Counting Scales

What is a counting scale?

A counting scale (also known as a piece counting scale or a parts counting scale) is designed, as it suggests, to count items placed on the machine in order to replace manual counting. Have you ever tried counting out two-hundred M3 screws? It's time consuming and so very boring. Imagine having to count 15,000 by hand? It would take ages! So a counting machine is designed to specifically remove that time cost and, let's be honest, repetitive boredom. They can be used for counting many different items, such as nuts and bolts, machine parts and bottles.

How do counting scales work?

On most dedicated counting scales there will be three displays - 'Weight', 'Piece Part Weight' and 'Total Count’. Weight gives the total weight applied to the scale, piece part weight is the individual average weight of the items being counted and the magic resulting total number of pieces is on the last display. In order to count accurately, counting scales need to be told what item they are counting. This means we first have to weigh a sample. The sample gives the scale two pieces of information, the weight and how many pieces that weight is. So we count a sample of say 25 screws and place them on the pan and the weight was 25g. So the scale knows that the individual weight is 1g, 25g divided by 25 items. Once the scale has this information you can now add screws to reach your target number of pieces, and watch the total count.

Why do I need a counting scale?

Well imagine having to do a stock check by hand, and you have thousands of components to count in your stores. How many man hours would be needed to count everything? Also, it’s important to note that the store is likely to be closed while this job is undertaken, potentially resulting in lost sales. Counting scales remove the need for manual counting and speed up the stock taking processes, saving you time and money. It is said that once you use a counting scale you never go back to manually counting.

Buy counting scales from Inscale Scales

Counting scales can be defined as highly accurate digital scales used for stocktaking, checkweighing items and conducting rigorous inventory control procedures in industrial commercial warehouses.

We stock a wide range of industrial counting scales manufactured by Adam Equipment, A&D and Kern with internal count resolutions reaching up to 1/1,000,000. We offer both non-approved and EC trade approved counting scales required for weight verification and selling products or parts by weight. There are two types of digital counting scales, the first is the standard scale with a counting function, and the second are dedicated scales with three displays (weight, sample weight and quantity).

Remember, if the item you are selling is priced based on its weight then a trade approved counting scale must be used. It is UK law to do so and if you do not you could risk a fine or even imprisonment.

We have counting scales to suit all budgets and requirements including fast, professional smart counting scales from A&D, brand new, feature-rich counting scales from Adam Equipment, and our own great value IXC Counting Scales.

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