Problems Solved with Custom Weighing Systems

Most industrial weighing problems may be solved by using a standard industrial scale. If you need to know how many parts are in a container, you can use a parts counting scale. If you need to know how much material is on a pallet, it can be weighed on a floor scale. And if you need to know how many gallons of a chemical are in a drum, you can weigh the drum on a platform scale or drum scale.

But sometimes, the problem at hand cannot be solved with an off the shelf digital scale. For example, the task may be to determine the center of gravity of a non-symmetrical item, such as a part for a jet engine. Or the digital indicator of a drum scale must show the amount of material left in the drum in gallons or liters, instead of pounds. Or the item to be weighed has a shape that does not allow it to be easily placed on a standard industrial scale platform.

There are just a very few industrial scale manufacturers that are capable of producing a custom scale. Arlyn Scales designs their own load cells, digital indicators and scale platforms. They are able to produce a load sensor that can fit in a particular space that is available. A custom designed platform may be required to accept the load cell, and receive the type of load that is applied. The digital indicator may need to communicate the data to a remote computer system, or provide printouts in a special format. These custom weighing systems and custom scales may be produced as a single unit, or may be designed to be incorporated into another company's own equipment. This will allow weighing functions to be made available in types of equipment that never previously had that type of capability.
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