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News · 26 June 2026
Industrial Weighing Equipment for Australian Sites
Industrial weighing equipment is critical for accurate measurement, compliance, and operational efficiency across Australian industries. An overloaded truck leaving a…
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News · 1 May 2026
Testing and Verification Scales: Why Accuracy Matters for Compliance and Safety
Small errors in weighing systems can have serious consequences over time. When measurements are used to determine pricing, safety limits, or regulatory compliance, even…
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News · 1 May 2026
Digital vs Mechanical Scales: Which Is Right for Modern Operations
Accurate weighing plays a critical role in many industries, influencing financial outcomes, safety, and compliance. Choosing between digital and mechanical scales is not…
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News · 23 March 2026
Weighbridge Installation Guide From Site To Sign Off
A weighbridge is more than just a platform installed on site. It is a legal measuring instrument that directly affects compliance, safety, and revenue. The way it is…
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News · 23 March 2026
Calibration Benefits for Australian Weighing Operations
Accurate measurement underpins every operation that relies on weighing. From transport and logistics to mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, even small inaccuracies…
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Weighing Equipment · 13 March 2026
How Much is a Food Scale? Understanding Pricing and Benefits for Australian Businesses
Food scales are essential tools that serve diverse purposes across both home kitchens and commercial environments throughout Australia. When considering “how much is a…
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News · 13 March 2026
How to Calibrate a Platform Scale: Why a Professional is Required
In busy production, warehousing and QA environments, scales are only as useful as their accuracy. If you’re wondering how to calibrate a platform scale, the short answer…
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News · 25 February 2026
Improving Efficiency In Everyday Forklift Operations
Every unnecessary trip from a forklift to a fixed platform scale or public weighbridge costs time, fuel, and productivity. Forklift scales eliminate this wasted movement…
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News · 25 February 2026
Industrial Weighing Equipment for Australian Sites
Industrial weighing equipment is critical for accurate measurement, compliance, and operational efficiency across Australian industries. An overloaded truck leaving a…
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News · 25 February 2026
Legal for Trade Scales for Compliant Weighing in Australia
When goods are bought and sold by weight, accuracy is not optional. A weighbridge that reads light or a packaging scale that drifts outside tolerance can trigger fines,…
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News · 25 February 2026
Weighbridge Maintenance Prevent Downtime And Costly Misreads
A weighbridge is often the single control point that keeps trucks, materials, and revenue moving. When it fails unexpectedly and emergency weighbridge repairs are…
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News · 15 January 2026
Expert Weighbridge Maintenance and Load Cell Replacement at Holcim Petrie
SWIA recently completed a comprehensive weighbridge maintenance and upgrade at Holcim Petrie, tackling challenges with an in-ground industrial weighbridge. The site’s…
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News · 8 December 2025
Are Food Scales Accurate? Ensuring Precision in Commercial and Industrial Food Operations
In commercial food operations, accuracy isn’t a luxury—it’s a legal and financial necessity. A checkweigher overfilling 500g packages by just 8 grams may seem minor…
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News · 8 December 2025
Why Accurate Truck Weighing Improves Safety, Compliance, and Profitability
A set of scales for weighing trucks can look like just another piece of yard equipment. Yet a few kilograms out on that display can mean the difference between a safe…
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News · 8 December 2025
Are Food Scales Accurate – Ensuring Precision in Commercial and Industrial Food Operations
In commercial food operations, accuracy isn’t a luxury—it’s a legal and financial necessity. A checkweigher overfilling 500g packages by just 8 grams may seem minor…
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News · 8 December 2025
Vehicle Weigh Scales
Accurate scales for weighing trucks keep more than just stock numbers neat; they protect revenue, safety, and compliance. If the reading from the truck scales is wrong,…
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News · 8 December 2025
What Is a Bench Scale – An Introduction to Compact, Versatile Weighing Devices
Bench scales are compact weighing instruments designed for use on tables, counters, or other flat surfaces. Also called benchtop or compact scales, they have become…
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News · 8 December 2025
How to Calibrate a Food Scale – Ensuring Accurate, Compliant Measurements in Commercial Operations
In commercial food operations, calibration is not optional. It protects compliance, profitability, and product quality by ensuring every weighment stays within legally…
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News · 8 December 2025
What Is an Industrial Scale? Understanding NMI Trade Verifiable Weighing Solutions
Industrial scales are precision weighing devices designed for the demanding environments of manufacturing, logistics, mining, agriculture, and construction. Unlike…
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News · 4 November 2025
Weigh Scales Calibration
In busy production, warehousing, and quality assurance environments, a scale is only as useful as its accuracy. If you’re searching for how to calibrate a platform…
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News · 4 November 2025
How to Test a Load Cell: Why DIY Checks Can Cost You
If you’re searching for how to test a load cell, it’s probably because your scale is drifting, failing verification, or giving intermittent faults. While a quick DIY…
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News · 8 September 2025
