Different Types Of Weighing Scales

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In ancient time trade used to take place through barter system. There was no need of money and no need of weighing goods that were exchanged. When human started using currency, he felt the urge of weighing the goods which was being sold for a particular amount. He invented weighing scale that helped him in weighing different things or goods. To measure the different goods and units, men invented various different kinds of weighing scales. The manual weighing scale is fine for weighing vegetables or grains but if the items are valuable and bulky, the manual weighing scale is not sufficient. With the help of technology, new and advanced weighing scales are produced that weigh with more accuracy, whether it is a small unit like gram or bulky unit like the ton.

In our day-to-days’ life we use these weighing scales frequently. For weighing body weight, vegetable, importing or exporting goods, mixing different flavor food, buying gold or silver, in manufacturing industry, while traveling by air and if nothing then selling scrap, we need to weigh things. So do you think we use same kind of weighing machine for every ...
... purpose? No, of course not, let’s have a look at different weighing machines.

Platform scale: Platform scales are used for accurate measuring of bulky goods. It is often used for industrial purpose and mostly for measuring cargo. There are number of other applications under the platform scale due to its wide use in a different area. When good is loaded on a platform you can see the weight in digital numbers on LCD screen. So when you are willing to buy platform scale, you can find it in the market with different sizes, capacity and models. You can choose one that suits your requirements in a best way.

Bench scale: Bench scale is same as Platform scale, but it is used for commercial as well as for industrial purpose. Due to advance technology, you can now buy bench scale, which is compact, light, and battery operated. Hence, it is easy to use and store. The bench scale is used for weighing bulky goods as well as light weight goods. Often it is used by airlines to weigh the luggage of passengers.

Crane scale: The name says it all. Yes, the crane scale is used for an industrial purpose for weighing heavy industrial goods. Nowadays, crane scale is available with various advantages like heat resistance material, LCD or LED screening of weight, rechargeable battery and automatic shutdown feature to save energy. It is made up of strong steel hence it is durable.

Electronic weighing scale: Electronic weighing scale is generally used for a commercial purpose. As you can guess it by name, it weighs electronically and measures the smallest unit. Jewelers, retail stores or food markets use electronic weighing scale for measuring items, which are small in unit.