A loadcell is sensor in the scale which converts the weight exerted onto the scale into a signal, which is then displayed on the scale’s indicator.
Therefore, the loadcell is the most important element of the scale (except the display, maybe - without which you wouldn’t know how much weight was being exerted on the loadcell!). It also one of the most vulnerable parts of the scale.
In plastic parts industries, accurately weighing and counting every component is imperative in enhancing productivity and improving quality levels.
Every piece of plastic contributes to profits. Weighing effectively can contribute to improved reliability and traceability, and can also contribute to increased productivity and time and cost savings.
This 7-step guide will take you through the process: from the stage where materials are received through to shipping.
Care home scales are crucial for weighing residents on admission and also for regular monitoring of health whilst they are at the home.
Increasingly bariatric patients are put forward for care homes, but according to this report one in ten care home staff has forced to turn away an obese person due to a lack of bariatric facilities.
Weighing is critical in food manufacturing – it takes place at almost every stage of the production process.
From weighing raw materials to the vehicles carrying finished goods, it’s important that the scales are accurate, reliable and, where appropriate, legal for use.
You can find out more about where and why weighing in food factories takes place, how it can help increase outputs and how it can reduce costs in this free guide – and when you are ready to choose your scales, this blog post can help.
Childhood obesity was back in the news last week - although you could argue it’s some time since it hasn’t been in the news - when the results of new research into the changes in childhood obesity since 1946 were published.
Researchers from University College london and Loughborough University were looking for changes in trends over time, and the potential influence of factors such as social class on rates of childhood obesity. They looked at children aged between 10 and 11, and compared average weight of those born in 1946 up until 2001 taking into account socioeconoomic background.
Whether grandchildren are being spoilt by grandparents by indulging them with unhealthy food has long been a cause of friction between families. Now evidence has found that childhood obesity is more likely to occur in children that are cared for by grandparents.
An increasing number of parents now work away from home so grandparent care is becoming more common, according to this NHS article.
Weighing scales on farms are used for a number of reasons - and depending on the application, can have a massive effect on efficiency and profitability.
Last week, we gave you 6 benefits of weighing scales on farms for weighing animals - but accurate scales can also be used for tracking yields, managing feed and trading produce - not to mention weighing farm vehicles laden with produce.
But what are the benefits of using durable and accurate scales on for weighing farm produce? This blog post explains.
In 2014, Marsden became one of the first weighing scale manufacturers in the UK to offer wireless scales with Bluetooth. The M-430BT (now the M-430W) won the Best Medical Scale award at the Weighing Review awards later that year.
The scales were launched to meet a growing demand for care in a patient’s home. By using wireless weighing scales, data can be sent straight to a patient’s smartphone, tablet or PC.