Weighbridge Calibration
If you’re Googling “how to calibrate weighbridge”, here’s the reality: true calibration is a standards-based, traceable procedure—not a quick tweak with a test truck. At…
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News · 8 September 2025
How to Calibrate a Load Cell: SWIAs Professional Method Business Benefits
Want to know how to calibrate load cell equipment properly? Here’s how we do it at SWIA —and why professional calibration pays for itself in accuracy, uptime and…
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News · 30 July 2025
Why Regular Equipment Calibration is Important
Precision matters in every industry, and accurate measurements form the backbone of reliable operations across Australia’s diverse industrial sectors. Equipment…
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News · 30 July 2025
How to Know When You Should Replace a Load Cell
Load cells form the backbone of a weighing system. They are the component that facilitates the measurement of loads applied to a weight receptor and become critical to…
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News · 8 April 2025
How Accurate Are Crane Scales? Evaluating Precision in Heavy Lifting
In industries dealing with heavy lifting—like logistics, manufacturing, or shipping—crane scales provide critical weight readings for safety, billing, and compliance.…
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News · 8 April 2025
How Much Does a Weighbridge Cost? Understanding Investment and Value
Weighbridges are essential for industries that handle large-scale loads, from transport and agriculture to mining and waste management. Whether you’re looking to install…
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News · 8 April 2025
How to Get a Weighbridge Certificate: Ensuring Compliance and Accuracy
A weighbridge verification is essential for businesses that rely on accurate weight measurements for trade, compliance, and safety. In Australia, obtaining this…
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News · 10 March 2025
What Is a Weighbridge? Exploring Heavy-Duty Vehicle Weighing Solutions
In industries such as transportation, logistics, mining, and agriculture, managing heavy loads is a daily priority. Keeping track of vehicle weights is crucial not only…
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News · 7 November 2024
Sunshine Coast STRIKES AGAIN…
A weighbridge in the South Burnett Region was hit by lightning in October and stopped working. In less than 24 hours our local service team had diagnosed the weighbridge…
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News · 17 October 2022
Legal for trade wheeled loader scale
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Uncategorized · 27 January 2022
How a Weighbridge Work
How do weighbridges work? In this article, we’ll tell you as well as answering other questions like what is a weighbridge? and how to operate a weighbridge.
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Uncategorized · 27 January 2022
Weighing Scale Repair
If you’re looking for weighing scale repair services, how to repair a mechanical weigh scale or who to contact for electronic weighing scale repair services, there is a…
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News · 29 September 2021
A Guide To Crane Scale Repair & Maintenance
If you or your business constantly uses a crane scale as part of your daily activities, you will no doubt be looking for a trusted crane scale repair Queensland…
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News · 29 September 2021
What Is A Platform Scale?
In this article we’ll give you a brief guide to platform scales, with a focus on answering two main questions: what is a platform scale? and how do platform scales work?
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News · 29 September 2021
Weighbridge Maintenance & Cleaning
Keeping your Weighbridge maintained and clean is essential. Not only is it good practice to keep your bridge clean, but it also contributes to a preventative maintenance…
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News · 29 September 2021
Weighbridge Controls: Protecting the Integrity Of Your Weighbridge
When investing in a weighbridge there are a lot of options you need to consider, particularly if the site will be unmanned. These weighbridge add-ons cut down the…
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News · 10 December 2020
TeleMetrix A World-class Dynamic Bulk Product Weighing
Engineered and manufactured in France; TeleMetrix specialised products offer end-to-end solutions for the dynamic weighing of bulk product in industry. With a…
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News · 27 November 2020
Wheeled Loader Scales – Local Service Option for QLD Businesses
Queensland extraction and logistics operators; Sensortronic Weighing and Inspection Australasia (SWIA) is pleased to welcome the Compuload range to our product portfolio.
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News · 14 October 2019
SWIA Scale Servicing On The Sunshine Coast
Measurement and quality inspection is a fundamental across most all industries. From pharmaceuticals and medical to mining and waste recovery, accurate and reliable…
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News · 14 October 2019
SWIA Weighbridge Upgrade On The Sunshine Coast
At SWIA, our service packages aim to ensure that your weighbridge and other industrial weighing equipment are accurate and are in full working order. Our extensive…
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News · 24 June 2019
Understanding Weighing Equipment Breakdowns & How to Avoid Them
In order to keep your business operating properly and making you money, your equipment needs to be running. Breakdowns cost time and money that your business can’t…
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News · 14 June 2019
Ensuring Efficiency in the Manufacturing Industry
In the manufacturing industry, time is money. Loss of production due to equipment downtime can result in reduced revenue. At SWIA, our team of experts works with a…
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News · 14 June 2019
Chain of Responsibility: Weighing Equipment for Compliance
The Heavy Vehicle National Law requires every party in the heavy vehicle transport supply chain to ensure the safety of their transport activities. This means that all…
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News · 6 June 2019
Strawberry Season: Are you ready?
