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Nicol Scales & Measurement does sell products for simple applications like basic weighing, measuring, and testing, but not every application has a single solution.  NSM has 85 years of experience and relationships with numerous manufacturing partners, and our in-house experts can create the best solutions for your specific applications. Here are some application stories detailing the custom solutions that have been created for customers:

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Adding Load Cells to a TankAdding Load Cells to a Tank Recently a customer was seeking a better and more accurate solution than their prior method of utilizing a flow meter ...
Aircraft WeighingAircraft Weighing System with Wireless HMI Controls The Challenge A leading aircraft manufacturer was looking for a load cell lift system to weigh their aircrafts. They wanted to ...
Hawaiian Hula Dancers 377653 960 720Aloha Automation with Rice Lake’s Programmable Indicators and Quality Control Scale Hawaii is the land of luaus, leis and lava, but is is also home to the only fully-automated QUIKRETE® manufacturing ...
Whale ScaleAnimal Weighing Data Needed Animal weigh data has become as essential tool for curators and animal husbandry personnel at Zoos, Aquariums and Animal Parks ...
Watson Chalin Check Weigh System1Automotive Parts Manufacturer Struggles with Inventory Discrepancy of Delivered Kits Customer was having problems with kits coming up short on parts in the sealed boxes. The kit is made up ...
Services Expedited HeaderAveritt Express Uses a Dimensioning System to Capture the Dimensions of Palletized Freight Averitt Express is a freight and logistics company that needed a new dimensioning system to capture the dimensions of palletized ...
Bakery Testing 599x214Bakery Industry Testing Ametek Test & Calibration Instruments has long supplied the baking industry with advanced testing solutions to ensure end-product quality on ...
BananaBetter by the Bunch It’s the perfect food. A travel size, vitamin-rich serving of potassium, protein, and natural sugars, easily digestible, low in fat, ...
Breakaway EffectsBreakaway Effects Tests the Stiffness and Flexibility of Stunt Glass Breakaway Effects, a leading stunt glass manufacturer, used the EZ20 test machine to test the stiffness and flexibility of stunt ...
CerealCereal Testing Firmness, hardness, crispiness, chewiness, flexural strength and shear are just a few of the test types that you can perform ...
Coins 912716 960 720Check the (Load Cell) Pockets to Compare Truck Scales You are not looking for loose change when you check the load cell pockets to compare truck scales.  Instead, you’re ...
Cow 419081 960 720Client Desires Livestock Scale with Pass-through Doors and Easy Transport B-TEK Scales fabricated a full size livestock scale, equipped with forklift channels for portability. Each door has a latch closure ...
Baltic Sea 1651464 960 720Concrete Stone Facility Needs Scales to Fit in Existing Areas The Clients – Concrete Stone Facility The Challenge -Turn-key truck scale solution for concrete and stone facility The Solution – From foundation work to ...
Food Grips Fixtures Confectionary Snacks 210x360Confectionary and Snacks Testing Firmness, hardness, gumminess, fracturability, stickiness, springiness, flexural strength and tensile strength are just a few of the test types you ...
Food Grips Fixtures Cosmetics 210x360Cosmetics Testing Lipstick bending and cutting force, penetration test, consistency and eye pencil breaking are just a few of the test ...
Lipstick 1367773 960 720Customer in the Cosmetics Industry Needs Scales for a Yearly Inventory A customer in the cosmetics industry needs scales for a yearly inventory.  They only need the scales once a year, ...
WeighbarsCustomer Needs Scale to Allow Adjustment for Product Size The Challenge – Weigh bundles of product in various lengths from 6’ to 20’. The customer wanted a scale both ...
Gravel 837723 960 720 1Customer Needs to Monitor Material Moving to and from Site The Challenge -Installing a new truck scale and wireless RF unmanned system to monitor material like salt, slag and crushed ...
Customized Portability for Heavy-Duty AX900 Axle ScalesCustomized Portability for Heavy-Duty AX900 Axle Scales Enforcing vehicle weight limits is vital to infrastructure protection and motorist safety. The Texas Department of Public Safety chooses Intercomp’s ...
