Yargus Equipment Gains Certification
April 29, 2008 Yargus Manufacturing’s weighing and measuring equipment has received critical national certification.
Yargus has achieved "legal for trade" certification by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) that it meets applicable requirements for commercial weighing and measuring equipment in the U.S. Four Yargus models equipped with Rice Lake hopper scales passed rigorous NTEP testing in August, 2007.
Items tested were the company’s 10-ton Weigh Hopper with a 24-inch-wide Transfer Conveyor, a 16-ton Tower Weigh Hopper, a 16-ton Tapered Auger Blender, and a 30-ton Overhead Weigh Hopper Loadout.
Testing was performed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture Lab of the NCWM, with assistance from the Illinois Department of Weights and Measures and Rice Lake Weighing Systems support. All four systems passed on the first try. Certification enables Yargus Manufacturing to sell this equipment for legal trade throughout the U.S.
"Our entire product line is NTEP-approved," says Larry Yargus, owner of Yargus Manufacturing. "Not every material handling equipment manufacturer is able to make this statement. This opens some very important markets for us and offers a significant benefit for our customers."
"Thanks to this certification," says Chris White, Chief Engineer at Yargus, "dry material handlers who install Layco hoppers and blend systems that are ‘legal for trade’ are able to offer their customers a significant savings in both time and money over the truck scale alternative."
"It took a major investment for us to make this happen," Yargus explains. "Our scale supplier, Rice Lake Weighing Systems, provided support and pre-testing as we prepared for the live evaluation."
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