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What Scales Do I Need for My Warehouse?

Let’s say you are now the leader of the warehouse crew or perhaps a new manager at your work place. And let’s say that the past leaders have been a little slow to change with the times when it comes to adding new technology to the overall process. And, of course, that includes your weighing process as well. So if you’re at that point, you may ask what scales do I need for my warehouse? Well let’s take a look at some weighing equipment ideas that will help your business.

Weighing Incoming and Outgoing Pallets is Easy with our Pallet Scales! Many businesses have pallets that need to be weighed. These could be shipments you’re bringing in or shipments you’re sending to your customers. No matter what, you really need to add a scale to this process. Guessing pallet weights can be costly! Many folks choose to add a stationary scale with a ramp to their warehouse floor. Sometimes they even add several of these platform scales throughout the building. These pallet scales are typically either 4×4 or 5×5 size scales that will weigh pallets up to 10,000 pounds. Please note if you buy one of these you will want to work with a reputable scale company like Central Carolina Scale to make sure you choose a quality pallet scale that will be durable enough for your particular environment.

Another option that some companies do is purchase a pallet jack scale. In this case, you bring the scale to the pallet. This can be more efficient in some cases since you’re not driving around trying to find a platform scale or waiting in line at the scale. However, you have to be careful with this group of scales since there are some low quality pallet trucks used by some suppliers. So, it's a good idea to stick with reputable brands of pallet jack scales.

Be sure to use our Battery Powered Scales for Counting Parts for Inventory. If you have any parts on your shelf like nuts, bolts, screws, or washers, then you can count them SUPER FAST with the aid of a parts counting scale. We have lots of different varieties of counting scales and once again you will want to contact the sales department to make sure you get the right scale for what you’re looking to do. We have parts counters that can do everything from count out very tiny little rubber o-rings or resistors to printing out labels that show how many parts are in a box.

When it's Time to Ship Your Items, be sure to use our Reliable Shipping Scales. If you’ve done any shipping lately then you know how important it is to have ACCURATE shipping scales for shipping out your parcels. It doesn’t matter which freight carrier it is…. accurate weights matter and if you don’t enter the correct weights when you’re shipping out boxes, the carriers will add fees and penalties to your billing statement.

And another factor to consider for your shipping stations is figuring out a fast & accurate way to come up with box dimensions. The shipping carriers are starting to measure the dimensions of boxes and that is something you must start doing with all your shipments. And, it’s not just box sizes being examined, dimensions are also being measured for your LTL shipments too.

When it comes to measuring boxes and pallets, you can do it by hand. However, that can take some time. Another thing to consider is that you are usually going to need to manually enter the box dimensions into your shipping software…. for each box or pallet that you ship. And, this could lead to some errors just by someone typing the wrong number. Don’t worry, the freight carrier will let you know if your measurement is wrong on next months billing statement.

The good news is that if you’re shipping out a decent number of boxes or pallets on a daily basis, then you could really benefit from one of our dimensional weighing and measuring devices. These systems speed up your weighing and measuring process with fast results and provide you with some hard data that you can show the freight companies if there is ever a dispute about weight or dims.

We hope this video has helped you better understand what scales you might need for your warehouse. To see all the scales that we offer, check out Central Carolina Scale.com Then, be sure to contact our sales department to discuss your weighing needs.