A Guide To Different Types of Industrial Floor Scales

At Weightron, we specialise in the supply, installation and maintenance of industrial floor scales.

These advanced industrial weighing solutions are available in a huge range of sizes, scopes and capabilities, to ensure the perfect fit for every business context.

To help you identify the best solution for your specific operations, we’ve created a comprehensive guide to all the floor scale types that we have available.

Keep reading to find details of all the main types of floor scales, including their weight capacities and the features they offer.

 

Standard Floor Scales

Product name: BA200

These floor scales are cost-effective and highly versatile. Standard floor scales are ideally suited for general purpose weighing and parts counting

They are available in capacities from 30-600 kg (weights and measures approved versions are available in capacities of 30 kg, 60 kg, 150 kg and 300 kg), and have a maximum platform size of 600 x 800 mm.

Weighing features and functions:

• Built-in, rechargeable battery, with up to 90 hours of continuous use
• Fully portable
• Adjustable feet, to ensure optimum precision.
• Check weighing with programmable upper and lower limits
• Percentage weighing
• Pre-set weighing, with built-in alarm
• An adjustable column-mounted back-lit LCD display
• An easy-clean stainless steel platform
• A RS232 bi-directional interface
• Compatible with an LP55 thermal printer
• Weight readout can be set to either metric or imperial units

 

Ramped Floor Scales

Product name: LPS

These scales are ideally suited to weighing a wide range of mobile tote bins, pallet trucks and other wheeled containers.

They are available in capacities from 300 kg to 1500 kg, with a maximum platform size of 1500 mm x 1250 mm.

Weighing features and functions:

• 304 stainless steel, monobloc drive-through structure
• A very low weighing platform area, with raised side beams (which act as a guide for containers)
• Ideal for applications in the food and chemical industries, especially those which require regular wash-downs
• Compatible with a wide range of our weight indicators, touch-screen terminals, specialist scale software and printers
• Portable instrument stands are also available
• Come with adjustable, self-levelling stainless feet with anti-skid rubber supports.
• Excellent manoeuvrability
• The short access ramps (355 mm) make optimum use of the floor space available
• Certified for weights and measures (legal-for-trade) applications
• Micro shot-peened scale surface, for optimum hygiene

 

Pallet Floor Scales

Product name: BPU

These scales are extremely versatile, and robust their ‘U’ shape makes them ideally suited for weighing pallets and boxes that are typically transported via standard pallet trucks or forklift trucks.

They have a capacity range from 600 kg – 3000 kg, and are certified for weights and measures approved applications.

Weighing features and functions:

• Available in three versions: painted steel, hot-dip galvanised or AISI 304 stainless steel (for use in harsh environments)
• Durable wheels and corner handles, to ensure optimum mobility
• Compatible with a wide range of our weight indicators, touch-screen terminals, specialist scale software and printers
• Fitted with four IP 67 stainless steel shear beam load cells, with integral levelling feet
• ATEX version for use in designated hazardous areas
• Battery-operated versions available, for a fully portable solution

 

Hygienic Floor Scales

Product name: PRM Hygienic

These scales are robust, low profile, and high performance. They are made from stainless steel, and are ideally suited for use in the food and chemical industries, which require regular cleaning and wash-downs.

They are available in capacities from 600 kg to 3000 kg, with a maximum platform size of 1250 mm x 2000 mm.

Weighing features and functions:

• Heavy duty, fully-welded 304 stainless steel scale structure
• Fitted with IP67 stainless steel load cells
• Features adjustable, self-levelling stainless feet
• Comes with built-in overload stops, to prevent overloading
• Features an optional pit frame, allowing the PRM to be mounted flush with the floor
• Features a micro shot-peened scale top, plus a gas-lift hinged scale top (which allows full cleaning of the underside of the scale), ensuring compliance with strict hygiene requirements
• Compatible with a wide range of our weight indicators, touch-screen terminals, specialist scale software and printers
• Available in pit or surface mount installations
• Certified for weights and measures approved applications (CE approval in compliance with Directive 90/384/EEC)
• Customised sizes and capacities available

 

High Capacity Ramped Floor Scale

Product name: PRM

These are general purpose weighing scales, offering cost-effective solutions for a wide range of indoor industrial and commercial weighing applications.

They come with capacities of 600 kg, 1500 kg and 3000 kg, and have a maximum platform size of 1500 mm x 1500 mm.

 

Weighing features and functions:

• Feature IP67 nickel-plated load cells, mounted directly to the scale structure
• Fitted with adjustable, self-levelling feet
• Compatible with a wide range of our weight indicators, touch-screen terminals, specialist scale software and printers
• Certified for weights and measures approved applications
• Customised sizes and capacities available

 

High Capacity Industrial Floor Scale

Product name: PRM CV

These scales are versatile, general purpose weighing scales, offering a cost-effective solution for a wide range of industrial weighing applications.

They have capacities ranging from 300 kg – 8000 kg, and a maximum platform size of up to 2500 mm x 1500 mm.

Weighing features and functions:

• Feature IP67 stainless steel load cells, mounted directly to the scale structure
• Fitted with adjustable, self-levelling stainless feet
• Compatible with a wide range of our weight indicators, touch-screen terminals, specialist scale software and printers
• Certified for weights and measures approved applications (CE approval in compliance with Directive 90/384/EEC)
• Customised sizes and capacities available

 

Weigh Beam Floor Scales

Product name: WBA

These scales provide a versatile and mobile solution, ideally suited for a wide range of ad-hoc industrial and commercial weighing applications.

They have a combined weighing capacity of 2000 kg, and each beam measures 1250 mm long.

Weighing features and functions:

• The pair of beams can be positioned parallel, to seamlessly weigh a wide range of items
• Each beam is fitted with two shear beam load cells
• Features self-levelling feet
• Compatible with a range of our weight indicators and printers.
• Features battery-powered weight indicators, integral handles and wheels, to facilitate mobility and portability
• Ideally suited for use at warehouses, farms and pack houses

 

If you have any further questions about any of the scales listed above, or you would like to arrange the hire of high capacity floor scales to support your operations, speak to the Weightron team today. Contact our team and book a survey.