In the United States, the food and beverage manufacturing industry is approximately a $760 billion per year industry and growing.  However, it’s also extremely competitive and heavily regulated, so food and beverage processors face a number of challenges and tight margins. Nicol Scales & Measurement understands these challenges, and we are here to help.  Our food and beverage processing customers will tell you that NSM offers a variety of scales and weighing equipment at different price points that meet or exceed hygienic and high pressure wash down standards for adherence to HAACP, FDA, USDA, SQF and other industry standards.

NSM also offers systems and software to ensure that traceability and safety protocols are being met, scrap is minimized and an ROI is achieved. Our Service and EasyCal Calibration programs are designed to maximize your weighing and measurement equipment’s uptime and efficiency while saving you money.

Contact us today to design and implement a custom solution for your production, lab, maintenance or calibration needs.

Analytical Balances

Batching and Recipe Software

Bench Scales

Check Weighing & Inspection

Digital Force Gauges

Dry Block Heaters

Extreme Environment & Wash Down Scales

Food Service Scales

Food Testing Grips and Fixtures

Force Measurement Load Cells and Sensors

Hardware

High Precision Mobile Weighing

Hydraulic Floor Scales

Hydraulic Load Cells for Wet Environments

Hygienic Load Cells (Process Control)

Indicators / Controllers (Process Control)

Labeling and Barcoding Software

Mechanical Force Gauges

Mechanical Test Stands

Moisture Balances

Motorized Test Stands

Power and Communication

Precision Balances

Programmable Test Stands

Quality Control Software

Single Column Testing Systems up to 5kN

Stainless Steel Load Cells

Test Stand Accessories

Top Loading Balances

Torque Measurement

Torque Sensors

Torque Testing Accessories

Wash Down Indicators

Water Analysis Meters & Electrodes

Weighing Assemblies for Tank and Hopper Weighing (Process Control)

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Ametek’s Lloyd TA1 Food Texture Analyzer Shapes the Future of Food VideoMarch 9, 2021NSM Manufacturer Ametek’s Lloyd TA1 food texture analyzer is helping to shape the future of food; Redefine Meat LTD who ...

Dallas Water Treatment Plant UpdateJanuary 26, 2021A Dallas area water treatment plant asked NSM to replace their worn-out scale that is used to track the amount ...

Essential Industries ServicesMarch 24, 2020NSM is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited organization that provides critical products and support services to numerous Essential Industries. Our team is ...

Fish Feed WeighingJune 29, 2021When Norwegian company Aqua Shipping wanted to optimize their processes by relocating fish feed weighing from land to sea, NSM ...

Food Safety MattersJuly 25, 2023Two Ohaus Industrial Market Product Managers appeared on the podcast Food Safety Matters to discuss the differences between industrial scales ...

Food Safety With Minebea IntecApril 28, 2026Food manufacturers require reliable and precise technologies to meet strict hygiene and quality requirements. Watch this video to learn more.

Minebea Intec Meeting the Increasingly Stringent Requirements of the Food Industry VideoApril 13, 2021The weighing module Novego was specifically developed to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of the food industry. This hygienic all-in-one ...

Minebea Intec Supports Dairy CompaniesMay 30, 2023NSM manufacturer Minebea Intec supports dairy companies with tailor-made technologies that improved their product safety and efficiency. Watch this video ...

Minebea Intec Supports Dairy Companies VideoMay 10, 2022NSM manufacturer Minebea Intec supports dairy companies with tailor-made technologies that improved their product safety and efficiency. Watch this video ...

Minebea Intec The Global Consumption of Confectionery Grows VideoMarch 16, 2021Minebea Intec is committed to accepting no half measures with the confectionary industry. The global consumption of confectionery is growing ...

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Ohaus Valor Digital Food ScalesAugust 19, 2025Ohaus Valor food scales are uniquely designed for weighing food products in commercial applications, as well as home kitchens. These ...

Reducing Food WasteSeptember 17, 2019Per the US Department of Agriculture, more than one-third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste every year ...

The Importance of Hygienic DesignSeptember 25, 2018In the food production industry, product contamination by microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi presents a potential and omnipotent risk. It is ...

The Importance of Scaling and Weighing Snack PackagesMarch 3, 2020Baking Business details the importance of accurately scaling and weighing snack packages in a 2019 article. “Accurately scaling and weighing ...

The Ultimate Efficiency Boost for Grain ProcessorsOctober 12, 2021NSM manufacturer Rice Lake Weighing Systems’ recent article “The Ultimate Efficiency Boost for Grain Processors” details a number of grain dump ...

The US Food And Beverage IndustryJune 2, 2026The $760 billion U.S. food and beverage industry demands more than just standard equipment; it requires precision under pressure. NSM ...

Weighing Dairy CowsFebruary 11, 2020Farmers Weekly assessed the value of automatically weighing dairy cows when they are milked. These weighing platforms are added in ...

