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Digital scales are used in almost every step of the supply chain, from raw materials, to finished goods, to retail sales. Not too many people give the scales they use daily a second thought, much less how they use them. Most end-users know the basics: add the item, let the weight settle, record the results. We're going to focus on that first step, adding the item to be weighed. In a perfect world, packages and materials would be placed gently on a scale every time. However, that's not alway

While most of us know better than to drive a full-size sedan over a small bathroom scale, what many people don’t realize is just how often heavy objects get placed on a scale that exceeds its maximum capacity. Fortunately, scale manufacturers are aware of this issue and have purposely designed their products to allow for a particular amount of overload. What is scale overload? As the name suggests, scale overload is a term that refers to any weighed object that exceeds a scale’s maxi