How to Use Load Cells for Weight Measurement

Weight measurement is critical in many areas of industry, health care, and research. Within the manufacturing industry, the product is often purchased by weight. The manufacturer needs to make sure that they are providing the correct amount of material. They also need to make sure that they know the shipping weight, both in terms of … Continued

Scales and Sensitivity: An Overview of Arlyn’s Most Sensitive Scales

Do you need a device that can deliver highly precise and accurate measurements? Arlyn Scales manufactures a selection of newly patented Ultra Precision Scales that utilize our own Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) technology, which are capable of calculating and producing precise readings for an affordable price. Our scales are made to withstand hectic industrial environments. … Continued

Where to Purchase Load Cells Online

Weighing applications are present in almost every industry. Load cells and scales are the predominant solution for these applications. What is a Load Cell? The term “load cell” is often used in the discussion of industrial scales or similar weighing devices. In the simplest sense, a load cell is a force transducer. A transducer is … Continued

Digital Load Cells

What are Digital Load Cells? Let’s start with Analog Load Cells Traditionally, most industrial scales are equipped with analog strain gauge load cells. Analog strain gauge load cells are simple, passive devices that are generally robust and easy to use. Besides the small resistor bridge on the load cell surface, and a number of temperature … Continued

Digital Computing Scale

Industrial scales are made to precisely weigh very high weight commodities that would otherwise destroy other small scales. The industrial scales from Arlyn Scales come with a digital indicator that displays the weight of the commodity on the platform. Rather than stick with analog models, digital industrial scales can provide more benefits such as improved … Continued

User Manuals & Specification Sheets

The following scale User Manuals and Specification Sheets are provided for our customer’s convenience. Scroll down for Wiring Diagrams. Relevant Software downloads can be found at the Software Downloads page. Documentation and software downloads for old MKE-5 Indicators can be found at the Legacy Scale Support page. If you have difficulty viewing any of the following PDF … Continued

Parts Counting – Arlyn UpScale Touchscreen Indicator

1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing one of Arlyn Scales’ Flagship product line for your Parts Counting needs. This manual is meant as a supplement to the Arlyn Upscale Instruction Manual. It applies to all scales equipped with Parts Counting such as Series 8200 Bench Scales and Ultra Precision SAW Scales. Therefore it is important … Continued

5000 Lb Capacity Industrial Floor Scale with Digital Indicator by Arlyn

No matter what you’re weighing, doing so in tons requires some special equipment and a really easy to use solution. Our series of 5200-floor scales are the perfect solution. We call this the 5000-lb Capacity industrial floor scale, complete with a digital indicator. Our floor scales use the best of class components. These include stainless … Continued

FM Explosion Proof Scales: 5 Configurations For Different Industry Uses

Overview Intrinsically Safe, Explosion Proof scales have offered industrial grade weighing products for environments that are considered to be hazardous. This can be due to liquids, fumes, dust or other conditions. The concept is to reduce the available energy in the scale so that it cannot cause ignition. Previous to Arlyn Scales’ introduction of our … Continued