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One glance through the Scales Plus catalog of NTEP-certified food scales and it's easy to see there are literally hundreds of different options to choose from. From portable food prep scales to large washdown checkweighing scales, we have the perfect product to meet your weighing needs no matter how simple or complex. When it comes to food prep scales, you really can't go wrong with the highly-rated OHAUS Valor 1000. Here are five reasons to choose this popular food scale from one of the most tr

Whether you call them pallet trucks, pallet jacks, or jiggers, these non-motorized forklifts are one of the most useful tools at the disposal of any warehouse or shipping and receiving employee. So it stands to reason that, when combined with another incredibly handy piece of equipment—the industrial scale—the pallet truck can easily become one of the most versatile implements in any storage facility.While they come in plenty of different sizes, brands, and weighing capacities, not all pallet ja

Recently, we were contacted by Andrea, the owner of an ethnic food restaurant in Columbus, OH. Despite over eight very successful years in business, the pandemic created a significant struggle for her operation.Andrea was in the process of expanding her establishment to offer to-go food through a take-out window and needed a reliable food portioning scale to ensure that her business was functioning as profitably as it possibly could.Andrea reached out to us and asked: "What's the best food porti

Are you in the market for a new shipping scale? If so, you may have already browsed our huge selection of shipping scales, ranging from large, heavy capacity options to small, low-capacity ones.But with so many options to choose from, how do you know which one will be right for you and your business? Allow us to narrow down your search from over 340 great shipping scales to just the one incredible one: The Mettler Toledo BC60.Mettler Toledo has been manufacturing high-quality scales for over a c

At Scales Plus, we sell loads of load cells.We sell load cells of all shapes, sizes, and capacities.We sell load cells for a wide variety of scales, balances, and weighing applications.We even sell load cells from many leading manufacturers, such as Rice Lake, Anyload, and Coti Global.In other words, we know a thing or two about load cells. But with so many kinds of load cells to choose from, you may be asking yourself: Which types of load cells are the most popular amongst scale manufactur