Arlyn Scales Wheelchair Scales for Nursing Homes: What to Know

Nursing home staffs are frequently required to obtain the weight measurements of patients for a number of reasons. Caregivers need to know that patients are maintaining a healthy weight, and it is important to know if patients are gaining or losing weight too quickly. Weight can reveal various health issues. For example, weight might indicate … Continued

Which is a Better Scale for Your Industry: Stainless Steel or Aluminum?

Consumers are often required to choose the construction material used to build an industrial scale before purchasing it. Material options typically include aluminum, steel, and stainless steel. Each material has certain benefits the other materials may or may not have. For example, aluminum is lightweight and cheaper than steel; however, steel is more durable than … Continued

Arlyn Scales and Accuracy Over Time: What to Know

Companies across a vast multitude of industries utilize industrial scales. Common uses for industrial scales include using them to help keep track of inventory and weighing items before sending, or after receiving, shipment. There are a number of highly regarded weighing technologies available to consumers today; however, the accuracy of the results they produce can … Continued

Quality Control at Arlyn Scales: How We Test Our Scales to Ensure Accuracy

Arlyn Scales is a leader in design and manufacturing of high quality, long lasting industrial scales. Our company offers consumers a wide selection of industrial scales suitable for a variety of purposes and environments. Many of our scales utilize our own-patented technology, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) technology, which is the latest breakthrough in scale technology … Continued

How Arlyn Scales Are Used in a University

  Many university laboratory and classroom settings require the presence of weighing devices capable of measuring a variety of objects and types of substances. In university-level physics classes, for example, students are oftentimes tasked with determining the exact measurement of weight or mass pertaining to various objects. And in university-level chemistry courses, students and professors … Continued

Ways Scales Are Used In The Veterinary Industry

If you’re a pet-owner then you understand the importance of a skilled and experienced veterinarian. But did you know veterinarians are needed in more places than local animal hospitals and clinics? Veterinarians work with a variety of animals big and small. In addition to working with domesticated animals and treating them at animal hospitals and … Continued

Most Common Uses for Parts Counting Scales

Parts Counting Scales from Arlyn Scales counts large volumes of parts with small unit weights. Learn more about Part Counting Scales

Arlyn Scales with Automatic Calibration

If the accuracy of your bathroom scale is a little wonky, it’s not life or death. But for companies in industries that rely on the accurate measurement of products and shipments, precision influences the success of a business in many ways. Arlyn Scales is a well-known manufacturer of high-quality industrial scales and has been in … Continued

Aluminum or Stainless Steel: What Material is Best for Your Company

As a leader in design and technology in the weighing industry for over 30 years, Arlyn Scales is the proud supplier of a wide selection of industrial scales. Each scale is made to meet the specific needs of each customer. And our customers have the option of choosing between aluminum, steel and stainless steel construction. … Continued

What You Don’t Know About Digital Scales and Accuracy

  When considering the technologies used in industrial scales, most often one can find Strain Gauge and Magnetic Force Restoration scales being used. Strain Gauge scales operate using strain gauge load cells, which are a type of analog load cell that measure any amount of stress or strain placed on the scale platform. Magnetic Force … Continued

An Overview of the Materials Used in Arlyn’s High Quality Scales

  Thousands of years ago when the first weighing scale was conceived, it was created using limestone and wood, which were materials found in the natural environment of Ancient Egypt. Today, there are hundreds of different types of scales. And each is made to serve a distinctive purpose. There are scales made from glass, aluminum … Continued

Best Scales for Portable Use

While some companies have a need for large industrial scales that are stationary, others require scales that can be moved from place to place. The problem with finding a suitable portable scale is that they often can be subject to issues with accuracy, and lack durability due to their light weight. The scale experts at … Continued