Weighing Meat from Farm to TableJanuary 21, 2025From the farm to the dinner table, weighing is a critical part of every stage of livestock handling, meat production ...

Weighing Meat From Farm To TableAugust 4, 2026Weight matters at every step of the meat supply chain. Whether you are managing livestock on the ranch, tracking shipments, ...

World’s Largest Box of Pop-TartsMay 11, 2021Recently Kellogg Company and 7-Eleven, Inc. unveiled the World’s Largest Box of Toaster Pastries filled with Pop-Tarts in the parking lot of ...

Calibrate Load CellsMay 27, 2025Our NSM Industrial Scale Service Team has done another amazing job! We worked with Hardy Process Solutions to calibrate new ...

Dairy TestingDecember 15, 2016Consistency, gel strength, spreadability, tensile strength, extensibility, viscosity, creep, relaxation, cutting resistance, firmness and hardness of cheese, yoghurt, butter, sauces ...

Dynamic Average Weight Control at DannonFebruary 26, 2016Danone, also known as Dannon according to its U.S. subsidiary’s name, rethought its entire production process as it expected to ...

Farm Desires to Expand Seed BusinessFebruary 23, 2016The farm will use this scale to expand seed business. A new B-TEK Centurion Hybrid steel deck analog truck scale was ...

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

Meat, Poultry and Fish TestingDecember 15, 2016Toughness of cooked meat, firmness, cutting strength and rapid slice shear force are just a few of the test types ...

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

Pasta, Rice and Noodles TestingDecember 15, 2016The TA1 texture analyzer and NEXYGENPlus food texture applications software can assess product quality on a wide range of food ...

Pet Food TestingDecember 15, 2016Texture analyzers are routinely used for determining the hardness and consistency of various pet food products.

PTI-Compliant Labeling System Installed at Buona FoodsAugust 23, 2017Like other produce companies (growers, re-packers, and distributors), Buona Foods needed to address the requirements associated with the Produce Traceability ...

Raising the Dough at Giannella Modern Baking CompanyApril 5, 2016John Imparato, the proud and colorful owner of Giannella Modern Baking Company in Paterson, New Jersey, has one of those ...

Rattling the Acres of Outagamie County with Rice Lake’s Mobile Marketing UnitNovember 2, 2016It can be quiet in Wisconsin’s farm country, with July’s mid-day sun forcing every living creature to shade and shelter, ...

Red is Delicious with Rice LakeNovember 2, 2016A world-renowned fruit company uses Rice Lake scales throughout their production facilities to deliver superior products and business development. There is ...

Replacing Previous Scale in a Gravel Pit LocationNovember 2, 2016The Customer – ConAgra Foods, Morrell, Ohio location The Challenge -Replacing a previous scale in a gravel pit location. The Solution – ...

Rice Lake Helps Break World Record for Shrimp Cocktail, Fruit Salad and Chocolate SculpturesApril 6, 2016Guinness World Record: The Shrimp Capital MAZATLÁN, MEXICO—Mazatlan prides itself on seafood, to say the least. The “Pearl of the Pacific,” ...

Scottish Agricultural College Uses the TA1 to Measure the Eating Quality of MeatNovember 2, 2016To measure the eating quality of meat, the Scottish Agricultural College uses the TA1 texture analyzer from Lloyd Instruments. Uniformity and enhancement ...

Seafood Company in Houston Area Needs Reliable Scales and ProgrammingDecember 5, 2011Seafood Company in Houston area had a bagging system with two Weightronix indicators that had custom programs in them. Scales ...

Time Flies at Tilcon, Thanks to the Automated Ticketing SystemsNovember 2, 2016Tilcon owns and operates dozens of quarries, asphalt and recycling plants, water terminals, and highway construction divisions, in New York ...

Tracking and Dispensing Grain into Brewing TanksSeptember 6, 2018A new microbrewery in the rapidly expanding Texas craft beer scene wanted a way to accurately track the amount of ...

Tracking Chlorine at a Water Treatment PlantDecember 14, 2020A Dallas area water treatment plant asked NSM to replace their worn out scale that is used to track the ...

Turning Grain Dust into Gold with Grain Dump ScalesNovember 2, 2016Grain fields in eastern Illinois and Wisconsin stretch as far as the horizon in all directions. Towering clusters of bins ...

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

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

LabelBank Not Just for the Food Industry White PaperJune 26, 2017Tracking boxes, crates, and bags of product is important to most businesses. Nowhere is it more important than in the currency business. ...

Measuring the Eating Quality of MeatNovember 1, 2016Uniformity and enhancement of meat eating quality is seen as an important factor in the sustainability of the Scottish (and ...

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

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

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

Ohaus Supports the Fight Versus COVID-19April 16, 2020As a trusted supplier of Laboratory Equipment and Weighing Apparatus, Ohaus supports scientists, researchers and laboratories around the world. The ...

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