Superior Scale has been serving the country's weighing needs since the turn of
the century. Pictured above is a railroad track scale which was custom built in the
early 1900's to weigh a steam locomotive. This particular scale was manufactured
for Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia. There was a scale to weigh the entire
locomotive and also a scale for each independent wheel. This allowed engineers to
determine actual weight distribution throughout the locomotive.
Starting out
in Pittsburgh and Center City, Philadelphia, Superior Scale made the move across
the Delaware River to Deptford, NJ about 35 years ago. In 1995, Superior Scale moved
within Deptford to a more spacious facility.... "4A Superior Way". We now
have several loading docks, large ground-level overhead doors, forklifts, an overhead
hoist system, a secured paved yard, large warehouse space, and several service vehicles
for field repairs and calibrations. Superior Scale's main operations take place at
this location, from sales, to service, to rentals. Our calibration facility boasts
a testing machine capable of testing load cells, crane scales, and dynamometers up
to 500,000 lbs. in tension and compression forces, all traceable to NIST. Our precision
calibration area utilizes an anti-vibration marble table, crucial for laboratory
type balance and weight calibrations. We also possess several other calibration units
including benchtop testers, hydraulic presses, dillon testing machines, dead weight
testers (for pressure gauges), and torque testing machines.
Superior Scale
looks toward the future as we enter the new millenium. Superior Scale is a 4th generation
company looking forward to its 100th anniversary. Our goal is to continually improve
all aspects of the scope of our work. We are also always searching for ways to expand
our business to better serve our loyal customers.
Please feel free to set
up an appointment to stop by our facility. We are very proud of our accomplishments
and would be happy to visit with you at "4A Superior Way."