Digital Weight Indicator for Scales With a USB Port

If you are looking for a scale that offers precision weighing, selecting a digital weight indicator that comes with a USB port may be the solution for you. Traditional dial scales work with a pointer moving to a particular position that can often point between two numbers – forcing you to choose whether your package … Continued

Different Industrial Uses for Drum Scales

Material in drums is commonly used in many different industrial applications, and controlling these materials is important for process control and employee safety. One way of helping to maintain this control is through the use of drum scales. If you are using materials in your industrial application that are stored in drums, then you will … Continued

Counting Scales That Help Minimize Operations Management

Without the right tools, you can spend a lot of time and effort in managing your operations, with the headache of efficiently maintaining inventory control. In order to properly plan and schedule for production, ensure that orders are attainable and accurate, and know that you will be able to meet all of your necessary delivery … Continued

Crane Scales for Ship Loading

If you’re looking to weigh items as you load them onto a ship, you’ll likely need a highly specialized scale.  A typical platform scale offers a large number of uses, but isn’t practical for ship loading. If you were to stop by a shipyard and watch the ships being loaded, you may notice a hanging … Continued

Explosion Proof Scales for Agriculture Environments

When using a scale in explosive agricultural or industrial conditions, there is often concern over the electrical equipment having the potential to spark, which can potentially cause an explosion. Arlyn Scales has developed a line of Explosion Proof Scales that meet the tight standards set forth by the National Electric Code (NEC).  This should allow … Continued

Advantages of SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) Scales

There are two technologies that currently dominate the weighing industry — strain gage scales that provide good accuracy at low costs and force motor scales that provide excellent accuracy at higher costs. A DIFFICULT TRADE OFF Industrial engineers and purchasing managers searching for a precise scale have to consider two main factors when making a … Continued

High Performance Weighing Scales With Android Software Technology

To survive in the industrial scale industry, companies must constantly be innovating to sufficiently meet the needs of their clients. This includes utilizing the latest in technology to provide a smooth user interface, while also implementing a wide array of features that are useful for a large range of clients. At Arlyn Scales, we’ve been … Continued

5 Things to Consider When Designing a Custom Made Scale

Standard scales meet a broad range of needs for companies of all sizes.  Whether it’s drum scales, bench scales or floor scales, there’s a good chance we have a model that will work well for your needs.  On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you have a very specific need for a scale, a … Continued

How SAW Scales Are Built

Many measurement applications require extremely precise measurements with great accuracy. To get the precision you need, you will need a scale with high resolution that will work in the most extreme industrial settings. This can be extremely difficult unless you are willing to spend an exorbitant amount of money. To avoid this, Arlyn Scales invented … Continued

Inventory Management Scales: Improving Your JIT System

Just-in-time systems have enabled companies of all sizes to become much more efficient at both reducing waste and reducing the necessity to house large stockpiles of excess inventory.  JIT systems are widely known to have originated in Japan in the 1970’s when Toyota was looking to streamline their manufacturing efforts. One way that organizations can … Continued