Portobello 235018 960 720CW-90 Checkweighers are the First Step to Mushroom Production Automation Whitecrest Mushrooms Ltd. Farm in rural Putnam, Ontario, has one of the most high-tech mushroom plants in the world — with ...
Food Grips Fixtures Dairy 210x360Dairy Testing Consistency, gel strength, spreadability, tensile strength, extensibility, viscosity, creep, relaxation, cutting resistance, firmness and hardness of cheese, yoghurt, butter, sauces ...
Dentistry 668214 960 720Denture Cement and Adhesive Manufacturer Tests New Formulations with the LR Plus test machine A UK manufacturer of denture cement / denture adhesive uses the Lloyd LR Plus test machine to test new formulations ...
Dupont LogoDupont Chemical Needs Floor Scale with Durable Finish and Mobility Multiple custom floor scales can be ordered in any quantity. From a single request to larger quantities, we can ensure each ...
Logo Dannon Ourbr S BiggerDynamic Average Weight Control at Dannon Danone, also known as Dannon according to its U.S. subsidiary’s name, rethought its entire production process as it expected to ...
Painter 1246619 960 720EZ20 Test Machine Used by Exeter Advanced Technologies Measure the Behavior of Paint Coating Materials characterization specialists at Exeter Advanced Technologies used the EZ20 test machine to measure the behavior of paint coating. Introduction The worst-case ...
Bulgaria 1351944 960 720Facility 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 ...
Appstory1Farm Desires to Expand Seed Business The farm will use this scale to expand seed business. A new B-TEK Centurion Hybrid steel deck analog truck scale was ...
Corn Field 440338 960 720Farmers Trust in Their Crop with a Rice Lake Survivor OTR Even before a seed is planted, farmers invest a great deal of time and effort to ensure it develops into ...
Fish Farming 976294 960 720Fish Farm Needs Automated System for Better Tracking and Error Reduction A fish farm was manually tracking how much feed was put into each individual pond and then recording that information ...
Food Grips Fixtures Fruit Vegetables1 210x360Fruit and Vegetables Testing Firmness of whole fruits/vegetables and extrusion properties of soft fruits, peas, beans, corn and processed fruit/vegetables are just a few ...
Food Grips Fixtures Gels 210x360Gels Testing Gels are widely used in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
Nau 370 1615930 960 720Gowen Ocean Sails LTD and Lloyd Use the LR100K Plus to Test Webbings Used in High Load Areas of Sails Gowen Ocean Sails Ltd and materials testing machine manufacturer Lloyd Instruments have collaborated on the testing of webbings used in ...
Headset Microphone Joint TorqueHeadset Microphone Joint Torque Improving on the company’s quality assurance processes and focussed on the swivel function of the microphone arm of its headsets. ...
Helical torsion spring torque testingHelical Torsion Spring Torque Testing Solution Any of Mecmesin’s software-controlled torque testers EmperorTM rotates the spring to a predefined angle, continuously collecting torque and angular displacement data. Benefits To measurement ...
Helicopter 186718 640Helicopter Company Experiences Inaccurate Blade Weight Helicopter Company in Dallas area was having issues with newly installed scale not weighing the blades accurately or consistently.  They ...
Shire Horse 1751811 960 720Horse Care Facility Needs Mobile Horse Scale with Non-slip Mat B-TEK Scales manufactures many different types of floor scales for animals from livestock to zoo animals. This livestock scale’s surface is ...
Volvo 906771 960 720Incorporating MSHA Compliant Sight Rails onto a Scale The Customer – Garber Materials, Lexington, Ohio location The Challenge – Replacing a previous scale in a gravel pit location. The Solution ...
EyedropsIndian Manufacturer Tests Force on Plastic Bottles with Chatillon Squeeze Force Tester In evaluating a medication, ease of use is nearly as an important a factor as its effectiveness. Along with determining the ...
Lp600 RvIntercomp LP600 Helps RV Dealer Promote Safety As the size and complexity of the modern RV continues to increase,manufacturers and customers must also take into account axle ...
Intercomp LS630-WIM Keeps Weight of Australian Haulers in CheckIntercomp LS630-WIM Keeps Weight of Australian Haulers in Check In 2018, Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Law, was amended to provide that every party in the heavy vehicle transport ...
