We have been offering certified test weights on this website for over fifteen years! Ordering test weights is super simple and in many cases we can get your test weights shipped out the same day. If you order the weights with actual certificates, that typically pushes the ship dates out about a week or so.… Read More: Ordering Certified Test Weights is Simple »
Here’s another email from another scale manufacturer warning us about yet another price hike. Upcoming Price Increase NotificationLike most manufacturers around the world, we’re experiencing extreme price fluctuations right now for raw materials and components that are significant enough that we will have to increase our prices on August 1, 2021. This notification today will… Read More: Price Increase for another Scale Manufacturer August 1st »
I write this today because we just had a nice person contact us wanting to check on her scale that she bought on Amazon. It was a low cost (under $100) “electronic produce scale” and it had great reviews and a SUPER Low Price! It might have even had Free Shipping! as well. What a… Read More: Is this Electronic Produce Scale NTEP Certified Legal for Trade? »
Not quite sure exactly why this is happening but we are having some difficult times lately with obtaining some of our items. The price of steel has been increasing for awhile now and that has led to increased cost for items such as industrial floor scales. We are also having a tough time sourcing some… Read More: Stock Issues & Delays in 2021 »
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: Industrial Bench Scales that You Need for Weighing Items »
This month we would like to mention a little about the best produce scales for farmers market use. These legal for trade produce scales are very important for sellers at the farmers market because the seller is using the scale weight to charge the customer a price per pound. Years ago, most of these price… Read More: The Best Produce Scales for Farmers Market Use »
One question that we are asked about once a month involves digital scales for weighing cats and kittens. Customers have learned over the years to visit our site and look for low price pet scales, so it’s natural that this would be one of the products that folks would be interested in. The best veterinary… Read More: Best Veterinary Scales for Weighing Cats »
We originally typed this article back in 2018 and it’s been updated for 2026 and it’s mostly still the same actually. We have done articles in the past on veterinary scales and digital scales for smaller animals like dogs and cats. But we haven’t really focused on large animal scales. So, we thought it would… Read More: Best Large Animal Scales Available in 2026 »
UPDATED MAY 2022 When you’re looking online for best portable scales for weighing dogs, it’s smart to come up with a rough idea of what features you need versus what features you want for the money. The Best Dog Scales for sale… For example, you might want tenth of a gram accuracy but you actually… Read More: The Best Portable Scales for Weighing Dogs »
One question that we received recently was “what capacity of load cell is inside your standard 4×4 5K floor scale”? The answer to that question is; normally you would see (4) 2.5K capacity shear beam load cells used in most 48″ x 48″ 5000 pound capacity industrial floor scales. Occasionally, you might see (4) of… Read More: What Capacity Loadcells are used in a 5000 lb 4’x4′… »