Weighing Equipment For Logistics And Warehousing
Logistics weighing is about evidence. Every pallet, every vehicle and every lift has to leave a number that someone else will accept later. This page covers the three points where that number is captured: the gate, the floor and the hook.
What Goes Wrong In This Industry
- Disputes over inbound and outbound weights with no printed record
- Weighbridge decks too short for the longest vehicle on site
- Pallet scales without ramps so pallet trucks cannot reach the deck
- Crane lifts made blind because no scale sits between hook and load
- Replacement load cells sourced years later from a different supplier and never matching
What Buyers Actually Need
- Printed tickets for every vehicle movement
- Platform sizes that match the pallet and bin footprints actually used
- Rugged decks that survive daily pallet truck impact
- One supplier for the deck, the cells and the indicator
Products That Suit This Industry
Steel Deck Truck Scale
Weighbridge deck built to site dimensions, 6 m to 24 m, with OIML R60 cells and a printable indicator.
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GS-10 Industrial Floor Scale
Carbon steel pallet floor scale from 1 t to 10 t in nine platform sizes.
View specifications →Stainless Steel Floor Scale
Frameless all stainless 304 floor scale for washdown halls, 0.5 t to 3 t.
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OCS-L Mini Crane Scale
Compact crane scale from 30 kg to 300 kg with stainless hook and 150 hour battery life.
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OCS-C1 Crane Scale
Heavy crane scale from 1 t to 5 t with a swivel hook and remote operation to 10 m.
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XK315A6GB Stainless Steel Truck Scale Indicator
Stainless steel weighbridge head storing 200 vehicle numbers and 1000 weighing records.
View specifications →Truck ScalesFloor ScalesHanging And Crane ScalesWeighing Indicators
Where Weighing Happens On Site
Gate weighing
Inbound and outbound vehicles cross a steel deck weighbridge and a printable indicator produces a ticket for each movement.
Pallet weighing
A 1.2 x 1.2 m or 1.5 x 1.5 m floor scale at the goods in door checks pallet weight against the delivery note.
Lifting operations
A crane scale between hook and load gives the weight before the lift, with an overload alarm if the load is heavier than expected.
Outbound checks
Loaded trailers are reweighed before departure so axle and gross limits are confirmed.
How We Specify For This Industry
Map the weighing points
Gate, dock, floor and hook each need a different scale type and a different capacity.
Size the deck
Weighbridge length is set by the longest vehicle; floor scale size is set by the largest pallet plus clearance.
Choose the indicator
Printable heads for ticketing, stainless heads for exposed cabins, control heads where a barrier or light must be driven.
Plan for service
Order spare cells from the same family at the time of the original build so a replacement is on the shelf.
Delivery Capability
- Weighbridge decks quoted to site dimensions from 3 m to 24 m
- Floor scales in nine standard platform sizes with optional ramps
- Delivery normally under 15 days for catalogue items
- Sea freight for decks and platforms, courier for indicators and cells
Related Guides
Truck Scale Deck Sizing And Site Preparation
A weighbridge is bought once and lived with for a decade. These are the decisions that cannot be changed afterwards.
Crane Scale Safety And Inspection Basics
A crane scale sits in the load path of a lift. Treat it as lifting equipment first and a measuring instrument second.
How To Choose A Weighing Indicator
Indicators are bought by part number and regretted by function. Decide what the head has to do on site first, then check it can drive your cells.
Logistics And Warehousing Questions
How long should the weighbridge deck be?
Long enough for the longest vehicle to sit fully on the deck in one pass, with clearance at both ends. Standard lengths are 6 to 24 m in widths of 3 m, 3.2 m and 3.4 m.
Can the indicator print a ticket for each truck?
Yes. Truck scale sets are normally supplied with a printable head so every movement produces a printed record.
Do I need a ramp on the floor scale?
If you load with a pallet truck, yes. If you load with a forklift, usually not. Ramps are optional on the carbon steel floor scale.
What capacity crane scale do I need?
Choose a capacity above the heaviest planned lift, and remember that safe overload on these products is a protection limit, not a working range.
Specify Weighing For Logistics And Warehousing
Send the weighing points on your site and the conditions around them. We will map the right products against each one.