Top Uses You Didn’t Know You Can Do With a Precision Hanging Scale

Hanging scales are a staple in most any industry. A hanging scale is typically suspended from a cable or crane in the air and is able to provide highly accurate measurements. Because these scales are not anchored to the ground, they’re able to eliminate inaccuracies that can occasionally occur with platform scales. Common Uses for … Continued

An Overview of the Materials Used in Arlyn’s Floor Scales

When it comes to purchasing industrial weighing equipment, you have loads of different options. You can save money by choosing a company that does much of their design and manufacturing overseas, or you can choose to work with a U.S. based company like Arlyn Scales that not only designs and builds their scales in the … Continued

3 Types of Hazardous Areas Intrinsically Safe Scales Are Used

Accidents happen. Obviously, accidents can’t always be avoided. If they could be avoided, then accidents would never happen. But, when it comes to hazardous locations that employ electrical weighing scales, it is very important for accidents not to happen. When accidents take place in potentially hazardous locations, such as warehouses or facilities that store or … Continued

Explosion Proof Scales: 3 Ways to Know If a Scale Will Work in Your Environment

Around the globe, industrial-grade weighing scales are used in many industries for a multitude of reasons. For example, in manufacturing and warehouse settings, scales are frequently used to measure shipments before they are sent out or after they are received to ensure the correct amount of products and/or materials are present. Other industrial locations use … Continued

Arlyn Scales and Accuracy Over Time: What to Know

Companies across a vast multitude of industries utilize industrial scales. Common uses for industrial scales include using them to help keep track of inventory and weighing items before sending, or after receiving, shipment. There are a number of highly regarded weighing technologies available to consumers today; however, the accuracy of the results they produce can … Continued

How Scales Are Used to Safely Weigh Hazardous Chemicals

Facilities that must house and use hazardous or explosive chemicals often exhibit greater risk factors as well as a serious need to use equipment that is safe in these extreme environments.  Standard equipment used in manufacturing facilities, like a scale, can easily become a source of ignition, and in certain scenarios, they can cause serious … Continued

How Scales Are Used in Biopharma Labs

The biopharma industry is massive, producing billions of dollars in revenue, all focused on expensive research geared toward the latest breakthrough in medicine. All of this incredibly expensive research would be incredibly ineffective without highly precise scales. These scales must be both extremely accurate, as well as have the capacity to weigh heavy materials. In … Continued

Different Industrial Uses for Drum Scales

Material in drums is commonly used in many different industrial applications, and controlling these materials is important for process control and employee safety. One way of helping to maintain this control is through the use of drum scales. If you are using materials in your industrial application that are stored in drums, then you will … Continued

Explosion Proof Scales for Agriculture Environments

When using a scale in explosive agricultural or industrial conditions, there is often concern over the electrical equipment having the potential to spark, which can potentially cause an explosion. Arlyn Scales has developed a line of Explosion Proof Scales that meet the tight standards set forth by the National Electric Code (NEC).  This should allow … Continued