Our great country was built on manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution some 200 years ago.  The dawning of the next industrial revolution known as “Industry 4.0” is coming, and Nicol Scales & Measurement can help you automate your production processes, capture and transmit data seamlessly and improve your weighing and measurement equipment’s HMIs to make processes easier and faster for workers.  NSM represents the best manufacturers in the world as a value added, full service distributor so we can create custom systems to control processes like batching or filling systems, and we can interface with PLCs via almost any communication protocol available today.  If you want to capture data from your weighing and measurement equipment, NSM offers a variety of data acquisition methods at multiple price points.  For companies concerned about the quality of the products produced, we offer force and materials testing equipment for use in the QC process to validate specifications or to inspect incoming goods.

NSM understands the importance of uptime and accuracy of equipment used in production, so we offer 24/7 emergency service and a variety of calibration offerings to meet your specific needs.  Contact us today to learn more.

Bench Scales

Concrete Deck Truck Scales

Counting Scales

Crane Scales and Overhead Weighing

Data Collection Software

Digital Force Gauges

Dimensional Measurement Products

Dimensioning

Extreme Environment & Wash Down Scales

Floor and Drum Scales

Force Measurement Load Cells and Sensors

Force Testing Accessories

Forklift/Pallet Jack Scales

Hardware

High Precision Mobile Weighing

Indicators & Controllers

Labeling and Barcoding Software

Mechanical Force Gauges

Minebea Intec Industrial High Resolution

Power and Communication

Single Column Testing Systems up to 5kN

Speed Products

Static Check Weighing

Steel Deck Truck Scales

Test Stand Accessories

Test Stands

Top Loading Balances

Torque Measurement

Twin Column Bench Mounted Testing Systems up to 100kN

Twin Column Floor Mounted Testing Systems up to 300kN

Weighing Assemblies for Tank and Hopper Weighing

Wire Crimp Pull Testers

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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 ...

The Secrets of Efficiency in the Cosmetics IndustryJuly 23, 2024NSM manufacturer Minebea Intec offers the secret to efficiency in the cosmetics industry, providing industrial weighing solutions of every sort ...

Aloha Automation with Rice Lake’s Programmable Indicators and Quality Control ScaleNovember 2, 2016Hawaii is the land of luaus, leis and lava, but is is also home to the only fully-automated QUIKRETE® manufacturing ...

Animal Weighing Data NeededApril 15, 2013Animal weigh data has become as essential tool for curators and animal husbandry personnel at Zoos, Aquariums and Animal Parks ...

Breakaway Effects Tests the Stiffness and Flexibility of Stunt GlassNovember 2, 2016Breakaway Effects, a leading stunt glass manufacturer, used the EZ20 test machine to test the stiffness and flexibility of stunt ...

Check the (Load Cell) Pockets to Compare Truck ScalesNovember 2, 2016You are not looking for loose change when you check the load cell pockets to compare truck scales.  Instead, you’re ...

Client Desires Livestock Scale with Pass-through Doors and Easy TransportNovember 2, 2016B-TEK Scales fabricated a full size livestock scale, equipped with forklift channels for portability. Each door has a latch closure ...

Concrete Stone Facility Needs Scales to Fit in Existing AreasNovember 2, 2016The Clients – Concrete Stone Facility The Challenge -Turn-key truck scale solution for concrete and stone facility The Solution – From foundation work to ...

Customer in the Cosmetics Industry Needs Scales for a Yearly InventoryNovember 21, 2011A customer in the cosmetics industry needs scales for a yearly inventory.  They only need the scales once a year, ...

Customer Needs Scale to Allow Adjustment for Product SizeApril 14, 2010The Challenge – Weigh bundles of product in various lengths from 6’ to 20’. The customer wanted a scale both ...

Customer Needs to Monitor Material Moving to and from SiteNovember 2, 2016The Challenge -Installing a new truck scale and wireless RF unmanned system to monitor material like salt, slag and crushed ...

CW-90 Checkweighers are the First Step to Mushroom Production AutomationApril 5, 2016Whitecrest Mushrooms Ltd. Farm in rural Putnam, Ontario, has one of the most high-tech mushroom plants in the world — with ...

Denture Cement and Adhesive Manufacturer Tests New Formulations with the LR Plus test machineNovember 2, 2016A UK manufacturer of denture cement / denture adhesive uses the Lloyd LR Plus test machine to test new formulations ...

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 ...

EZ20 Test Machine Used by Exeter Advanced Technologies Measure the Behavior of Paint CoatingNovember 2, 2016Materials characterization specialists at Exeter Advanced Technologies used the EZ20 test machine to measure the behavior of paint coating. Introduction The worst-case ...

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 ...

Farmers Trust in Their Crop with a Rice Lake Survivor OTRNovember 2, 2016Even before a seed is planted, farmers invest a great deal of time and effort to ensure it develops into ...

Fish Farm Needs Automated System for Better Tracking and Error ReductionNovember 21, 2011A fish farm was manually tracking how much feed was put into each individual pond and then recording that information ...

