As an Accredited ISO 17025:2005 Calibration
Laboratory, Standard
Scale & Supply provides inspectionand
calibration services that meet your
requirements. Our test weights are traceable to
the National Institute of Standards through our
Michigan Weights & Measures Service Agency
#100038.
The big question is - "Why?"
Why choose Standard Scale & Supply
rather than any of the other scale service
companies available?
Some of our competitors have a cheaper
hourly rate.
Why not go with the company with the cheapest
rate?
Let me tell you a story about cheap scale
service. A technician from "Cheap" Scale Company
showed up to fix a customer's scale. First he
replaced the Weight Indicator. The scale still
didn't work. Next he replaced a Load Cell. The
scale still didn't work. Finally, he saw that
the Load Cell Cable had been cut. He replaced
the Load Cell Cable and the scale now worked
fine. He told the customer he had fixed their
scale and, bye the way, he threw in a free Load
Cell Cable.
Let me explain the games that are played by
"Cheap" Scale Companies.
1) Some entice you with a cheap hourly rate.
For some unexplained reason they can only show
up after hours when overtime rates apply.
2) Others keep their prices low by not stocking
enough parts. Every time your scale breaks they
need to order parts from the factory. This means
excessive downtime for you and a second trip and
associated billing for them. Does it affect your
operation when your scale isn't working? Do you
have a spare scale to use in the meantime?
3) Then there is the two Load Cells and a
Junction Box scenario. Every time your scale is
down it seems that it takes two Load Cells and a
Junction Box to fix it. Really???
If you are tired
of the games and want to do business with a
straight shooting company come to Standard
Scale & Supply.
We reduce your downtime and improve your
bottom line and
we have customers that will vouch for that.
Some Examples
40% Savings in Repair Costs
Working with a cutting
oil company, we reduced their scale repair costs by
over 40%. One thing we did for the customer was
install Bumper Guards in front of their Floor
Scales. This reduced the damage caused by Forklift
Trucks hitting the scales.
1% Increased Profit
A plating company usually
weighs material around 16,000-pounds. They were losing
200-pounds on most invoiced. Their 20,000-pound scale
was being tested with 2,000-pounds of mass standards.
This testing was "cheap" but very expensive when
considering their long term loss of over 1% on every
invoice. We test the scale with 20,000-pounds of mass
standards and added the 1% back to the customer's bottom
line.
When "Cheap" Costs More
An automotive OEM used a
company that provided "cheap" inspections and service.
Their poor quality equipment was held together with
"Band-Aids" and baling wire. This required frequent
service calls and the associated downtime and cost. By
installing quality equipment and repairing it properly
we were able to drastically reduce the total "cost of
ownership" for this customer.
In 1996, an automotive OEM researched all
the scale companies they had been doing business
with. They were going through a vendor reduction
program to lower their cost of purchasing. Their
goal was to find the one scale company that could
provide the best value and overall lowest "cost of
ownership." They chose Standard Scale &
Supply. Don't you owe it to yourself to find out
why?
We have proven over and over again that we get our
customer’s scales up and running faster than
anyone else. We stock more spare parts in our
service trucks and in our shop, which allows us to
fix your scale right on the first trip.
"Why settle for the
get by when, in the long run, the good costs
less?"
Standard Scale has invested heavily
in people, vehicles and test equipment to keep you
up and running. Our main office is in Redford
Township (Detroit) and serves the entire Lower
Peninsula of Michigan, as well as the northern parts
of Ohio.
We know how
expensive your downtime is -- we have two full
size vans fully stocked with parts, certified
mass standards and test equipment. This allows
us to service most equipment on the first
trip. When it does become necessary to order
parts, most are available overnight.
To service large capacity scales we
have two stake trucks with heavy tools, torches, welders
and large 1,000 pound certified mass standards.
We service and calibrate a
large number of vehicle scales. These
include axle, motor truck and railroad
track scales. Applications include motor
freight, scrap, landfill, automotive, chemical
and grain elevators. To handle the volume of
work, we have a heavy capacity test truck
equipped with twenty 1000-pound certified mass
standards and a 5000-lb self propelled weight
cart.
Our motorized weight cart concentrates the
test load precisely, for accurate calibration of
each truck scale section.
If you have a job to do and want it done right, give
us a try.
We have the people, the equipment and the
parts to do it right the first time.
