Pallet truck scale guide for beginners

Jan 18
12:22

2010

Rupert Smith

Rupert Smith

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Whether you are checking incoming goods while offloading trucks and preventing errors in order picking to determining shipping weights and overloading, a palette truck scale, new or used is an accessory that operators literally cannot afford to go without.

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All brands of electric pallet trucks and order picking trucks can be equipped with an RPW EL scale. This is done by mechanically modifying the fork construction of the truck to mount the scale components,Pallet truck scale guide for beginners Articles adding only 5 mm of fork height.  Every load lifted is  weighed immediately, the scale indicator of your choice then reflects the weight on the forks and communicates with a truck terminal or warehouse management system if so programmed. 

A typical example is the model SAC, a Triple Range High Precision Counting Scale. This  great investment’s  battery lasts a minimum of 100 hours and it is equipped triple interval weighing range, giving the ability to sample at low range, high accuracy and count at high capacity on the same scale.

Starting out with RAVASLooking for a pallet truck scale for sale at RAVAS Europe manufactures is a breeze. They distribute weighing systems integrated in hand pallet trucks, warehouse trucks and forklift trucks. Scales enable companies to make their internal logistics cheaper and more efficient as well as raise the quality of their products and services thereby increasing client satisfaction.

In an evolving market, RAVAS is continuously innovating new techniques that help them to maintain their market lead and create products that are of value to clientele. The RAVAS-1 pallet truck scale is a perfect entry model for anyone who wants to experience the advantages of mobile weighing.  The 575 EUR (advisory list price) scale offers a weight indication in 5 kg steps and tolerance of + 20 kg. The RAVAS-1100 is the economical choice for checking weights a few times a day such as goods reception or when filling out transport documents and the weights reflect in 1kg steps. It has a robust chassis and the power supply of four standard AA-batteries so this pallet truck scale is a combination of attractive price and accuracy.

RAVAS also have explosion proof manual pallet truck scales fully equipped for use in hazardous environments. The RAVAS-2100 EXi is ATEX certified and standard equipped with stainless steel fork shoes and is suitable for applications like filling, mixing and dosing in EX environments.  It is also equipped with a rotating indicator which is readable from all angles during dosing processes as well as  large push buttons for use when wearing gloves.

Breaking groundThe RAVAS-1 is a completely new, patented technical concept which means that there are no modifications required to the pallet truck forks so they retain their original dimensions, guaranteeing easier entrance into low or closed pallets. The RAVAS-1 is for general check weighing, safety checks, at goods reception, determining shipping weights and preventing overloads. Since there are no components installed in the forks, pallet truck scales are practically indestructible and makes it suitable for very rough applications.

The RAVAS-2100 is a hand pallet truck with all basic scale functions and is suitably accurate for all check weighing. It has gross/net weighing capacities, zero correction and an adding memory for calculating the total weight per shipment or order. Installing a printer means both separate weights and total weight are ticket generated.