Fairbanks Scales to Showcase Weighing Innovations at Con Expo-Con/AGG 2014
See the latest breakthroughs in vehicle weighing technology in Gold-Lot, Booth #1320 Kansas City, MO – Fairbanks Scales, Inc., the oldest scale company in the U.S. and the world's leader in weighing equipment, announces they will be showcasing state-of-the-art industrial scales at the Con Expo-Con/Agg Show in Las Vegas, March 4-8, 2014. Con Expo-Con/Agg is the largest international trade show...
Read More »METTLER TOLEDO and Tanaka Scale Forge Strategic Partnership
METTLER TOLEDO and Tanaka Scale Works Co. Ltd. today announced a new business relationship that will enhance Tanaka Scale's position as a leader in vehicle weighing while significantly expanding METTLER TOLEDO's global reach in the Japanese vehicle scale industry. The business relationship is a strong strategic fit for both businesses, leveraging the companies' respective strengths. Beginning...
Read More »Dynamic Rail Weighing Keeps Business Moving
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPCO), the leading North American provider of midstream energy services, processes rail cars filled with expensive raw materials used in the petroleum industry. In an effort to validate the weights of incoming goods without slowing down the business, company leaders sought a new rail scale that would do much more than just weigh. They found a new scale that met...
Read More »A Better Truck Scale Cuts Downtime and Service Costs
To reduce excessive downtime and service costs, a Wisconsin foundry needed a truck scale that would stand up to harsh winters and heavy use. It needed a durable weighbridge and advanced load cell technology. By solving some of the common problems found in conventional truck scales, the new scale saves the site more than $10,000 annually. ThyssenKrupp Waupaca (TKW) is the largest non-captive iron...
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Construction Materials for the Future
In this eBook, we highlight some key advantages of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) and show why every builder needs to consider adopting this remarkable construction advancement. We'll also introduce you to the latest innovation in CLT, GRIPBlock™, an exciting new technology that will change the way you look at CLT forever.
Read More »Rice Lake's SURVIVOR® OTR Series now Suitable for Livestock Weighing
OTR's NTEP certification is amended for Legal for Trade weighing in ten-pound increments Rice Lake, WI - Rice Lake Weighing Systems was recently granted an amendment to its NTEP Certificate of Conformance for the SURVIVOR OTR Series of above ground truck scales. The amendment reduces the scale's minimum division value (emin) from the industry standard 20 pounds to 10 pounds, making the SURVIVOR...
Read More »Powerful Truck Scales Defy Lightning
Michigan Sugar is the fourth largest sugar beet processor in the United States, producing more than one billion pounds of sugar each year. They rely on METTLER TOLEDO truck scales to keep their business moving during the busy processing season. During the peak delivery months of harvest, the Michigan Sugar factory site in Bay City, Michigan will receive and weigh over 2,000 loads per day from the...
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Legal for Trade Onboard Scale is available in North America.
Operating solely from parked position,-Â TradeRouteâ„¢ lets drivers of common route delivery trucks bypass local truck scales. Hydraulics are used to engage scale, and load cells support vehicle's load only during weigh cycle. Designed to install around frame of straight-truck designs, scale-Â uses-Â combination of frame-hugging weigh modules,-Â stainless steel junction box, and weatherproof...
Read More »Industrial Scales are dust-, shock-, and draft-proof.
Using strain gauge or Monobloc® technology, Models ICS425, 435, 445, 465, 685,- and ICS5 can be tailored to simple weighing and counting or complex computations, such as totalizing, totalizing to target, or over/under checkweighing and checkcounting. Units feature intuitive command menus and user-management profiles that allow language, rights, and key configuration settings. Embedded data...
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Track Scale operates with minimal rail traffic interruption.
Installed directly onto track without need to cut or weld rails, Streamline weighs static or in-motion, full or 2 draft trains at up to 15 mph. Featuring Twin Strip Technology, scale ignores horizontal and torsional deflections, only measuring vertical forces of train wheels. Technology also absorbs dimensional imperfections in fixing method or rail itself, eliminating potential weighing...
Read More »Keep Fleets Moving for Big Performance Gains
Many companies believe unplanned truck scale downtime is unavoidable. However, this costly downtime is not a necessary variable in the productivity equation. Newer technologies such as self-monitoring load cells and the elimination of troublesome junction boxes help keep scales operating and ensure in-plant performance gains are not made in vain. No matter how excellent in-plant operations are,...
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TPA Motion Introduces Industry’s First Compact Robotic Positioner for Medical Devices
TPA Motion's microplate handling robots are designed specifically for medical instruments and lab automation devices. Check out the video to learn more.
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