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Fairbanks PALS Matrix Series Portable Axle Load Scales

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Product Overview

Fairbanks offers a convenient, cost-effective option for commercial or non-commercial vehicle weighing with its popular Portable Axle Load Scale. The PALS arrives from their factory pre-calibrated and ready to place into service as a single, non-commercial, axle weighing device. Fairbanks offers numerous options and accessories to complete your axle weighing system, such as ramps, indicators, traffic lights, remote displays, and more. If legal-for-trade gross weights are desired, multiple PALS modules can be configured into a full-length NTEP approved Matrix Truck Scale. The Matrix can accommodate most highway vehicles by conjoining two or more PALS modules with Fairbanks precast, steel-framed concrete dead-spans – creating the ideal scale design for the type of trucks that frequent your operation.

The precision measurement group at Cross Company has been working with truck scales in a range of applications since 1939. We have sales territories and local calibration laboratories across the U.S. so you can work with our local teams all the way through the process, from sale to your annual service. This ensures you not only get the right product, but maintain quality year after year. Contact our team to see if a Fairbanks  portable axle load scale is the best truck scale for your operation.

Features and Benefits

Eliminating the Foundation – Fairbanks’ PALS is constructed in a sub-frame that totally eliminates the need for a pier or slab foundation. A flat, unyielding surface, such as asphalt or concrete, is all that’s required to install the complete unit. By eliminating the foundation, both installation and relocation of this scale are a snap, requiring minimal time, effort and money.

Structural Steel Construction – The Portable Axle Load Scale is fabricated out of USA extruded structural steel members. Scale ramps are constructed to the same standards as the weighbridge to ensure the quality that Fairbanks’ customers demand. Ramps come standard in a full-width design that accommodates any wheel base for most highway vehicles.

Load Cells – The PALS is equipped with four 50,000 lb capacity stainless steel load cells designed to handle extra-heavy loads. These cells are property aligned through factory installation, eliminating potential weighing errors.

Specifications

Capacities: 45 tons – Standard Duty (SD), 60 tons – Extreme Duty (SDX)

Deck lengths: Scale modules are 10 feet wide and come in standard lengths of 7, 10, 14, 17 and 20 feet.

Deck width: 10′

Weight Platform Approvals: NTEP CC# 07-069 (Vehicle must be fully scale-borne)

Load cell capacity: 50,000 lb.

Load cell protection: Complete hermetic sealing, IP69K

Load Cell Approvals: NTEP CC# 97-078, Factory Mutual

Applications

The PALS is right for truck scale applications with anticipated daily weighments of 50 trucks or less. Here are a few examples of industries and applications that could benefit from the savings, convenience and flexibility of a PALS system:

Moving and shipping

Equipment weighing

Warehouse facilities

Manufacturing operations

Filling operations

Service companies

Available In The Following Areas

With an extensive background in a variety of industries, Cross has relationships with a number of leading brands, including exclusive distributorships in some areas. We are proud to offer Fairbanks in the following areas:

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.