Understanding Rail Scales

Rail scales, as you might guess, are scales installed in train rails to measure the weight of train cars as they travel. Scales can measure if the cars are too heavy and could be dangerous or if the weight has changed throughout the journey.

Scales are used in our everyday lives to maintain and manage the goods and materials we require to keep our households and our communities going.  Crane scales are often used on ships, planes, and trains to ensure cargo is moved and cared for properly, as well as in foundries and warehouses.

Simply put, a pit scale is a scale built into a large pit.  The weight plate of the scale sits at ground level. Scales such as this are typically found at truck weigh stations, but aren’t limited to that.

Floor scales are used in numerous business arenas to accurately measure weight of goods and materials for the consumer. 

Sometimes one type of product can be an extension of another, in spite of the fact that the name doesn’t indicate this.  That’s kind of the case with bench scales.

While most people haven’t heard of a compression load cell, almost everyone has used one. While load cells are typically found in manufacturing equipment, a compression load cell takes a variety of forms as well as uses.

Load cells come in a great variety of shapes and sizes and all have their own specific purposes, most of which are for industrial applications. Load cells come in several different varieties, pneumatic, hydraulic and strain gauges all have their own uses.

Creating reliable and accurate calibrations for measuring implements are crucial for any company. Working with an experienced calibration company is a necessary investment that will help your business create precise and consistent services and products that will make your customers and employees safer.

Flow meters are meant to measure the flow rate of liquids or gas as they travel. Companies in oil, gas, water, and other necessary materials for the developed world use flow meters to ensure that the materials get to their destination safely and efficiently.

If you have a business that works with measurements and retrieving of the data from said measurements it may be important to have ISO-17025 accredited calibration or ISO-9001.