Medical Scales

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

FLOOR SCALE PRICES

The price of mild steel used in the manufacture of Pennsylvania M6600 Floor Scales rose considerably in 2008. It is difficult in a world market where steel demand drives up the price of the Pennsylvania “Made in the USA” floor scales and meanwhile inferior “no name” products are dumped in the market, putting enormous price pressure on everyone as well. For example, the steel structural extrusion material that is used in the most popular 48″ x 48″ Pennsylvania floor scale designs has DOUBLED in cost since January 2008 — and they use 16′ of it in each and every 4×4 scale. A few comments about the Pennsylvania floor scale design and marketing philosophy:

  1. Pennsylvania will not cheapen the M6600 floor scale to match the competition. The floor scale 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

Versatile and reliable — just a couple of words to describe the Doran 8000XLM digital weight indicator

Doran has once again come up with an outstanding product that can fit a wide range of applications.  The 8000XLM digital weight indicator is loaded with standard features that other indicators only dream of.  The indicator is enclosed in IP69K rated stainless steel, which is ideal for washdown applications.  The display is a bright red LED and is well protected for harsh use everyday use.  Power is provided by 115VAC power as well as an internal rechargeable battery which provides 60 hours of use between recharge cycles. The indicator powers up to (8) 350 ohm load cells. Other standard features of the 8000XLM include accumulator, counter, grading scale, and peak hold.

The indicator comes standard with RS232 serial interface. However you can also get this indicator with optional USB 2.0, or ethernet communication.  The communication options the 8000XLM includes, make it an ideal product to pair up with Doran’s Excelerator software package.

2007 promises to be a great year

We are extremely excited to bring you some great products for 2007. As always….we will continue to bring you the tried and true products you’ve grown to love, but we will offer some new items that are sure to bring some added benefit for you this year.

Our wrestling scale lineup is as strong as ever with the W series of digital scales. We also have some exciting new digital indicators coming out this year, pallet jack scales, etc… Be sure to visit our site often in 2007. Have a happy and safe new year!