Truck Scale Kiosks are a Solution for Social Distancing due to COVID-19.

Advance Scale can help you successfully create social distancing by installing a ticketing kiosk for your truck scale. With this method, you can avoid contact between the weighmaster and driver, as there is no passing of paperwork or social interaction.

All of our kiosks can be integrated into existing truck scales and software and print legal scale tickets that meet government requirements for the Department of Weights and Measures.  Advance Scale also provides optional intercom systems for the customer and weighmaster communication.

If you are in need of a scale service or Install, please know that we will require the following:

• No more than 2 people, at least 6 feet away from the scale, while our tech is working.
• Maintain social distancing with any escorts that you require.
• Disclosure of any known exposure risks at your business, prior to our arrival.
• We have technology options to help you, our customers, through apps like Zoom, Whatsapp video, Skype and Facetime for our Account Management team.

Belt-Way conveyor belt scales offer an easy solution to monitoring your production. Our system is an accurate and dependable industrial weighing device that can be installed onto virtually any belt conveyor.  We offer a variety of conveyor belt scales designed to meet the accuracy you require.

• Single & Multi Idler Scale
• Catenary Idler Scale
• Scale Test Weight

Belt scales are available in stainless steel for the harshest environments. Stainless steel conveyor belt scales are used in industries such as salt mining, fertilizer production, and other highly corrosive environments. As with the standard version of our belt scale, the stainless steel conveyor belt scale uses Belt-Way’s patented modular design for easy installation and accurate results.

Conveyor Belt Scales
All belt scale solutions come with many standard features

• A large color easy to read screen
• Quick access keys to simplify operation
• USB Memory data logging allowing quick and easy access to data
• Modbus over Ethernet
• Power over Ethernet for wireless communication
• PID Loop and Blending Control

Advance provides custom solutions for all industries. We offer state of the art technology for monitoring, even managing production efficiency. Implementing one of our products, you will be able to view easy to read graphs and generate reports that help you keep track of black belt time, downtime, run time, and TPH range. Your real-time and historical production data is accessible. Advance will provide you with the tools to allow you to view all of this information locally, on-site, via touch screen monitors. You can view this information off-site using your phone, tablet, or computer through secured servers.

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• Errors in weighing from scale binding due to debris.
• Decreased overall life of weighbridge.
• Breakdowns from damaged load cells and costly repairs.

 1. Examine Your Businesses Working Capital. 

First, you should examine your working capital and make sure you have the required funds.

2. How long do you plan on using the Equipment?

The length of use is very important in making the correct decision if you need to use the equipment for 2 years or more then it might just be worth the investment on buying new equipment.

3. Do you know all the costs?

Figure out the cost analysis of buying to renting knowing costs will help you make a better decision.

4.  What is your ROI on equipment?

Would you make more money by buying the equipment, or would your profits increase by renting?  Doing a complete analysis of each will yield you more ROI.

5.  Does the Equipment have Future Use?

What is the longevity of your equipment use and will it be outdated? Will servicing the equipment cut into your profits in the future, or improve your bottom line?

Developing best practices in any business is the only way to become more successful as a company, analyzing hard numbers will take your profits to the next level.  ADVANCE Scale can help you think through equipment purchasing or renting processes, so do not hesitate to call us anytime.

Benton Express, founded in 1934, provides a load-direct shipping service for quality-conscious customers in five southeastern US states. Working out of twenty-four terminals, Benton’s 638 partners (employees) ship freight directly to its destination overnight.

Eliminating breakbulk terminals enables Benton to achieve high on-time service percentages and a low claims ratio.

Benton charges by the hundredweight (kilogramme). Customer-provided weight statements were used for billing until new Avery Weigh-Tronix Forklift Truck Scales arrived.

The Old System

The weight of each shipment was documented for billing using the weight statement provided by the customer. Shipment weight was not checked, because the time and inconvenience of traveling to and from the floor scale with each load, and unloading/re-loading it would eliminate any savings realized by correcting erroneous weight statements.

Developing The Solution

Clete Cordero, a Project Manager at Benton, believed that weight verification would provide a significant increase in revenue. According to Mr. Cordero, “We needed a system that provided instant legal-for-trade weighment of each load without adding steps to our normal procedures.”

After reading about Avery Weigh-Tronix Forklift Truck Scales, Mr. Cordero consulted his local representative regarding Benton’s procedures and weight verification goals.

The representative recommended Avery Weigh-Tronix legal-for-trade Forklift Truck Scales and offered to provide one for a 30-day free-of-charge trial period. When the scale was delivered, Mr. Cordero asked the appropriate partners to implement it as soon as possible.

The cab-mounted indicators display operator prompts simultaneously with weight data to provide intuitive ease-of-use. This feature allowed the partners to implement their trial-use Forklift Truck Scale immediately, with no training.

The additional revenue collected during that 30-day trial period proved that the scales would be a profitable investment for Benton Express.

The Payoff

The instant legal-for-trade weighment of each load, provided by the Avery Weigh-Tronix Forklift Truck Scales, enables Benton Express to collect an additional 1.5% revenue per month. For most Benton terminals, a scale pays for itself during the first 30 days of use and every dollar collected after that is pure profit. The company is currently in the process of outfitting all terminals with Avery Weigh-Tronix legal-for-trade Forklift Truck Scales.

In addition to ensuring accurate billing, the scales’ accurate weight verification enables dock workers to load the trucks evenly and legally, which avoids overload fines, excessive wear on the vehicle, and unsafe operation.

Services
Bench Scales – Checkweighers – Counting Scales – Forklift Truck Scales – Load Cells / Weigh Bar – Mobile Dimensioning – Platform / Floor Scales –
Post, Mail & Shipping Scales – Rail Scales – Software Solutions – Truck Scales – Weight Indicators

Industries Covered
Chemical & Petrochemical – Construction – Food & Beverage – Manufacturing – Mining & Aggregates – Transport & Logistics – Waste & Recycling- Other Industries

Source: Avery