Industrial Scales
Industrial scale sales, service, and installation. Find the right truck scale, train scale, tank or hopper scale, hanging scale, or onboard scale for your application.
Overview
Precision Weighing Support for Industrial Operations
A-1 Scales provides sales and service for a wide range of industrial weighing equipment. Whether you need a new scale, a calibration visit, emergency repair, or a rental unit, A-1 Scales has the expertise and equipment to support your operation.
From precision lab balances to full-length truck scales, we support weighing applications across food processing, manufacturing, agriculture, logistics, and industrial production environments.
Equipment
Scale Categories
Silo Load Cells
Silos are placed on load cells primarily to verify supplier weights and monitor product loss when other equipment in a system is also on load cells. They are also used to monitor inventory levels and automate weighing systems, but should not be used primarily for these purposes. This page explains why that is and which types of load cells are appropriate to be used under silos. Whether you’re looking for replacement silo load cells, silo load cell installation, or automated load cell systems, ABM Equipment and A-1 Scales will implement the optimal solution for your needs.
Industrial Hanging Scales
Home » A-1 Scales » Industrial ScalesIndustrial Hanging Scales Overhead weighing and hanging scales can be divided into 3 sections: Load monitoring (load shackles), load measurement (dynamometers), and single-point weighing (crane scales). Here we'll cover the difference between the three and the best manufacturers to choose from. Get A QuoteChoosing between shackles, "dynamometers", & crane […]
Load Cells for Tanks, Hoppers, and Process Equipment
Whether your tanks are static or regularly vibrating and shifting, we provide accurate, reliable weight measurement for any application. Indoor or outdoor, analog or digital, we can connect real-time weights from any tank (or other piece of equipment if desired). We typically use flowscales for batching and ingredient control, but our scales division, A-1 Scales, can automate your system based on the weights of tanks and machinery if it's advantageous for your process.
Railcar Scales
From new installs to existing retrofits, we provide train scale sales, installation, and calibration for every application. We offer all related services including repair, scheduled maintenance, and start-to-finish project management from small operations to aggregates for the Portland metro and surrounding areas.
Truck Scales
From single-axle to full-trailor, we provide truck scale sales, installation, and calibration for most applications up to 1,000-ton capacities. We offer all related services including repair, scheduled maintenance, and start-to-finish project management from small operations to aggregates for the Portland metro and surrounding areas.
Floor Scales
The most popular industrial floor scales are outlined below, but we'll find the right balance between price and feature for any application. We offer purely mechanical and manual to fully electric and automated scales for virtually every industry. We highlight the most intuitive, low-maintenance, and reliable scales for pharma, food, industrial, manufacturing, and many other industries.
Truck Scales
Single or multi-platform, pit-type or above ground, hydraulic or electric, high capacity or high sensitivity, concrete or steel surfaced, wireless, low-profile, maximal strength, compacted or timber-based, fixed or portable, we can supply it, install it, and service it. The scales we most commonly deal with are from 1 to 10 platforms and up to 800 tons (for mining applications).
TRAIN/ RAIL CAR SCALES
We are experienced in all applications and service, repair, and calibrate all railroad scales.
For new applications we recommend Schenck's new solution, the MULITRACK, which is an improvement on previous methods and is less expensive. It weighs in-motion loads, performs safety checks, and generally simplifies logistics.
TANK & HOPPER SCALES
You can put load cells under pretty much anything and have tabs on the unit's weight. This is most commonly done with tanks and hoppers. And with load cells reaching capacities of up to millions of pounds, few things are off limits; just tare them when the tank's empty.
Many of our solutions in this category are related to automation. When a tank is empty, reaches a certain buffer level, or is full, this triggers an action by a mill, feeder, filler, or other connected machinery. See silo load cells here.
HANGING SCALES
Our industrial overhead scales include load shackles for critical lifts, normal summation links for weight checking, and crane scales for single-point, NTEP weighing. The most common solutions are essentially load cells with hooks, because tension and compression have similar effects on conductivity. But just as industrial needs are diverse, so are the solutions to fit them.
LIVESTOCK SCALES
Our livestock scales come in a variety of styles and features for easy use. And of course, we can custom-fit scales to unique needs and keep on top of the service. Our cattle scales are all-American, built to last, and can weigh anything from small livestock to small trucks. We offer alleyway platform scales, cage scales, bins, bale/multipurpose scales, squeeze chute scales, portable scales, and optional rubber mat flooring.
ONBOARD SCALES
We supply and maintain all types of onboard scales for vehicle tracking, weighing in-motion while lifting, and under and over-loading prevention. The most common applications are for front loaders, rear loaders, roll-offs, and tippers. We design custom solutions for unique needs and provide ready-made solutions for the organic, aggregate, concrete, mining, logging, steel, construction, logging, military, and refuse industries.
Reliability
Reliable Weighing, Calibration, and Service
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Certified Test Weights
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On-Site Service
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Emergency Rental Support
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Industrial Durability
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Process Integration
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Preventive Maintenance