We understand that safety, increased regulations, the drive for cost savings and streamlined productivity are four important factors facing the chemical industry. Some of our biggest and best customers operate in the chemical industry and choose Nicol Scales & Measurement because of our $6M of liability insurance, our very low EMR rating and because we are prequalified and verified for Quality, Safety, and Sustainability with more than nine compliance verification companies including IsNet, Browz, SMI, and PSC.  NSM provides FM approved weighing equipment for all classes, divisions and groups of explosive environments.

NSM also supplies stainless steel scales and load cells with IP69K and NEMA 4X ratings and hydraulic load cells and scales to stand up to the most hostile and corrosive environments on earth.  Our force measurement and material testing equipment can be used to test the plastics, rubbers and resins that are commonly part of a petrochemical company’s product offering.

Our Service team is factory trained to work on FM approved equipment and has all necessary safety training and credentials, including TWIC cards. NSM’s exclusive EasyCal program allows us to create a custom calibration solution for your company’s specific needs.  Contact us to learn more.

Advanced Indicators

Alloy Steel Load Cells

Analytical Balances

Caster Mounted Load Cells for Portable Tanks

Concrete Deck Truck Scales

Data Collection Software

Digital Force Gauges

Digital Load Cells

Drum Scales

EX/Intrinsically Safe Bench Scales

EX/Intrinsically Safe Instruments

Extensometers

Extreme Environment & Wash Down Scales

Floor Scale & Indicator Packages

Force Testing Accessories

High Accuracy Bench Scales

High Accuracy Floor Scales

High Accuracy Load Cells

Hydraulic Floor Scales

Hydraulic Force Gauges

Hydraulic Load Cells for Wet Environments

Hydraulic Truck Scales

Material Testing Accessories Software

Mechanical Floor Scales

Mechanical Force Gauges

Mechanical Test Stands

Micro Balances

Mild Steel Floor Scales

Minebea Intec Industrial High Resolution

Motorized Test Stands

Pogo Machine Design

Portable Floor Scales

Precision Balances

Programmable Test Stands

Single Column Testing Systems up to 5kN

Splinter Shields

Stainless Steel Floor Scales

Stainless Steel Load Cells

Steel Deck Truck Scales

Testing Grips and Fixtures

Thermal Chambers

Top Loading Balances

Twin Column Bench Mounted Testing Systems up to 100kN

Twin Column Floor Mounted Testing Systems up to 300kN

Wash Down Indicators

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November 2, 2016 Facility Requires Safe Drum Scale for Industrial Use The Customer – Ashland Chemical company The Challenge – Facility required safe drum scales for industrial use. The Solution – B-TEK Scales ...

November 21, 2011 Leading Medical Manufacturer has an R&D Location Needing Third Party Calibration A leading medical manufacturer has an R&D location that is made up of numerous labs containing a variety of balances, ...

February 23, 2016 Making a Drum Scale Mobile with Attached Ramp for Easier Loading and Unloading The Clients – Warehouses, manufacturing facilities and all customers with portability needs The Challenge – To make a drum scale mobile with ...

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December 15, 2016 Packaging Testing By combining the TA1 texture analyzer with our grips and fixtures for packaging testing you can perform tests such as ...

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October 21, 2019 10 Criteria to Choose a Static Industrial Scale This paper deals with the criteria that should be considered when selecting a scale for static industrial weighing. This white ...

June 26, 2017 An Innovative Solution White Paper The cost for hand-harvesting operations has steadily increased over the years without regard to the delivered-in price that growers receive. Growers ...

June 26, 2017 Beginning a Beautiful Relationship with 9104 Omnicells White Paper Fairbanks has a solid and successful track record in tank weighing assemblies, and the word is spreading. Many industrial processes need and ...

April 17, 2017 Best Practices White Paper Maintenance practices don’t immediately show profit or savings but good practices prevent short and long-term expenses. Here is the good ...

June 26, 2017 Coal Tar Undercoating White Paper In 2001, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) released a study that calculated the cost of corrosion to the United States ...

November 1, 2016 Enhancing Scale Performance for Multi-Component Batching Batching systems, whether manual or automated, are everywhere. Compounding liquid solutions or blending powdered components into a final mixture is ...

June 26, 2017 Fairbanks Trident: A Proven, Strategically Special Scale White Paper It is not uncommon to find our competitors focusing the sales dialog on the virtues of a steel deck truck scale. ...

June 26, 2017 Foodborne Illnesses White Paper • 3,000 deaths • 1 in every 6 Americans get sick (that’s 48 million people) • 128,000 hospitalizations These yearly estimates are provided ...

November 1, 2016 Force Measurement Explained Force measurement is used in many differing types of applications and may be accomplished with devices utilizing differing technologies. Typical ...

April 24, 2018 Hygienic Design White Paper In the food production industry, product contamination by microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi presents a potential and omnipotent risk. It is ...

April 17, 2017 IP69K White Paper What is IP69K? Is this a concern for me? If so, how can I be protected?

November 1, 2016 Is Force Measurement Evolving into Materials Testing? In the past force measurement generally meant obtaining a peak load measurement on a product, part or material to verify ...

November 1, 2016 Load Cells for a Portable Structure During a measurement, weight acts on the load cell’s body and causes elastic deformation.  The body has some spring constant. This ...

June 26, 2017 QuickSilver Bench Scale meets all demands of Gulf Coast supermarket chain Along America’s Gulf Coast, from Gulf Shores, Ala., to Layfayette, La., you will find locations for regional supermarket chain, Rouses Food Market. From ...

April 17, 2017 Scale Maintenance White Paper Do not be fooled by service companies selling scale maintenance agreements that lack focus on calibration. Calibration is the most ...

November 1, 2016 Selecting a Testing, Calibration or Measurement Supplier When selecting a supplier to fulfill your testing, calibration or measurement needs, you need to be sure that they can ...

November 1, 2016 Single Column Force Testers Offer Practical and Affordable Force Testing Solutions Single column force testers today represent the largest single market segment of the force testing marketplace for a number of ...

November 1, 2016 Tank Weighing Woes: Why Load Cells have a Bad Reputation and What Needs to be Done to Fix it Many manufacturing facilities currently have load cells installed in tank systems that are no longer operational. Most of the times ...

June 26, 2017 TensileCore Engineered Concrete White Paper In just about any application, a concrete deck truck scale is a better long-term solution than a steel deck scale. When ...

November 1, 2016 The Benefits of Buying Local Businesses are turning to the Internet for a wide variety of purchases, including scales. Although convenient and sometimes less expensive, ...

April 17, 2017 The Difference Between Open and Closed End Service White Paper Open-end service is the most typical type of service that is provided in the industrial weighing service industry. It is ...

November 1, 2016 USP Chapter 41: “Balances” This chapter states the requirements for balances used for materials that must be accurately weighed (see General Notices, 8.20). Unless ...

November 17, 2014 The Solution to Weighing Mobile Tanks and Reactors – a Caster Load Cell System How do you weigh product accurately in a portable tank, vessel or reactor? With a specially designed  caster load cell! Read ...