Weighing Systems & Scales
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Group Four Merges Next Systems Division with MTI Weigh Systems
August 26, 2009Expanding its commitment to provide innovative services and solutions to the weighing industry, Group Four is merging its Next Systems division with MTI Weigh Systems Inc., bringing Group Four’s industry-wide recognized service delivery and customer support to the scale distributor,...
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Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed to Host High-Performance Checkweighing Webinar
August 6, 2009Today’s business environment demands performance measurements not only to long-term financial investment goals but also against day-to-day, shift-to-shift, and hour-by-hour production targets. For nearly 20 years, many food production companies have used Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)...
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Hardy Multi-Scale Controller Is Canadian Weights & Measures Certified
August 3, 2009Hardy Instruments has announced that its HI 3030 multi-scale weight controller is now Canadian Weights & Measures certified. Having this certification ensures the integrity and accuracy of weight measurement standards, measuring device installation and usage requirements in the Canadian...
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Fairbanks Scales Acquires Automated Access Solutions
July 9, 2009Fairbanks Scales Inc. has announced the purchase of a majority of the assets of Automated Access Solutions (AAS) from PDQ Manufacturing Inc., a subsidiary of Dover Corp. AAS is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing automated access systems used in vehicle weighing...
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Digital Weight Indicator
June 23, 2009Features of the model 825 Spectrum digital weight indicator include complete onscreen ticket configurability, unlimited truck storage IDs, fast digital fill control management, color-coded checkweighing operations, and up to 10 scales monitored onscreen simultaneously. Users can quickly filter...
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Weighing & Batching Focus - July 09
June 17, 2009Hydraulic Tank and Hopper Scales Guardian tank- and hopper-mounted scale systems are designed to keep weighing accurately, even in the harshest conditions. Constructed in Type 300–series stainless steel, the hydraulic load cells are built to last a lifetime and require no electricity within...
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Special Aspects of Light-Density Material Weighing
June 17, 2009Light-density materials are typically those materials that have bulk densities under 10 lb/cu ft. These materials are found in many different applications including: tobacco (leaves and additives); forest products (OSB wood chips and MDF wood fines); textiles (polyester fiber); plastics (...
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Scale Response Time: Less Noise, More Speed
June 17, 2009Tony Boehm Rice Lake Weighing Systems Tony Boehm Congratulations! Once again, you are being asked to squeeze more speed out of your weight-based process. Where is it going to come...
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High-Speed Net Weigher
May 21, 2009This gravity-fed electronic net weigh scale combines the speed of a duplex scale with all of the advantages of a simplex model including reduced overall dimensions, discharge in line with the bag, lower cost, and quick changeover. It includes a weigh hopper directly suspended from two strain-gage...
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Bench Scales
May 21, 2009Heavy-duty AFW bench scales are designed to accommodate rough handling of bulky items. The indicator rotates through 135° for viewing from all angles and the large, 1-in.-high backlit LCD display can be easily read from a distance or in difficult lighting conditions. An in-use indicator cover...
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