Types of Weighing Scales

1. Types of Weighing Scales Have you ever wondered why the never changing taste of maggi noodles is preferred more by people compared to other instant noodles in market? The secret behind the great taste of your favourite noodles lies in correct measurement of its ingredients. Something platable, spicy and right amount of fire for Indian taste buds in correct amount which created history. This is how important role weighing plays in today’s life. As accurate measurement plays an important role in every industry, instruments to measure weight has gone under a major revolution to become precise. Weighing scale has an history of being amongst humans since 1700s till today. Thanks to Richard Salter who thought of such device in 1770 which would ease out a major problem of measurements. While a particular weight combination of Sodium, hydrogen and oxygen can result into perfect Sodium Hydroxide chemical, the same amount of sugar, tea and milk cannot result into perfect tea. As weighing differs from application to application, weighing instruments required to weigh different substances also differ unlike earlier days where same weighing method was used for all the products. Hence different types of weighing scales has been invented and used all over the world. Father of weighing scales invented spring scale called as Newton Meter which operated on Hooke’s law stating that the force needed to extend a spring is proportional to the distance a spring is extended from its still position. But gone are the days when these ancient scales were used, curse to the permanent extension of spring used in them giving inaccurate readings. However these included two different types, electronic and mechanical scales where the former one, also called as digital weighing scales, are widely used due to high accuracy and lest human interference. There are hardly any applications left for mechanical scales to be used due to their less accuracy and complex methods of use. Bench scales are those having wide applications ranging from post office to courier office and can even be used to measure smallest weight of jewellery if placed in a transparent closet to avoid temperature and air variation ultimately getting high precision result and thus referring them as analytical balance scale. Not only human weight but also body fat, BMI, lean mass, muscle mass, water ratio etc can also be measured by digital bathroom scale available in medical clinics, fitness centres and in our smartphones too. And similar to humans, animals like elephants can also be weighed using floor scales. They are strong, rigid and are used in industries as they do not have maintenance. When it comes to counting enumber of objects, counting scales plays a major role. These can be found anywhere where counting is part of business. Now when it comes to measuring moderate weight, platform scale comes into picture. One can find these in every grocery shop and small scale industries. Large scale industries need to keep raw material and stock in handy in godowns and

2. warehouses where forklift scales play a huge role. They are used not only to weigh multiple boxes together but also to move them from one place to another considering the large area of warehouses. Cranes form a large part of industries where lifting of heavy objects is required. But to ensure that cranes are not overloaded, industries use crane scale which also records and indicates weight of objects. The most impressive character of crane scale is it can withstand in harsh environment without any alteration in its readings. As per requirements of industries types of weighing scales are increasing day by day, however the basic remains the same as mentioned above. Weighing scale manufacturers provides all the facilities and accessories with the scale but to maintain the quality of scale remains with the user. Some of the good weighing practices are - understanding environmental conditions, timely calibration, servicing of scales and correct usage of scales. With many weighing scale manufacturers entering into industry, Sansui Electronics Pvt Ltd is one tough competition for them. Established in 1989, the company has expanded to 5 manufacturing facilities, 10 regional offices, 50+ marketing outlets, 500+ dealers inside and outside India. They not only serve customers with their standard designs but also provideservicing, AMC, stamping, shifting and custom-made scales as per customer applications. With their new designs popping up every now and then, the company seems to be climbing steps towards high accuracy, modernized technology and winning hearts of customers.