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Fairbanks Scales announces new FB 1200 Industrial Scale Instrument

Offering the flexibility and features required by modern weighing operations!

Fairbanks Scales Inc., the oldest scale company in the U.S. and provider in weighing equipment, announces its new FB1200 Industrial Scale Instrument, designed for basic applications using analog bench scales, floor scales, tank assemblies, or livestock scales.

Fairbanks Scales FB1200 is a flexible, economical solution for basic industrial weighing applications. With a range of features and multiple communication options, the FB1200 can fulfill a variety of customer needs at a highly competitive price. Among general-purpose instruments on today’s market, the FB1200 is unique in that it has several “beyond basic” functions and features, including digital inputs and outputs that simplify its integration with other aspects of an operation.

The simple, seven-key interface has oversized buttons for Power, Units, Zero, B/G Net, Tare, and Print as well as a single function key to access the more advanced features of the instrument. In addition, while many industrial applications do not require legal-for-trade status from their weighing equipment, the FB1200 is approved for 10,000 divisions by both NTEP and Measurement Canada (MC). This allows the FB1200 to provide legal-for-trade weights when the situation requires it.

In addition to simple weighing operations, the FB1200 has feature sets to address the following types of operation:

  • Piece Counting – Enter the piece count of a sample through the front panel and use the FB1200 to calculate the count of any size sample.
  • Accumulation – Accumulate gross weight, net weight, and piece count values over repeated weighments.
  • Checkweighing – Three-zone check weighing can be used to confirm a weight is within an acceptable range. The FB1200 can communicate the active zone through the front panel or as a digital output.
  • Livestock Weighing – Use the livestock filter to calculate the weight of a single animal or a group.
  • Peak Hold – Hold the highest stable or unstable weight, even when the weight is removed.

The economical price point and the comprehensive feature set will allow the FB1200 to carve out market space on the lower end of industrial applications. The FB1200 expands the ability to address customer needs by including digital inputs and outputs, multiple weighing intervals, while significantly decreasing the time needed to install and service industrial instruments.

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