Horse Care Facility Needs Mobile Horse Scale with Non-slip MatFebruary 1, 2011B-TEK Scales manufactures many different types of floor scales for animals from livestock to zoo animals. This livestock scale’s surface is ...

Incorporating MSHA Compliant Sight Rails onto a ScaleFebruary 23, 2016The Customer – Garber Materials, Lexington, Ohio location The Challenge – Replacing a previous scale in a gravel pit location. The Solution ...

Kongsberg Automotive Tracks Inventory in LengthMarch 21, 2018Customer – Kongsberg Automotive provides world class products to the global vehicle industry. Application- Customer wanted a solution to track Inventory ...

Leading Manufacturer of Overhead Optical Fibre Cables Performs Tensile TestingNovember 2, 2016One of the leading manufacturers of overhead optical fibre cables uses the LR30KPlus test machine to perform tensile testing. Non-destructive testing Accurate ...

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 ...

Manufacturer with Multiple Plants Needs Custom Force Testing MachineNovember 7, 2011A large packaging manufacturer has a number of plants across the United States.  They have a variety of different force ...

Mars Horsecare Desires Mobile Horse Scale with Non-slip SurfaceFebruary 23, 2016B-TEK Scales manufactures many different types of floor scales for animals. From livestock to zoo animals, small or large, a ...

Measuring Torque in the Texas Oil FieldFebruary 24, 2016Texas oil field companies use the Intercomp TL8500 Tension Link Dynamometers to measure the torquing force. As this equipment is serviced ...

MSHA Guidelines for Truck ScalesNovember 2, 2016The Mine Safety and Health Administration or MSHA (nicknamed “emshaw”) is the government organization that oversees safety at mines, quarries, and ...

New Life for Steel at Alter Metal RecyclingApril 8, 2016When state regulations changed to prohibit split-weighing on Legal for Trade truck scales, and with a growing volume of scale ...

One Perfect OTR Survivor and MSHA Guardrail InstalledNovember 2, 2016Joe Mayberry, scale salesman extraordinaire for American Weighing Systems, Atlanta, Georgia, is rightly proud of this new OTR SURVIVOR truck scale ...

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

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, ...

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’s 920 i Controller Helps to Increase Tread LifeNovember 2, 2016A TIRE COMES INTO THIS WORLD FOR JUST ONE PURPOSE. IT CARRIES US FROM POINT “A” TO POINT “B” AND ...

Scale Rental for All NeedsJuly 10, 2018NSM just finished our largest rental of the year where we rent 68 dual counting scales to a local vehicle ...

Scales at Amusement Parks Allow Riders Peace of MindMarch 24, 2011B-TEK Scales fabricates scales for many uses. One of the more interesting and enjoyable uses for scales are installations in ...

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 ...

Scrap Metal Processor Needs Scales to Fit in Existing AreasNovember 2, 2016Custom scale solutions for one of the most experienced and largest scrap metal processors in North America; with clients from ...

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 ...

Steel Processing Warehouse Weighs for Stock and Shipment SimultaneouslyNovember 2, 2016B-TEK Clydesdale Floor Scales can be fabricated in many sizes and capacities for different scale needs. Above ground or pit ...

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 ...

Truck Scale to Weigh Trucks after Offloading from Rail Cars on RailwayNovember 2, 2016Reliable rail transportation brings in asphalt materials to the Valley Asphalt Company’s scale location near Cincinnati, Ohio. This truck scale ...

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 ...

Weighing Specialized Sand for the Drilling of the Marcellus Shale in Central PANovember 2, 2016The Challenge – Turn-key truck scale solution for the energy industry with multiple locations in central PA using digital technology ...

Zero Tolerance for Error at Ottawa Mould CraftApril 5, 2016The people at Ottawa Mould Craft, Ltd., Ontario, Canada, have a contract to mold and assemble filtration products—some with military ...

Zoo Wants a Specialized Elephant Scale for ChildrenApril 15, 2013The Reid Park Zoo in Tuscon, Arizona contacted Emery Winslow in need of a specialized scale for their Elephant Exhibit.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Connecting an iDimension 100 to UPS WorldShip SoftwareMay 3, 2017Connecting an iDimension 100 Series to UPS Worldship requires your unit to have software version 4.7.2.1007 or later to be ...

DimensioningNovember 17, 2016Dimensional weight, often referred to as dim weight, reflects the package’s density—the amount of space the package utilizes in relation ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. ...

Load Cell Application and Test GuidelinesNovember 1, 2016A load cell is a device that is used to measure weight or force. W hen a force is applied ...

Measuring Irregular and Small ObjectsMay 3, 2017iDimension Series version 4.9.1.162 firmware (NTEP pending) is now available for download. This version enhances dimensioning performance with irregular shaped ...

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 ...

PDQ Scale White PaperJune 26, 2017An area Sales manager (ASM) had developed a relationship with a local pipe company and uncovered an opportunity to help them ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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, ...

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

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 ...