Also referred to as benchtop scales, these devices are so named because they are most often mounted to a counter, bench, table or other work surface. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
All American Scales & Calibration
Paris, OH | 800-397-0481All American Scales & Calibration is a leading manufacturer in the industrial scale industry. We offer a wide variety of scales, from truck scales to crane scales and counting scales to shipping scales. Contact us today to see if our scales can fit your needs.
Load Cell Central
Milan, PA | 800-562-3235Load Cell Central is a leading manufacturer of load cells and industrial weighing equipment. We specialize in standard and custom load cells and digital indicators, floor scales and platform scales. Choose from thousands of types and models. We offer load cell repair to help in the reduction of costs.
American Scale Co., Inc.
Los Angeles, CA | 800-773-7225American Scale has been building a reputation for its innovative scale selection since 1946. We are steadily competitive in our prices and service and are known for having the best portable scales, truck scales, balance scales, counting scales and accessories in the industry. American Scale also offers indicators, remote displays, custom systems and more. Call us today for uncompromising quality.
Cardinal/DETECTO
Webb City, MO | 800-441-4237Cardinal/DETECTO is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company who designs, manufactures and markets weighing systems, load cells, weight indicators, remote displays, vehicle weight recording systems, and scales for all industries, including truck scales, weigh-in-motion highway scales, railroad scales, tank/hopper scales, livestock scales, bench scales, floor scales, counting scales, medical scales, and food service scales.
Holtgreven Scale & Electronics Corp.
Findlay, OH | 800-637-3326Holtgreven Scale & Electronics, since 1957, has been a leading custom manufacturer of truck scales, coil scales, low-profile industrial scales and floor scales. We are also a distributor of bench scales, platform scales, electronic scales, balance scales, crane scales and pallet scales. Check out our website!
Brechbuhler Scales, Inc.
Canton, OH | 330-453-2424Since 1929, Brechbuhler Scales has been a leader offering a wide variety of industrial scales such as balance scales, digital scales, truck scales, crane scales, floor scales, platform scales and more. We also provide rental scales from our large inventory and are ANSI 9002 registered.
Scale Systems
Norcross, GA | 800-282-3173We have made it our goal to treat each and every customer like number one in order to keep them coming back to us for all of their industrial scale needs and also in hopes of turning first time customers into lifelong connections! Our skilled engineers will be able to assist you in find a product that will perfectly fit your needs. For more information on what we may be able to do for you visit our website today!
Bench Scales - PCE Americas, Inc.Industrial scales such as bench scales are commonly used in food, chemical, shipping and receiving, medical, pharmaceutical and retail industries as well as several other applications where small or medium sized goods are sold on the basis of weight. In some instances bench scales may also be used as counting scales, which work in reverse to determine the number of items from the weight rather than mass. To accommodate the many applications for which they are used, bench scales are available in a number of sizes, materials and with variable capacity and accuracy ratings.
Bench Scales - PCE Americas, Inc.Sizes vary from those scales covering only a few inches to those taking up the entirety of the surface to which they are mounted. Capacities likewise vary with some scales measuring items that weigh up to 2,000 pounds and others handling only small scale items weighing less than 150 grams. No matter the specific load rating, durable materials such as stainless steel, steel, aluminum, cast iron, ABS and brass are used to increase product longevity. Stainless steel and aluminum in particular are more often used in industries where sanitation is essential as they are hygienic materials capable of enduring repeated washings.
In addition to the aforementioned specifications, it is also crucial to consider the mechanism responsible for calculating the weight of a product, object or substance placed on the scale plate. The majority of bench scales fall into one of four categories: balance, spring, hydraulic or electronic. Balance scales consist of a bar resting on a central pivot point with identical platforms situated at either end. The object in question is placed on one plate, causing a shift in the balance of the bar.
Objects of confirmed and known weight are placed on the opposite platform until equilibrium is reached, at which point the two platters bear equal weight. Though common in laboratory settings, bench scales of this nature are rarely used in manufacturing. Instead, spring weighing scales are used in many applications. Springs located below the plate holding the load are calibrated with known and consistent resistance. The change in degree of compression due to the overhead force corresponds to particular weights. Hydraulics function in a similar manner, using the known displacement of fluids under pressure rather than springs.
Both mechanisms may also be used in conjunction with other measurement devices acting as shock absorbers. Finally, electronic scales, popular for ease of use and accuracy, use load cells and strain gauges located beneath the platform to determine the weight of a load. The degree of deformation encountered by a conductive coil or foil alters its electrical resistance. This change is then converted into an electronic signal, which supplies the data for the digital read out. The specific application for a given bench scale should be carefully considered when selecting a weighing mechanism.
