PA Scale Refurbishes 26 Year-Old Scales at Pittsburgh International Airport In 2017, (6) six of the original Pennsylvania Scale M64 industrial platform scales for baggage weighing at American Airlines (formerly US Airways) check-in stations in 1991 at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) were pulled off a scrap pile and sent to PA Scale’s Sales and Service facility in Saxonburg, PA. These scales, which lasted nearly 26 years, outlasted 2 generations of other brands of weighing equipment purchased by the airport. These original [...]

Miami International Airport Reduces Downtime with PA Scale M64 In 2010, Miami International Airport (MIA) underwent a massive installation project to standardize all airline baggage/ luggage scales in the airport. Prior to the project, there were various types and brands of scales throughout the airport terminals, which resulted in higher in expensive repairs and downtime. MIA chose Pennsylvania Scales M64 airline luggage scales to replace every scale in the airport because they were the only scales that provided worry-free operation [...]

JFK International Airport Transitions to PA Scale Components John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York, NY) was experiencing technical difficulty with the existing conveyor baggage scales in Terminal 1. After analyzing the equipment, the airport’s maintenance company realized that replacement components for these platform scales were no longer available. As the busiest international gateway to North America and the United States’ fifth busiest airport, JFK was in need of a reliable solution. Field Technician Courtney Hill of PA Scale’s Connecticut-based [...]