| Every industrial scale needs a transducer device | | | | Most weighing requirements can be solved by |
| which will detect the amount of weight being applied | | | | purchasing a scale that was designed for the specific |
| and will convert it into an electronic signal. The most | | | | user application. For example, many shipping |
| common type of electronic scale transducer is called | | | | departments need to determine the weight of the |
| a load cell. It produces a millivolt level analog signal | | | | packages that are being sent out. If the weight listed |
| that is exactly proportional to the weight. This low | | | | is more than the actual weight of the package, then |
| level signal is first amplified, and then converted into a | | | | the shipping costs will be unnecessarily higher. If the |
| digital number by the circuitry in the digital indicator. | | | | weight listed is less, then the transportation company |
| The microprocessor within the indicator will process | | | | may re-weight and correct the shipment weight, and |
| this number in a variety of ways, including linearity | | | | charge a penalty. Depending on the packages being |
| compensation and temperature correction. The final | | | | shipped, a pallet scale, floor scale or platform scale |
| value of the digital is then shown on a display screen | | | | may be the solution of choice. |
| for use by the scale operator. | | | | |