Purchasing advice: Professional reloading scales
Article from January 2026, updated on September 22, 2026 In the workshop of a gunsmith, ammunition dealer, hunter or sports shooter, the balance determines the exact …
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85 Percent Subsidy for New Scales: What Fishermen on the North Sea and Baltic Sea Need to Know Now
Anyone in Lower Saxony or Schleswig-Holstein who needs a new scale for fisheries inspection will soon pay only 15 percent of the cost themselves. Both states …
The New EWA Software Platform
Software Solutions for Agriculture, Construction Sites, and Waste Management For three decades, our IT team has been working in daily contact with our customers and has …
Fill, check, secure: How DOW weighs its rail shipments of liquefied petroleum gas
Even a few hundred kilograms of excess liquefied gas in a tank car poses a safety risk. The quality of a loading facility becomes apparent when …
What are precision scales really? Definition, areas of application and a clear distinction
Mome scales weigh pallets, others weigh trucks – and then there are scales where even a draught of air can become a measuring problem. Precision scales …
Manipulation risks with truck scales: better safeguarding of the weighing process
KNo other measure is as directly linked to money, trust and responsibility as weight. Scales create commitment. They turn physical reality into a commercial basis: reliable, …
Gold scales and precision scales: when every hundredth determines value and trust
Weigh every word on the gold scales – This idiom alludes to the extremely sensitive precision scales that were used to weigh gold dust, coins or …
Pallet truck with scales: How mobile weighing technology makes intralogistics more efficient
In intralogistics, it is often not the big investment that makes the difference, but the right detail. Moving pallets of goods several times in order to …
Explosion-proof scales – ATEX: When weighing becomes a safety issue
Explosive atmospheres often occur in industries such as chemicals, petrochemicals, food processing, milling, pharmaceuticals, paint production and recycling. Flammable gases, vapors, mists or dusts come into …
A comparison of truck scale types: mobile scales, axle load or wheel load scales and concrete bridges – what suits your business?
Anyone who weighs vehicles rarely just wants an approximate weight. In most cases, it is a question of billable data, audit security, throughput and ensuring that …
Plan spring check for truck scales in quarry & gravel works
When construction sites start up in spring, the number of cycles at the truck scales in quarries, gravel pits and concrete plants often increases noticeably, precisely …
How vehicle gantry measuring systems automatically detect radioactive radiation and what role scales play in this process
Veolia has put a state-of-the-art radioactivity portal measuring system for truck passages into operation at the Marl Chemical Park. This technology is a central element of …
Buying advice for parcel scales: The price range for parcel scales – is the expensive purchase worth it?
Whether spare parts, merchandise or general cargo: in shipping and logistics, the correct weight determines costs, process efficiency and customer satisfaction. Even small deviations can lead …
Higher calibration fees since January 2026: Strategies for scale operators
New measurement and calibration fees have been in force since 01.01.2026. The rates were adjusted nationwide with the “Second Ordinance Amending the Ordinance on Measurement and …
165 years of scale construction from northern Germany: Happy Founding Day to us!
It was a cold, foggy winter morning in December 1860 when the young master locksmith Christian Moritz Westphal made his way from Wandsbek to Reinbek to …
