Using the shipping scale – Do you know how?
A shipping scale is a vital piece of equipment for any business where delivery of products to customers is important. When looking for a suitable shipping scale, there are a number of design characteristics and features to check out to make sure the selected shipping scale will do the job required. The principal feature to look out for is that the shipping scale weight capacity, it is important that it can handle the weights of the packages you intend to ship. Other key features include accuracy and an easy-to-use intuitive design. Well calibrated and easy-to-read LCD display digital shipping scale will mean that user errors when reading the weights are reduced to the minimum.
When choosing your shipping scale, you should be looking for a weight calibration of 0.1 oz, this may seem obvious, but not all shipping scale manufacturers support this feature. In addition, it should be possible to change the weight reading to either the metric kg measure or lb and oz measure. This is particularly important for the measurement of shipments going overseas. The shipping scale should have a hold function too. This means that the item can be weighed; the weight is frozen and the item moved from the scale allowing the weight to be noted. Another important feature to look out for is good load balancing. The shipping scale should be able to make an accurate reading of weight even if the item weight is unbalanced.
