What Is a Platform Scale?

A platform scale is one of the most common, and useful, weighing devices in use.

Safety and price considerations can make knowing how much something weighs very important. One of the most popular types of scales currently in use is called a platform scale.

Definition

A platform scale is a weighing machine with a platform to hold the object or objects being weighed.

Trucks

A common use of platform scales is weighing the loads carried by tractor-trailer trucks. This is to ensure that they aren't hauling more weight than is safe for both the machine and the road.

Portable Platform Scales

Smaller platform scales are more portable. Bathroom scales and mail scales are two examples of platform scales that are easily movable.

Electronics

Many platform scales operate off of a computer program, rather than a series of counterweights, to determine an object's weight.

Price

A platform scale's price will depend on its size, the materials it's made from, it's maximum load, and other factors that will cost more during construction.

References

• Platform Scale Definition
• Truck Platform Scale