5 Things to Consider When Designing a Custom Made Scale

Standard scales meet a broad range of needs for companies of all sizes.  Whether it’s drum scales, bench scales or floor scales, there’s a good chance we have a model that will work well for your needs.  On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you have a very specific need for a scale, a … Continued

Collecting Weight Data from a Digital Scale

Industrial weighing produces a lot of data that must be recorded and processed, which is why the system you use to collect is just as important as the scale you choose. For example, packaging and shipping companies must weigh containers to ensure that shipments and the associated costs are accurate to control costs and maintain … Continued

Precision Weighing Balances for Laboratories and Research Facilities

Nothing is more important than accuracy when it comes to conducting experiments, running tests, and formulating new products. Everything must be exact so results can be duplicated. And while precision weighing balances are an important part of this process, it can be difficult to find a truly reliable scale from a manufacturer you can trust. … Continued

Most Accurate Ways to Calculate the Weight of Animals

Whether you’re a farmer, veterinarian, zookeeper or kennel owner, monitoring the health of the animals you care for requires you to periodically take their weight. Determining a proper diet or the dose for a particular medicine requires it. A standard dose for a small animal may be completely ineffective for a larger one. A standard … Continued

Choosing the Right Wheelchair Scale for Your Medical Center

Physicians know that patients who are unable to maintain a healthy body weight are at a higher risk for certain diseases and complications including: •    Diabetes •    Heart disease •    Lung disorders •    Osteoporosis •    Weakened immune systems •    Respiratory problems The increased risk makes monitoring the weight of patients an important part of healthcare. … Continued

Integrating Weighing Equipment to Processes: Analog vs Digital Outputs

Weighing is an integral part of many industrial processes. Scales are often used to facilitate quality control, automate tasks, and minimize waste. Sometimes they’re even used to monitor large inventories of small parts. Weight data is often collected and transferred to an external device for storage and analysis to ensure that a system is running … Continued

Arlyn’s Ultra Precision Scale: The Most Precise Industrial Weighing Equipment

Our Ultra Precision Scales are driven by surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology. This new design is 10 to 20 times more accurate than standard scales—those that rely on strain gage technology—and rival the accuracy offered by MFR (magnetic force restoration) scales at about a third of the cost. Yet before you can truly appreciate the … Continued

How to Maintain an Industrial Scale

In the past, maintaining industrial scales was expensive and time consuming.  Keeping up with the necessary maintenance requirements of industrial scales varies greatly by manufacturer. At Arlyn Scales, we’ve worked extremely hard to design and build scales that require as little maintenance as possible to ensure that you’re not commonly dealing with downtime due to … Continued

How SAW Technology is Revolutionizing the Weighing Industry

Electronic industrial scales are among the most common tools used in industry. Industrial engineers and purchasing managers have two principal characteristics that must be considered prior to a purchase: accuracy and cost. Two technologies currently dominate the weighing industry: •    Strain gage load cells: good accuracy at lower costs •    Force motor, or force restoration … Continued