Safe Rail TransportIntercomp LS630-WIM Promotes Safe Rail Transport A North American Class-1 Railroad needed a scale solution to identify improperly loaded, and overloaded, inbound intermodal shipping containers before ...
WimInventory & Gate Management with LS-WIM Bulk items, like aggregate or cement, can be difficult to track for the purposes of inventory management. Often yard managers ...
Hippopotamus 979486 1280King of the Zoo AT FIRST GLANCE, A HIPPOPOTAMUS DOESN’T LOOK VERY MENACING.  Their Shrek-like ears accentuate a hairless face and their chubby body ...
Hqdefault 5Kongsberg Automotive Tracks Inventory in Length Customer – Kongsberg Automotive provides world class products to the global vehicle industry. Application- Customer wanted a solution to track Inventory ...
Rapid Bar Code Labeling SystemLabelBank / DataBank software is not just for the food industry Tracking boxes, crates, and bags of product is important to most businesses, but it’s especially important in the currency business! ...
Pliers 1031981 960 720Leading Manufacturer of Overhead Optical Fibre Cables Performs Tensile Testing One of the leading manufacturers of overhead optical fibre cables uses the LR30KPlus test machine to perform tensile testing. Non-destructive testing Accurate ...
Laboratory 1237345 960 720Leading 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, ...
Hawker 539490 960 720Lloyd Dual Column Testing Machines Used by Aim Composites Ltd Aim Composites Ltd use the dual column testing machines to test composites used extensively in the aerospace, marine, bus and ...
Load TestingLoad Testing for Local Customer A local NSM customer created a couple of jigs used to rest the locomotive engines on to service them. They ...
B4d051ae901dfbcac20da82fd85feb48LR30K Plus Used by Furniture Manufacturer OneLeg Performs Tensile and Compression Tests The furniture manufacturer OneLeg used the LR30K Plus materials testing machine from Lloyd Instruments to perform tensile tests and compression tests ...
Efaflex 1630742 960 720Making 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 ...
Industry 1140760 960 720Manufacturer with Multiple Plants Needs Custom Force Testing Machine A large packaging manufacturer has a number of plants across the United States.  They have a variety of different force ...
Horses 1414889 960 720Mars Horsecare Desires Mobile Horse Scale with Non-slip Surface B-TEK Scales manufactures many different types of floor scales for animals. From livestock to zoo animals, small or large, a ...
Pump Jack 848300 960 720Measuring Torque in the Texas Oil Field Texas oil field companies use the Intercomp TL8500 Tension Link Dynamometers to measure the torquing force. As this equipment is serviced ...
Food Grips Fixtures Meat Poultry Fish 210x360Meat, Poultry and Fish Testing Toughness of cooked meat, firmness, cutting strength and rapid slice shear force are just a few of the test types ...
Capsule 1079838 960 720Minebea Intec Mechatronics in the Pharmaceutical Industry Teva came into contact with Minebea Intec Mechatronics through the Hungarian subsidiary, Sartorius Membran. Teva Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. is one ...
Rainbow Background 1149610 960 720MSHA Guidelines for Truck Scales The Mine Safety and Health Administration or MSHA (nicknamed “emshaw”) is the government organization that oversees safety at mines, quarries, and ...
Belgium 1601918 640National Transportation Company Shipping Service Needs Standardized National Service and Scale Solution for each Terminal A national transportation company has a shipping service as part of their service offerings.  Since they charge by weight, they ...
Iron 1508264 960 720New Life for Steel at Alter Metal Recycling When state regulations changed to prohibit split-weighing on Legal for Trade truck scales, and with a growing volume of scale ...
Road 569335 960 720One Perfect OTR Survivor and MSHA Guardrail Installed Joe Mayberry, scale salesman extraordinaire for American Weighing Systems, Atlanta, Georgia, is rightly proud of this new OTR SURVIVOR truck scale ...
Food Grips Fixtures Packaging 210x360Packaging Testing By combining the TA1 texture analyzer with our grips and fixtures for packaging testing you can perform tests such as ...
