Bearing the Weight of a Washdown
Dave Inman, V.P. of, remembers when scales were a bigger problem. “We have very stringent quality and sanitation standards, and our third shift is intense high pressure washdown of all equipment. And everyone knows that electronics and water don’t mix well.”
It was not unusual for these heavy sanitation procedures to create a scale problem, typically due to water infiltrating an electronic load cell and causing it to fail. This can be a huge issue. This can bring production to a halt, or worse, cause the wrong amounts of ingredients to be added. “Any process that involves weighing needs to know that the weight data is accurate, consistent and reliable at all times.” Emery Winslow’s Hydrostatic load cells are totally non-electronic and are guaranteed for life against failure from water, high pressure washdown, condensation, humidity, water submersion, power surges, static charges, surges from welding and even lightning strikes.
“When we need more scales, Hydrostatics will certainly be my first choice.“