Strawberry season is a very important time for farmers across Queensland and weighing equipment is a necessary part of the process to make sure shipments are being…
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· 21 May 2019
Weighbridge Solutions & Servicing Queensland
SWIA provides service and maintenance options to clients across Queensland, we ensure their weighbridge, like all other weighing and inspection equipment, consistently…
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News · 21 May 2019
SWIA Services for Mining, Quarry & Waste Management Facilities
At SWIA, we have extensive experience in the mining, quarry and waste industry and understand the unique needs of this sector. We wanted to share some further…
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News · 21 May 2019
Front End Loader Scales
When accuracy, reliability and compliance matter, SWIA provides industry-leading front end loader scales designed for Australian conditions. Our on board weighing…
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News · 21 May 2019
Must Have Scales For Industrial Sector
Sensortronic Weighing and Inspection Australasia provide a diverse range of scale options for the industrial sector. From weighing heavy machinery, to weighing with…
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News · 14 May 2019
SECA Preferred Supplier & Servicers
For hospitals and other health providers, accurate weighing is paramount to the health and wellbeing of patients. From neonatal scales to dialysis scales, precise and…
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News · 30 April 2019
Platform Scales In Brisbane
At Sensortronic Weighing and Inspection Australasia we have a large range of platform scales to suit the needs of any business across a range of industries. We can…
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News · 30 April 2019
SWIA Weighing Data Solutions
Are you getting the most out of your weighing equipment? Equipment for weighing and measuring can be paired with intelligent software to collect and analyse the data…
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News · 29 April 2019
Case Study: Servicing Sibelco Sites
Sensortronic Weighing and Inspection Australasia have been providing service and maintenance to the Sibelco Parkhurst site for a number of years. SWIA were engaged to…
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News · 8 April 2019
Weighing Equipment In The Manufacturing Industry
In the manufacturing industry, weighing and inspection equipment is essential for quality control and to ensure that manufacturers are not giving away too much of their…
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News · 2 April 2019
SWIA Service Agreements
Sensortronic Weighing and Inspection Australasia (SWIA) has been servicing weighing equipment for over thirty years. We specialise in providing service and maintenance…
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News · 1 April 2019
Announcing Our New Retail-Dedicated Service!
Sensortronic Weighing and Inspection Australasia (SWIA) are excited to announce our Queensland retail-dedicated service. Our retail team is headed up by a retail…
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News · 6 November 2018
Chain of Responsibility – Weighing and Software Solutions!
As of October, changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law mean that now, every party in the heavy vehicle transport supply chain has a duty to ensure the safety of their…
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News · 24 October 2018
Must Have Equipment For Food Processing
In food processing, weighing and inspection equipment is essential for quality control and to ensure that manufacturers are not giving away too much of their product or…
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News · 16 October 2018
Industry Solutions For Quality Control
In light of recent events surrounding contaminated strawberries, ensuring quality control is more important than ever. At Sensortronic Weighing & Inspection Australasia…
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News · 17 September 2018
Good Practice in the Pharmaceutical Industry
In pharmacies, accurate weights are critical in order to produce a high-quality end product. In this week’s blog, we talk about the weighing practices that every…
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News · 17 September 2018
Hospitals: How To Encourage The Systematic Weighing Of Patients
Recording body weight is a standard practice for hospital admissions. You can remove barriers to performing this task by implementing a weighing system that is fast,…
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News · 6 August 2018
Maintenance and Service: A Guide to Health Scales
When it comes to weighing in health, accuracy and precision are a must. We have put together a comprehensive guide on weighing equipment maintenance in the health sector.
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News · 27 July 2018
Five Ways That Weighbridge Software Can Add Value
Weighing software allows businesses to get the most out of their weighbridges, transforming them from basic scales into fully customised management systems. When it…
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News · 19 July 2018
Why Choose A Weighing In-Motion Weighbridge?
In transport and logistics, timing and efficiency are of vital importance. This need for efficiency must be balanced with accurate weight readings for compliancy…
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News · 8 July 2018
Freight & Transport: Four Reasons Why You Need A Weighbridge
Overloaded vehicles pose a significant safety risk, and fines issued for incorrect loading can be severe. A calibrated and trade approved weighbridge provides assurance…
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News · 27 June 2018
Transport & Logistics: Why Regular Maintenance Is A Must For Weighing Equipment
In transport and logistics, truck operators need access to efficient, reliable and safe technology. Weighing equipment is used in a variety of ways in the transport…
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News · 17 June 2018
Choosing A Cattle Weighbridge For Your Cattle Yards
Farmers need to know the weight of their produce, and installing cattle weighing systems allow them to do so without ever having to leave the yards. A cattle weighbridge…
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News · 14 February 2018
Restoring An Existing Weighbridge
A concrete in-fill weighbridge deck will typically out live the electronic weighing hardware that it sits atop. Sensortronic Weighing & Inspection Australasia can…
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Service & Calibration · 8 May 2017
Saleyard Cattle Weighbridge Refurbishment
Australasia Scales Central Queensland service team refurbished a Saleyard’s Cattle Weighbridge. The loadcell mounts were identified to be in poor rusty condition. This…
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