DIGITAL SCALE &COUNTING FOR PRINTING MFG & AMUSEMENT CO

Features Specific to Paper Counting --

• Perfect for labels, envelopes, business cards, booklets, etc.
• Optional enlarges the work surface to 11.5 x 18"
• Can count folded, bound, and die cut pieces as well.

Features Specific to Parts Counting --

• Ideal for counting assembly components as well as finished goods.
• Perfect for small size parts of any type: metal, plastic, fiber, etc. including springs, screws, hardware, beads, electronics, etc.
• The QCS-3, with its 1 part in 2 million internal resolution and .0001 display resolution, can count extremely small and/or light weight items.

Features Specific to Coin Counting --

• Counts coins, tokens, tickets, or pull tabs.
• Compact design and internal battery operation is perfect for route collections.
• Optional hard shell plastic protects unit when used on the road

Features Specific to INK Mixing --

• The QCS 6, 15, and 65 models are able to mix more than 90% of all popular ink formulas in amounts of a 1/4 lb. or more. The QCS 3 with its .0001 display resolution can mix more than 96% of all popular ink formulas in amounts of a 1/4 lb. or more
• The use of "Base Inks" allows for the mixing of any amount of ink with any of the QCS models. Ask us for details.

Counting Issues:

How can a scale count something? I thought scales were only good for weighing things?

Good question. A counting scale is, in fact, a weighing scale, but with two major differences. First, the load cell (the electromechanical device that translates pressure to weight) is about a hundred times more sensitive than the type you might find in a standard weighing scale. Secondly, it is the special circuitry inside a counting scale that allows it to interpret weight as a piece count. The scale's microprocessor compares the known weight of the sampling with the weight of the total lot on the scale and displays the corresponding count.

Why do you offer your scales in different weight capacities (6, 12, and 30 lbs. for example)? Since the price is the same, why wouldn't I just want the highest capacity possible?

The critical decision when buying any scale is to match the scale's weight capacity with the counting task at hand. That's because there is an inverse ratio between a scale's weight capacity and it's sensitivity. The lower the weight capacity, the higher the sensitivity (the scale's ability to differentiate one part from another when counting). Inversely, the higher the weight capacity, the lower the sensitivity. This fact is not a limitation of our line of scales, it's just the laws of physics at work!

As an example, if your primary counting need is to count business cards, labels, small tags, or other light weight items, a low capacity scale, say 6 lbs., would be best.