Food Processing

Scales are essential equipment in the food industry, playing a crucial role in ensuring accuracy, consistency, and safety throughout various stages of food production, packaging, and distribution. Food scales are primarily used to measure ingredients with precision, ensuring the correct proportions for recipes and formulations. This is vital for maintaining quality control and consistency in products like baked goods, beverages, and processed foods.

Sanitation is a major focus for companies specializing in food manufacturing, packaging and handling. Washdown and waterproof scales with high IP ratings are designed to withstand rigorous cleaning and spray-down in regular intervals. Many food scales are rated for these harsh environments, and some include NSF approvals for use in food applications. Food scales are also used for quality control, allowing manufacturers to monitor product uniformity. This ensures consumer satisfaction and consistent product output. 

In foodservice and retail settings, scales are used for portion control which helps businesses maintain proper pricing, meet nutritional guidelines, and reduce food waste. Scales are also critical in packaging, where they help ensure that each package contains the correct weight of food, complying with industry regulations. Accurate weighing is necessary to avoid legal issues related to food labeling and packaging. Some applications require the use of NTEP-certified price computing scales when food products are sold to consumer by weight.