When it comes to transportation costs and material weight, having an appropriate floor scale for your machine shop is necessary. You, and subsequently your staff, deserve accurate pay for goods and services rendered, and sometimes the weight of raw materials or the shipping costs will affect that price. Having a proper floor scale for your machine shop can eliminate untrustworthy readings from inaccurate or improper scales. Industrial heavy-duty floor scales will calculate accurate readings to give you the information you need for your business. Every machine shop should have a floor scale to increase the accuracy of load readings. If your machine shop has yet to purchase a floor scale, keep reading to find out which floor scale is right for you.
Industrial or Commercial Floor Scale?
Before picking up your floor scale, it’s important to understand the difference between industrial and commercial floor scales and to know which you need in your machine shop. The main difference between the two is that industrial scales have the capacity for heavier loads. Commercial scales are great for weighing smaller and more compact loads. Commercial scales are typically used for smaller loads. But when weighing hazardous materials or concentrated loads, an industrial scale is the right choice. Using industrial floor scales in machine shops is almost always the right choice.
Best Floor Scales for Machine Shops
Floor scales are an investment for any machine shop. Be sure that you choose the right one for purchase, or take advantage of our rental and rent-to-own options. Below are our top picks for industrial floor scales, both of which are available at Accurate Scale. If you have any questions about our products, feel free to contact us for further information.
Western Scale WPW Floor Scale
The heavy-duty steel construction of the Western Scale WPW floor scale is meant to endure tough loads. With its “legal for trade” certification, machine shops can weigh any pallet, raw material, or product they need. The Western Scale WPW floor scale comes in two sizes (4’x4’ and 5’x5’) and comes with selectable weighing units.
Extreme-Duty Platform Scale
The Accurate Scale Extreme-Duty floor scale is exactly as it sounds: extreme duty. With this industrial scale, machine shops can read accurate weights up to loads of 20,000 kg. For more extreme-duty weighing needs, message Accurate Scale to get more information.
Quality Floor Scales at Accurate Scale
Accurate Scale is a Canadian-owned and operated scale supplier in Alberta. Since 1978, we have been providing high-quality weighing solutions to Red Deer, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, and more. More than just a scale manufacturer, Accurate Scale offers recalibration, software development, and custom scale services. Precise readings can change your bottom line, which is why we make sure to support you and your Accurate Scale product past installation. We guarantee our work to give you peace of mind that your product is working smoothly.
Need more information about our machine shop floor scales? Contact Accurate Scale today. Our team will reach out as soon as we can.