Today’s entry focuses on the question can I use a food scale for shipping? The quick answer is yes as long as the scale is accurate. And, we only recommend you do this in low volume situations. In other words, if you’re shipping a box to a ebay customer or perhaps shipping a return back… Read More »
Thanks for visiting our website. Today we are going to discuss floor scale prices and also what to expect if you order a floor scale with ramp. You probably know this but floor scales are also commonly called pallet scales or platform scales as well. You can purchase floor scales in various sizes and capacities… Read More »
There are several options available when searching for scales with a printout label. The most obvious choices are the retail deli style scales like the CAS LP1000 for example. Advantages of Placing a Weight Label on a Box Printing out a label for a box that has just been weighed on a scale can provide… Read More »
Pallet scales can be found in almost any industrial setting. Factories, shipping & receiving, & storage facilities, use these scales to weigh pallets. Today, we’ll take a stroll through the features and options you may need to consider as you ask yourself, where can I get accurate pallet scale buying advice? What is a pallet… Read More »
How do USB scales work? Basically, the scale sends the weight data to your computer and into the computer software. We highly recommend that before you purchase a scale that you make sure the software you utilize is compatible with the scale(s) you are considering. For shipping purposes, you need to make sure whatever scale(s)… Read More »
You probably have noticed over the past decade how much more emphasis has been placed on box dimensions (or pallet dimensions) when shipping your items. Back in the day, you just placed your box onto the Mettler Toledo BC60 shipping scale (actually back then it would have been the PS-60 scale) and the weight populated… Read More »
Customers often ask us our opinion about certain ranges of scales and weighing equipment. Today’s topic is the best 500 lb industrial scale. You may be wondering, what makes something an “industrial” scale versus just a regular scale? That’s a good question. There technically is no distinct answer to this… however, we would argue that… Read More »
I think we’ve mentioned this in the past but in case we haven’t…. We actually use the Mettler Toledo PS60 electronic shipping scale in our everyday shipping. We have it connected to our UPS Worldship software and it displays the weight inside the software each time we place a box on the scale. Well unfortunately… Read More »
Every now and then a customer will ask our opinion about what scale we’d choose for a particular application… It’s actually nice to be able to slow down for a moment and offer industrial bench scales buying advice in today’s ultra fast world. The answers we often give customers are based on past experiences. You… Read More »
In today’s article I would like to take a look at various choices that customers have when shopping for scales for weighing freight. In a few minutes I will let you know what items I believe are the best freight scales and provide some reviews and general buying advice. First of all we should discuss… Read More »