What Are Industrial Scales Used For?
Since the discovery of trade and trade routes, weighing devices were applied as a means for traders to fairly assess the value of the goods that they sold. As trade routes have expanded into the retail and industrial sectors that we know today, traditional weighing scales have receded into the annals of history and have been replaced by industrial scales to provide accurate measurements.
According to Egyptian mythology, the god Anubis used scales to weigh the hearts of the deceased to determine if they were worthy to enter heaven. Indeed, weighing scales have been a part of civilisation for many centuries. Far removed from ancient mythological tales, Teraoka’s industrial scales are focused on precision weighing and measuring for retail and industrial purposes.
Streamlining Production
Gone are the days of manually calculating costs based on weight and typing up pages of inventory lists to manage stock control. Standard scales might have served a purpose before technology took the reins and advancements were introduced. Industrial scales log tares, register weights and send the information to your computer allowing you to analyse data and streamline your operations.
It’s All About the Weight
Pre-packed fresh produce and meat come in neat packages with barcodes advising us on the cost per kilogram. Product prices are by no means estimated. Butchers and retailers alike use industrial scales so that precise weight measurements are adhered to. Working with integrated systems, Teraoka’s Fold Down and Overhead Track scales enable butchers and food processing plants to weigh various carcasses according to mass.
Accuracy At All Times
Success in food preparation depends upon using the correct measurements of ingredients as stated in the recipe. The only way to guarantee this is by accurately weighing and measuring each ingredient – guessing just won’t work. Batch weighing is primarily used in the food sector as it accurately determines the weight of raw materials in a container where the contents are mixed providing consumers with precision-weighed shelf and fridge pre-mixed foods. The container or vessel that the raw material is held in has to be weighed every time an additional ingredient is added.
Teraoka’s DIGI industrial platform scales perform highly accurate weighing options over a wide range of applications. Remarkably durable and available in different sizes, they can hold up to extremely high overloads.
Importance of the Correct Weight
Loading bays need to keep an accurate record of goods being transported. The types of goods, measurements and weight are all recorded on a shipping manifest. As industrial scales are highly accurate, transport companies rely heavily on them to ensure that the weight of the goods being dispatched matches up with the weight of the goods at the receiving end.
A New Addition to the Teraoka Range
Mobility adds convenience to dispatching and receiving in supermarkets and retail stores. Teraoka has seen the need for this and is proud to introduce the MW-560 to the market. This mobile weighing scale cuts out the manual weighing and counting of items saving time when stocks need to be replenished quickly. Items will be weighed and labelled quicker and more efficiently.
Leaders in the Market
Since 1984, Teraoka has strived to bring innovative and dynamic solutions to the retail and industrial sectors in terms of automated weighing. We are the sole distributors of Teraoka/DIGI Weighing Systems and Anritsu Inspection Systems in Southern Africa, servicing both the domestic market and neighbouring countries. Contact us to find out more about our automated systems and how they can work for you.