A weighing scales accuracy can be severely affected by its environment that it is installed in. Multiple factors should be considered if you want to achieve the best performance from your weighing equipment, these include:

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• Location- Placing a scale in a location that has high volume of traffic could run the risk of the scale being hit with forklift trucks or other pieces of equipment. Sometimes due to production needs the weighing scale must be installed in a specific place, our engineers will make recommendations to help prolong the equipment and ensure efficiency.

• Stable, solid and level surface - The ground or table the scale is installed on needs to be well built to ensure the direction of load is central and there is no weight displacement. Most weighing scales have a built-in level indication to help balance the scale prior to use however an external level indication device can be used to ensure the weight measured is distributed evenly over the weigh plate.

• Air flow - A weighing scale is a sensitive measurement device that can be affected by air flow directed at the scale. Measures should be made to ensure the scale is not installed in the path of a fan or air conditioning. 

• Electromagnetic interference - Scales installed next to heavy machinery can be susceptible to interference from high voltage cabling, motors or devices. Avoiding high voltage cabling on long cable runs, using shielded cables andsufficient earth bonding are measures that can be used to help dissipate interference. 

• Fouling - Mechanical fouling from stored goods or debris can give false weigh readings. Scales should have sufficient clearance and regular maintenance should be carried out to ensure nothing has found its way under the scale.