Food Grips Fixtures Pasta Rice Noodles 210x360Pasta, Rice and Noodles Testing The TA1 texture analyzer and NEXYGENPlus food texture applications software can assess product quality on a wide range of food ...
Food Grips Fixtures Pet Food 210x360Pet Food Testing Texture analyzers are routinely used for determining the hardness and consistency of various pet food products.
Green 72772 960 720Plastic Pipe Manufacturer Mixes Raw Ingredients and Needs Automated System A plastic pipe manufacturer mixes raw ingredients together to make plastic piping.  Their facility runs 24/7 so down time must ...
Medley MushroomsPTI-Compliant Labeling System Installed at Buona Foods Like other produce companies (growers, re-packers, and distributors), Buona Foods needed to address the requirements associated with the Produce Traceability ...
Truck Scale InstallationQuick Truck Scale Rental Installation Extremely quick (less than a two week turnaround) truck scale rental to help a customer out of a bind. We ...
Bake 1706181 960 720Raising the Dough at Giannella Modern Baking Company John Imparato, the proud and colorful owner of Giannella Modern Baking Company in Paterson, New Jersey, has one of those ...
Einkorn 586749 960 720Rattling the Acres of Outagamie County with Rice Lake’s Mobile Marketing Unit It can be quiet in Wisconsin’s farm country, with July’s mid-day sun forcing every living creature to shade and shelter, ...
Appetite 1239065 960 720Red is Delicious with Rice Lake A world-renowned fruit company uses Rice Lake scales throughout their production facilities to deliver superior products and business development. There is ...
Removal Torque of Cap from Drug Delivery DeviceRemoval Torque of Cap from Drug Delivery Device Solution Software-controlled torque testing system Torque testing software Benefits Ultimate accuracy and repeatability from motor-driven software control Flexibilty to design bespoke R&D test routines Interchangeble torque ...
Conagra Foods Logo 2009 SvgReplacing Previous Scale in a Gravel Pit Location The Customer – ConAgra Foods, Morrell, Ohio location The Challenge -Replacing a previous scale in a gravel pit location. The Solution – ...
Shrimp 727214 960 720Rice Lake Helps Break World Record for Shrimp Cocktail, Fruit Salad and Chocolate Sculptures Guinness World Record: The Shrimp Capital MAZATLÁN, MEXICO—Mazatlan prides itself on seafood, to say the least. The “Pearl of the Pacific,” ...
Wrestlers 646535 960 720Rice Lake Medical Scales Go to the Wrestling Mat When 1983 Wisconsin wrestling Hall-of-Famer, Larry Marchionda retired, his phone kept on working.  His former wrestlers (now coaches and teachers ...
Shrimp 727214 960 720Rice Lake Scales Help Break World Records Mazatlan prides itself on seafood, to say the least. The “Pearl of the Pacific,” as its nickname notes, sits on ...
Mature 1749597 960 720Rice Lake’s 920 i Controller Helps to Increase Tread Life A TIRE COMES INTO THIS WORLD FOR JUST ONE PURPOSE. IT CARRIES US FROM POINT “A” TO POINT “B” AND ...
ROPP Wine Closure Removal TorqueROPP Wine Closure Removal Torque Solution Software-controlled torque testing system Digital torque indicator and motorised torque tester Mandrel designed for producer’s ROPP caps Benefits Ultimate in accuracy and repeatability with ...
Rotary Damper Gear Precision Torque CharacteristicsRotary Damper Gear Precision Torque Characteristics Testing for torque to turn characteristics of small components in mechanical systems that are often subjected to light loading but are very ...
Warehouse StockScale Rental for All Needs NSM just finished our largest rental of the year where we rent 68 dual counting scales to a local vehicle ...
Water ParkScales at Amusement Parks Allow Riders Peace of Mind B-TEK Scales fabricates scales for many uses. One of the more interesting and enjoyable uses for scales are installations in ...
Cows 1029077 960 720Scottish Agricultural College Uses the TA1 to Measure the Eating Quality of Meat To measure the eating quality of meat, the Scottish Agricultural College uses the TA1 texture analyzer from Lloyd Instruments. Uniformity and enhancement ...
B Tek logo sizedScrap Metal Processor Needs Scales to Fit in Existing Areas Custom scale solutions for one of the most experienced and largest scrap metal processors in North America; with clients from ...
