Pig scales allow producers to measure piglet litter weights and/or sort grown hogs for market. Knowing the real weight of your pigs also assists with being able to load your truck or trailer correctly. We have several types of scales for weighing pigs. The Brecknell PS1000 general purpose floor scale has become quite a hit… Read More »
Probably somewhere around 3/4 of our truck scale customers choose the steel deck truck scale, but in case you’re curious about purchasing a truck scale with a concrete deck, please keep reading to see which is better for your needs. With a steel deck truck scale, once the foundation is in place, the installation process… Read More »
What is Peak Hold? There are several ways to describe peak hold, but for our purposes, we are going to say that a scale with peak hold enabled displays the highest reading detected by the scale or balance and holds the result on the display. How Is Peak Hold Different From a Regular Hold Function?… Read More »
For many folks, their scales are an important part of their overall business. Proper scale maintenance can help extend the life of the weighing equipment, minimize unexpected down time, and even protect employees from possible dangers. By maintaining a Central Carolina Scale scale service maintenance plan, companies can coordinate scheduled time at certain intervals to… Read More »
On most scales or laboratory balances you will often see a “Zero” button and you will probably see a “Tare” button as well. What do these two buttons do? Are they the same? If you’ve pressed these buttons before, they might seem like they do the same thing. Actually, they are similar, but they actually… Read More »
Veterinary clinics and Animal hospitals throughout the triangle area of North Carolina count on Central Carolina Scale to check and calibrate their vet scales on a regular basis. Our state certified scale technicians use certified calibration weights which are ideal weights to use when calibrating animal scales. They ensure your scale is properly calibrated and… Read More »
The main components of belt scales are weigh frames that have load cells and idlers or rollers to support the conveyor belt. Conveyor belt speed is measured with an encoder or tracking wheel mounted on the return belt. Weight and speed are combined in the weight processor, or integrator, to determine the product flow in… Read More »
WHY YOUR SCALE IS COSTING YOU MORE THAN YOU THINK B2B ecommerce sales surged past the $1 trillion mark for the first time ever a couple of years ago and online shopping continues to grow at a very fast pace. Unfortunately, or fortunately (depending on your perspective) weighing scales of every size and application are… Read More »
Our local scale calibration and repair customers throughout the central sections of North Carolina are very important to us. We typically stock 90%+ of the standard replacement scale parts that they may need. However, if you have certain types of scales that aren’t as common or if you have a large number of scales or… Read More »
Having an accurate and reliable scale for your wrestlers is crucial. It does not matter whether you are referring to professional wrestling, those at the collegiate level, or even high school wrestling teams – weight matters. Depending on how strict the regulations are, any slight fluctuation in weight can have an impact on the weight… Read More »