If you were with us last month, we reviewed a video on how to build your own livestock scale and it was very popular with many customers. So, we figured let’s do another one of these video reviews. This time we’re going to take a look at an individual building a wheel load scale to… Read More »
Today I want to write about an informative YouTube video that I just watched regarding a DIY livestock scale kit. The man who is in the video purchased this kit (from someone else, unfortunately). However, he did a great job documenting the process of his, do it yourself scale kit that he purchased online. The… Read More »
The digital weight indicator is the item in a scale system that scale operators deal with every day. You look at the weight display. Perhaps you press the “Zero” button occasionally. While the digital scale controller is very important, the weight fluctuations are actually being measured by the load cell(s) inside the scale platform. What… Read More »
A question that we typically get about twice a year is “what does not legal for trade” mean when it is on a weighing scale? Of course, we’ve talked about legal for trade scales over the years many times. Basically, if you’re buying or selling based on weight, it’s either the law, or a really… Read More »
High quality industrial weighing equipment is important for a great number of reasons in the food and beverage industry. While many of these applications call for reliable and accurate weighing, these scales also need to have certain protection in place to ensure daily safety for the workers or technicians who are maintaining them. Food industry… Read More »
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 »
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 »
This is no joke. Brecknell has discontinued the popular SBI-505 digital weight indicator. Previously they had discontinued the 3800LP series bench scales which included a battery powered version of the SBI-505. Also, they discontinued the versatile DSB series of affordable floor scales. We have alternatives and other similar products that we highly recommend, so we’re… 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 »
First, we appreciate you (our customers). We appreciate you choosing us for your weighing needs and equipment. I wanted to mention that right off the bat because I don’t want this article to be misunderstood. The past few weeks we have worked with several first time customers who made a purchase only to find out… Read More »