Shrimp 727214 640Seafood Company in Houston Area Needs Reliable Scales and Programming Seafood Company in Houston area had a bagging system with two Weightronix indicators that had custom programs in them. Scales ...
Chrysler LogoSmoothing the Road In 1920, Walter P. Chrysler teamed up with three ex-Studebaker engineers to design a revolutionary new car. They defined the ...
Ravas iforks touchSmurfit Kappa Reduces Waste Flows with iForks Touch Smurfit Kappa Van Mierlo in Belgium, specializes in the development and production of offset printed, cardboard packaging. Cardboard waste occurs ...
Solutions For Force Testing Under 5kn 599x214Solutions for Force Testing up to 5kN Force testing up to 5kN represents the largest single market segment for testing products and materials. As more and more ...
Factory Building 377580 960 720Steel Processing Warehouse Weighs for Stock and Shipment Simultaneously B-TEK Clydesdale Floor Scales can be fabricated in many sizes and capacities for different scale needs. Above ground or pit ...
Tank Scale Retro FitTank Scale Retro Fit Recently our Houston team completed a tank scale retro fit in a pilot plant that had set these on floor ...
Thermostatic Radiator Valve (TRV) Operational TorqueThermostatic Radiator Valve (TRV) Operational Torque An objective methodology to repeatably measure torque to turn characteristics of a thermostatic radiator valve. Solution Vortex-i torque testing system featuring Emperor ...
Street 238458 960 720Time Flies at Tilcon, Thanks to the Automated Ticketing Systems Tilcon owns and operates dozens of quarries, asphalt and recycling plants, water terminals, and highway construction divisions, in New York ...
Brewing TanksTracking and Dispensing Grain into Brewing Tanks A 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 PlantTracking Chlorine at a Water Treatment Plant A Dallas area water treatment plant asked NSM to replace their worn out scale that is used to track the ...
Bernina Railway 1504723 960 720Truck Scale to Weigh Trucks after Offloading from Rail Cars on Railway Reliable rail transportation brings in asphalt materials to the Valley Asphalt Company’s scale location near Cincinnati, Ohio. This truck scale ...
Wheat 175960 960 720Turning Grain Dust into Gold with Grain Dump Scales Grain fields in eastern Illinois and Wisconsin stretch as far as the horizon in all directions. Towering clusters of bins ...
Seven Segment 957235 960 720University Needs to Test an Extensometer in a Testing Chamber A University needed a material testing machine that could test a unique elastomer in a temperature chamber with a non-contact ...
10 11 17 Rl 1280Using a Custom Batching System to Store Recipes A customer who makes additives for construction materials approached us looking for a better way to perform their blending in ...
Water Treatment Plant Indicator ReplacementWater Treatment Plant Indicator Replacement Our service team continues to work wonders. Recently they replaced two older, not supported instruments with Rice Lake 880s. They ...
Refinery 340439 960 720Weighing Specialized Sand for the Drilling of the Marcellus Shale in Central PA The Challenge – Turn-key truck scale solution for the energy industry with multiple locations in central PA using digital technology ...
Air Plan 1670266 960 720Wing Walking with Rice Lake’s Load Cells and 920i Programmable Indicators An estimated one out of three people is afraid to fly. Their constant thoughts of what might go wrong can ...
Weighbeams 5040 AWPWireless Solutions Using Weighbars Nicol Scales & Measurement utilized Transcell weighbars with wireless capabilities in order to avoid an issue with cables. The Challenge: The ...
world trade center ax900World Trade Center Enhanced Security with AX900 Axle Scales The World Trade Center (WTC) campus in New York City has a comprehensive vehicle security perimeter for vehicle screening. To ...
Weld 67640 960 720Zero Tolerance for Error at Ottawa Mould Craft The people at Ottawa Mould Craft, Ltd., Ontario, Canada, have a contract to mold and assemble filtration products—some with military ...
Arizona Elephant ScaleZoo Wants a Specialized Elephant Scale for Children The Reid Park Zoo in Tuscon, Arizona contacted Emery Winslow in need of a specialized scale for their Elephant Exhibit.