsh industrial conditions with flexibility to be used for many applications.

When the sound of polka music is getting louder and the smell of sauerkraut is getting stronger, you can only be at one place: Oktoberfest; and where there is an Oktoberfest, there is bound to be a giant pumpkin weighing contest. On a sunny, fall day in Chippewa Falls, Wis., the competition was heating up.

Regardless of your industry, you want precise weighing data for your products — excluding packaging and other non-product weight.

A Roughdeck® HP Floor Scale and 480 Legend Series Digital Weight Indicator Manage a College Program’s Material Inventory

When it comes to industrial weighing, precision and accuracy are paramount.

Chippewa River Distillery and Brewster Bros. Brewing Company Keeps the Local Spirit Alive with Unique Craft Beers, Quality Spirits and Rice Lake’s Weight Modules and Weight Indicators

Commercial scales are used across a range of industries, from standard manufacturing to pharmaceuticals to food production. The agriculture industry is another that relies on accurate weighing data to keep profits up and operations running smoothly.

If you’ve ever wondered how scales accurately measure weight, load cells are the unsung heroes behind the scenes. But what are load cells, and how do they work? Read on to learn about the pivotal role load cells play in weighing instruments.

Truck scales are essential to businesses across many industries. Designed to measure the weight of trucks and their cargo, they help ensure compliance with legal weight limits and increase efficiency.

Driving down the highway, you’ve probably seen exit signs indicating a weigh station. With a passenger vehicle, you don’t need to worry about stopping to get weighed.

XPE-S small platform precision balances provide outstanding weighing performance and support the highest requirements for safety, efficiency and ease of compliance.

Scales and balances are both used to “weigh” items, but are they the same thing? While these names are often used interchangeably, balances and scales differ in their purposes and applications. Keep reading to learn the key differences between scales and balances and decide which instrument is right for you.