High-Capacity Scales for Weighing Large Products

Weighing a large product requires more than selecting a scale with a high maximum capacity. The scale must also provide a platform large enough to support the load, suitable readability for the application, a practical loading method, and sufficient durability for regular industrial use. Arlyn Scales offers two primary solutions for weighing large and heavy … Continued

Types of Scales

Different types of scales serve industrial purposes and are designed for specific environments. Nowadays, there are a variety of scales available and each one tracks a type (or several types) of weighing processes. From weighing animals to shipping boxes, Arlyn Scales has specialized scales made for practically any application. Items of larger weights require scalesContinued

Calibration Procedure of Concrete Batching Plant Scales

In a concrete batching plant all of the ingredients that go into the concrete are measured by weight with special scales. These days most of them are electronic. Those scales have to be calibrated from time to time to maintain their accuracy. Calibrating is as simple as loading predetermined weights on the scales and making … Continued

How to Control Your Inventory Using Scales

Keeping track of small piece parts for your business can be a challenge. Pieces that are small but important elements of your final products, such as automobiles, toys, and computer products, need to always be counted for inventory control. Counting each piece by hand is extremely impractical. To save time and reduce labor costs in … Continued

Battery Operated Scales: Portable Scales for Industrial Use

Battery operation allows compatible Arlyn scales to be used where continuous access to an electrical outlet is impractical. A battery-operated industrial scale allows employees to weigh products in locations where a wall outlet is unavailable, inconvenient, or unsafe to reach. Instead of moving every item to a permanently installed scale, operators can bring a portable … Continued

Inventory Control Scales

We offer inventory scales for large weighing jobs, along with several other industrial scale products. Check our products and view an extensive selection of industrial scales, animal scales, and custom scales to suit any need.  Inventory control scales include counting scales, high precision scales, high capacity crane scales and livestock scales, such as our Automated … Continued

Pros and Cons of Digital Platform Scales

Throughout most industrial environments, weight plays a critical role. Many commodities are purchased by weight; most mixing, blending, and formulating processes are weight dependent; shipping and receiving is weight related; sales as well are often based on weight increments even as small as 1/10 or even 1/1000 of a pound. With time, digital platform scalesContinued

Custom Scales Applications

Custom weighing systems can combine specialized platforms and sensors with connected indicators, software and process controls. Standard scales satisfy many industrial weighing requirements, but some applications need a different platform size, sensor arrangement, enclosure, output, operator interface or control sequence. Arlyn Scales works directly with OEMs, manufacturers, laboratories and process operators to design and configure … Continued