What you need to ask yourself before buying a scale

Choosing the right scale simplifies your work - choosing the wrong scale could cost you time and money

Many scales sold online come with no customer support and may not be approved for trade. Don’t buy the wrong scale - Kilotech and our technicians are government certified so you can be confident in your choice with expert support when you need it.

Here are some questions you should ask yourself before purchasing your scale.

1. What am I weighing? Remember - different applications have different requirements.

Fish or Poultry

Spices

Chemicals

Counting Inventory

Quality Control

2. Where and in what kind of environment am I working in?

Dusty environment
Corrosive environment
Very humid or cold environment
An area subjected to vibrations

Low level lighting
110VAC outlets close by
Laboratory
Or, will you keep the scale in your briefcase or trunk to do on-site weighing?

3. What is the heaviest thing you will weigh?

4. What readability (graduation or increments) are you looking for?

5. Do you need a “legal for trade” scale? i.e. will you use the scale to establish the sale price of a transaction? If the answer is yes, then it must be legal for trade.

A few tips to keep in mind…

Weighing spices will require a small, more precise scale.(i.e. larger count, smaller increments).

Counting inventory in a dark warehouse might require a rechargeable or regular battery-powered counting scale with LED display or LCD with a back light.

Keep in mind that all things being equal, as the capacity increases so will the graduation.

Connect with Kilotech or your local dealer and see what we can do for you