As industry in the United States becomes more modernized, it has also generated more waste products. In the past, the standard method of dealing with these materials was to simply discard them. As the population became denser, garbage collection was initiated to remove both household and industrial wastes. Municipalities now inherited the responsibility for dealing with this garbage. They developed a range of strategies including simply hauling it out of site, burying it in a landfill, dumping in the ocean, or a convenient river or lake, or burning.
Specialized businesses have evolved with the specific goals of efficiently collecting and properly handling hazardous waste products. There are a significant amount of laws and directives legislating the proper means of doing this. Of course, one of the most important parameters that are noted is the amount of the material, usually noted as volume or weight.
In those cases where the material is measured by weight, the right type of industrial scale is used. If there were fairly small amounts of material, a lab scale or a bench scale would be the proper choice. If the material is stored in cylinders, industrial cylinder scales will be effective. Larger amounts of hazardous material could be more easily weighed on platform scales or large floor scales. Those materials that are collected in drums can be loaded onto a drum scale for weight determination.
All of these different types of digital scales share a number of important characteristics. Due to the fact that waste materials are often stored in unwieldy containers, the scales may experience shock loads as these containers are maneuvered or dropped on the scale platform. The larger scales may be loaded by forklifts or other automated devices, also risking harsh loads on the industrial scale platform. While many scales are manufactured with load cells made from aluminum, the better quality digital scales, including those offered by Arlyn Scales, utilize stainless steel load cells. The load cells are further improved by a special heat treating process. This results in scales that are much less likely to be damaged.
Another vital characteristic is a digital display that provides easy to read weight results. Arlyn industrial scales use a large LCD graphics screen that not only provides the weight information, but also clearly notes the units of measurement, any tare values, and stability indications. The entry of measurement parameters is easily guided by menus that prompt the user for the appropriate items.
Storing and recording weight values is important in the waste industry. Many waste management companies monitor data and share it with other organizations. Therefore, connectivity options must be available on the industrial scales used in the waste industry.
Arlyn Scales offers a selection of connectivity options, including Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi, and Cloud. Using a Windows-based software application customers can transfer data collected by their scale to a computer where the information can be imported to an Excel spreadsheet or database table.
Here are two of our most popular weighing solutions for waste handling and disposal:
Floor scales are the ideal weighing option for extremely large containers because they can measure objects with high accuracy and can withstand heavy use. Oftentimes floor scales are used to monitor different waste streams during the sorting process.
Generally, floor scales have low profiles with platforms standing a mere 3 or 4-inches from the ground. Low profiles make it easy to load and unload objects from the platform. In the waste industry, operators might wheel a lighter load onto the scale for weighing or he or she might drive a forklift carrying waste directly onto the scale platform.
Floor scales can be placed in a central location within a waste processing facility, which means they can be accessed easily.
Arlyn Scales manufactures a collection of floor scales. Our Arlyn Series 5200 Floor Scales include stainless steel load cells, advanced digital algorithms, and welded steel construction coated with a special zinc rich epoxy for superior rust resistance.
Scale platforms are available in an array of sizes and can be as large as 8-feet by 12-feet. The capacities of our floor scales range from 2,500-pounds to 30,000-pounds. Customers can choose to purchase a floor scale in complete stainless steel construction, as well. If the scale is going to be operated in a hazardous or corrosive environment, consider Arlyn Scales’ Intrinsically Safe Scales and Corrosion Resistant Scales.
Bench scales are perfect for measuring smaller containers. They typically have a smaller platform to minimize workspace. Bench scales are great for facilities frequently working with e-recycling, which is the reprocessing of electronics.
Arlyn Scales creates high-quality industrial bench scales ranging from our Standard 6200 Strain Gage Scales to our D-6200 series. We also manufacture SAW Ultra Precision Scales and scales suitable for operation within explosion-risk environments.
Series 6200 scales provide a readability of .02-pounds with a capacity of 100-pounds. D-620C offers customers a readability of .01-pounds. And our SAW-C Ultra Precision scales supply users with an incredible readability of .001-pounds. Platform sizes vary from 8-inches by 11-inches to 12-inches by 16-inches.
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If you are interested in learning more about the industrial scales Arlyn Scales designs and manufactures, visit our website today. We carry a wide selection of high quality, long-lasting industrial scales. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, reach out to our team. We can create a customized scale solution for you.
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