I took a tour recently of a local pediatrician office. Unlike the other people on the tour, I was actually sneaking a peek at what scales the doctor’s office had. I was able to see a digital Detecto Medical scale along with a couple of digital baby scales. There was also a separate stand alone height rod in the weighing station for the kids. All the weighing equipment seemed to be in good condition and it appeared that the scales had calibration stickers on them stating that the scales had been checked for accuracy on a consistent basis. Continue reading
Category Archives: Bench Scales
New Product Enhances ADAM EQUIPMENT’S Line of Balances
The new PGL weighing balance, one of Adam Equipment’s newest products, is designed to provide customers with a heavy duty balance that can withstand the rigors of field or factory work, as well as the demanding laboratory and classroom setting. With its all-metal casing and large LCD readout with date and time, Adam Equipment PGL balances combine the solid construction and fundamental features of a high-precision top loader with the simple operation of a portable balance. Continue reading
Baking School Uses OHAUS EB Bench Scales to Build Formulas
There is one art form that nearly all individuals can appreciate – the art of baking. Delicious cookies, artesian breads and beautifully decorated cakes can be enjoyed by many; however the fine talent of creating such edible masterpieces is instilled in few. The baking process hinges upon strict precision and accuracy. Additionally, the baking industry relies on quality measuring instruments that enable professionals and beginners alike to follow recipes with confidence in their measurements.
A culinary school in Oregon that meets the needs of beginner students all the way through professional chefs is very impressed with the Ohaus EB counter top digital Continue reading
DIGI DC-788 Series Counting Scale NTEP Approved
With a recent NTEP approval for the 10 lb through 100 lb model and approved for 5,000 divisions, the Digi DC-788 Series Counting Scale from Rice Lake Weighing Systems® is ready to weigh products sold by weight. This makes the DC-788 one of the most versatile scales on the market. Continue reading
Let me guess your age, birth month, or your weight
Many people go and visit their State Fair this time of year. I’m no exception. What a fun way to spend a day. When you do go and visit, you probably will notice the many displays set up who will guess your weight, your birth month or your age. Seems like they are located on every corner. They guess wrong and you win a prize. What scale do they normally have beside them?
Usually, it is an old mechanical dial scale. These days, not too many of those old mechanical dial scales are available. However, we do have these portable digital platform scales which are similar.
PC Software captures Data from Digital Scales or Balances
Recently Adam Equipment introduced AdamDU Data Collection Software, a new software utility that collects balance and scale data for immediate analysis or for exporting to other applications such as spreadsheets. The software is easy to set up and can record data from up to eight Adam Equipment balances and scales simultaneously. AdamDU is also capable of providing graphing and statistic analysis for the collected data.
Customers are asking for easy ways of sending their scale data to the computer and with the Adam software package, it couldn’t get any easier. The software is designed to work with most Adam balances and scales, without needing complex programming skills. Continue reading
Farmer’s Market season means time to upgrade to a new scale
Every single year we write about price computing scales at this time of year, so I guess we’ll do it again this year. For most produce stands or farmer’s markets throughout the United States you need a NTEP Legal for Trade scale to weigh your items on that you are going to sell your customer(s). Most people opt for a Continue reading
Often asked questions
Often folks will ask us why do you do this or that….well, here are a few of the questions and answers.
1. Why do you write your name over the product pictures on your website? Well, the answer is really pretty simple. We have some “competitors” who like to take o Continue reading
New product line is sure to satisfy even the most demanding application
As you know, we are constantly striving to bring you the best in scale service and weigh scale products. It is what we strive for each and every day.
Well, our efforts have been made a little easier now that we have the entire Sartorius Industrial Lineup added to our product line. The Combics Line, IF Series, Combics Continue reading
Price versus quality
I had to write this entry based on the last couple of weeks. We here at CCS always try to stay on top of the newest trends…especially when it comes to scales. So I had a new lower priced import scale shipped in here so we could evaluate it.
Every distributor in all kinds of industries attempt to come up with lower priced Continue reading