The History of Scales

Table of Contents Ancient Measurements The Triple-Beam Balance Analog Scales Analog Scales in Today’s World Digital Scales Ultra Precision Scales Ready for the Next Evolution in Weighing? If you were to travel back in time and show an ancient street merchant a digital weighing scale, he would have no idea what to do with it. … Continued

Custom Scales Glossary of Terms

Accuracy How close the displayed value is to the actual value. Different scales have different specified accuracy. Industrial scales are usually based on strain gage load cells. They can typically have accuracy levels of 1/10 of 1 percent. Higher precision scales, such as Surface Acoustic Wave scales, may have ten times better accuracy levels of … Continued

Floor and Pallet Scales for Warehousing Solutions

The warehouse environment can be pretty extreme. From inconsistent temperatures, moisture and corrosive materials, finding a weighing scale that’s durable and accurate can be a particular challenge. Arlyn Scales manufactures floor and pallet scales specifically for these types of industrial conditions. We use only best of class components including stainless steel load cells, advanced digital … Continued

Asphalt & Aggregate Scales

In theory, there exists a particular gradation that, for a given maximum aggregate size, will produce a maximum density gradation and minimize the void space between particles. This means the gradation of the particles is arranged in such a way that successively smaller sized particles will be packed within the spaces between larger particles. When … Continued

How Load Cells Affect Weighing Accuracy

In business, cutting costs is one of the most obvious ways to increase revenue and be successful, regardless of industry.  As the business world has become more competitive over the last few decades, businesses have been under intense pressure to cut costs and run as lean as possible. One way that businesses have been able … Continued

Pallet Scales of the Highest Accuracy

Designing a scale to handle large weighing capacities day in and day out is no easy feat. All kinds of criteria need to be taken into account to design a scale to address this complex weighing environment. Arlyn Scales has been manufacturing scales and subassemblies for scales for more than thirty years. Our goals include … Continued

Paint Formulation Process Using Industrial Scales

The human eye is one of the most sensitive and accurate optical instruments known. Along with interaction with the human brain, the eye is capable of recognizing and differentiating thousands of different human faces. It can detect the smallest amount of motion in an otherwise static view. It is capable of recognizing written letters, combinations … Continued

New York City Distributor of Digital Scales for Weighing

Digital weighing scales are a vital component of many different industrial processes. Whether as part of a production line or part of a research laboratory, many different industries could not function without industrial scales. The main technology used in today’s electronic scales is the strain gauge load cell. These load cells consist of a piece … Continued