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

Counting Scales With Network Compatibility

Digital counting scales are the perfect solution when counting by hand becomes impractical. These devices convert the weight of multiple parts into the number of individual items in the batch, which makes the inventory process a lot faster and easier. Yet choosing one of these scales isn’t as straightforward as it may seem. You need … Continued

Custom Weighing Scales Manufacturer in the USA

Buying a scale is generally a simple process. You determine the maximum capacity, accuracy and platform size you need, find a supplier and make a purchase. But if you need a non-standard platform size, better resolution, corrosion resistant properties or a specific output to transfer data or a completely custom weighing solution, most suppliers won’t … Continued

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

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

Laundry Weighing Scales for Hospitals

When you think about hospitals, you often think of sickness, emergency rooms, doctors and other things, but rarely do you think about laundry.  The reality is that hospitals go through as much, if not more laundry than your average corner Laundromat. The Wyoming Medical Center reported that their laundry facility cleaned roughly 3,000-5,000 pounds of … Continued

Digital Scales You Can Connect to the Internet

Collecting weight data is an integral part of the weighing process. By monitoring and analyzing data, businesses can control quality, automate tasks, minimize waste and improve efficiency. Connecting a scale to the internet facilitates how employees can access and utilize data. Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely used local area network (LAN) technology. A wired … Continued