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Materialhandling equipment with on-board weighing
Our on-board weighing systems, available as OEM or embedded weighing solutions integrated onto your material handling trucks, adapt to all your industrial processes: flow management, production, distribution, and transport.
Material handling equipment (forklifts, pallet trucks, stackers, order pickers )
is at the heart of every logistics and industrial operation : goods, reception, internal transfers, ordering picking, and dispatch.
Every load movement is a data point.
A poorly weighed pallet, goods received with a weight discrepancy, a picking error: costs add up fast.
For 40 years, Balea has been designing and integrating on-board weighing systems on material handling equipment,
turning your trucks into smart material handling tools : precise, reliable and connected.
On-Board Weighing Solutions for Material Handling
What Is On-Board Weighing ?
On-board weighing, also known as embedded weighing, involves modifying the structure of a material handling truck to integrate high-precision industrial load cells, creating a certified, rugged built-in scale. These sensors are validated through calibration in an accredited laboratory (ISO, LNE certifications).
The result : the weighing forklift or weighing pallet truck weighs while it handles. The operator no longer needs to pass by a fixed scale. Accuracy reaches 200 grams depending on the model, with a Class III legal-for-trade version available for commercial transactions.
At Balea, every integration is carried out in our plants in France.
We work with the leading brands in the industry: the KION Group (Fenwick, Still), Toyota, and Jungheinrich.
Key Benefits of On-Board Weighing
| Axis | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Quality | Detects any picking error by weight or weight discrepancy. 100% flow control with no slowdown. |
| Productivity | Eliminates trips to fixed scales. Throughput gains of up to +20% on dual-pallet configurations. |
| Traceability | Every weighing is time-stamped and can be printed on a ticket or stored digitally. |
| ROI | Control of loaded weight before dispatch: zero overloads, zero fines, zero vehicle downtime.
Reduced disputes, returns, and customer penalties including supplier discrepancies caught at reception. Rapid payback on investment. |
Our On-Board Weighing Solutions by Material Handling Truck Type
Balea integrates weighing directly onto your material handling equipment, whether already in service or new
Your trucks are received at our French plants, converted by our technicians, and returned fully operational and calibrated, in strict compliance with OEM standards.
Pallet Trucks and Warehouse Trucks
Your floor-level picking and transfer operations require precise weight control without compromising throughput. Two weighing pallet truck solutions to match your configuration.
Balea TPE: Electric Weighing Pallet Truck
- Complete conversion kit: fully remanufactured chassis and forks.
- Capacity up to 3 metric tons.
- Increment from 200 g.
- Class III legal-for-trade version available.
- Forks up to 2,400 mm (for dual pallets) with independent or unified weight control on two pallets simultaneously.
- Customizable fork length and width.
Mid-Lift Order Pickers
For mid-level picking, weight control must integrate without adding ergonomic burden.
Balea TPG: Mid-Lift Weighing Stacker Picker
- Conversion kit via machining of the carriage, new suspended wrap-around forks.
- Maximum capacity 1,000 kg, increment 0.5 kg, with Class III legal-for-trade version available.
- Options : load backrest for container retention, label printing, memory and USB output, configurable thresholds...
Stackers
Converting a stacker into a weighing stacker without modifying the original forks or compromising OEM standards.
Balea CPG: Weighing Stacker Truck
- Mechanical mounting via machining of the original carriage to integrate load cells. Original forks retained.
- Capacity up to 1,500 kg, increment 1 kg.
- Available for all stacker types.
Weighing Forklifts
Counterbalance forklifts are at the heart of storage and heavy-duty material handling operations.
Two Balea solutions to match your configuration: a carriage integration or a weighing forks solution.
Balea TPM: Weighing Carriage for Counterbalance Forklifts
- Wireless transmission between the carriage and the in-cab weighing indicator, simplified mounting and dismounting.
- High-performance battery: 2 hours of charge for 10 hours of operation, with no capacity loss or memory effect.
- Compatible with aftermarket attachments (side-shifters, rotators...), FEM 2 or 3.
- Legal-for-trade Class III metrology: up to 1,500 kg / e = 2 kg.
Balea FORX: Weighing Forks for Forklifts
- Cable-free installation: wireless transmission between the weighing forks and the in-cab weighing indicator.
- Standalone battery: 2 hours of charge for 10 hours of operation, compatible with ISO FEM 2 carriages, counterbalance and reach trucks.
- Material handling capacity up to 2,500 kg, Class III legal-for-trade version available.
Talk to an expert to define the solution best suited to your needs
Why Integrate Weighing into Your Material Handling Equipment ?
Integrating on-board weighing addresses concrete, measurable operational challenges across reception, order picking, production, and dispatch.
Industrial and Logistics Applications
Balea on-board weighing systems for intralogistics equipment cover every use case where weight data has operational or commercial value.
Weight control on inbound and outbound flows, multi-customer order picking, physical pallet separation, packing verification.
Dosing, blending, drawing off, filling, piece counting, inventory management, internal transfers.
Shipment traceability, parcel compliance, reduction of carrier weight disputes.
Class III legal-for-trade metrology, regulatory traceability, and production compliance.
Weight control at supplier reception, loss management, fresh produce picking and distribution.
Transport
Compliance with legal road transport weight limits, elimination of overload risk and associated penalties.
Why Choose Balea for Your Material Handling Solutions ?
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40 years of expertise, 100% Made in France
Every solution is designed and integrated in our plants in Saint-Mathieu-de-Treviers (Herault). We receive your truck, carry out the conversion, and return it fully operational and calibrated. -
Systematic OEM validation
Our on-board weighing solutions comply with the standards of leading manufacturers (KION Group, Toyota, Jungheinrich) and preserve your truck warranties. -
Proven precision and durability
As an example, Balea FORX weighing forks are tested over 1,000,000 cycles at 125% of their rated capacity.
A level of rigor representative of our entire range.
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An ecosystem beyond material handling
For warehouses looking to go further, Balea offers intelligent order picking solutions :
- The Balea Pickeur, a direct cousin of our material handling solutions with on-board weighing, pairs a truck fitted with one or more built-in scales with Solea, a Warehouse Execution System (WES). Weight control becomes a real-time picking assistant: weight-based validation on every case placed, no waiting, no stabilization, no additional handling. Operators work hands-free, the solution adapts to single or multi-customer flows, and guarantees 100% order compliance.
- The Balea Shopeur and the Balea Station complete this ecosystem for full order picking coverage.
Balea Shopeur
Balea's smart picking solution that boosts your warehouse productivityotre entrepôt
Balea Station
The fixed smart weighing station, Goods-to-Person (GTP) by design, that secures your logistics flows
Balea Pickeur
The standard case picking trolley (single / multi-order) with weight control
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What is material handling equipment ?
Material handling equipment encompasses all the devices used to move, lift, store, and prepare loads in a warehouse or industrial site: electric pallet trucks, counterbalance forklifts, stackers, and order pickers. These machines of intralogistics equipment are the first link in the supply chain and have a direct impact on productivity and flow quality.
What are Balea's main equipment products with on-board weighing ?
The Balea range covers every truck type: Balea FORX (weighing forks for counterbalance forklifts), Balea TPM (weighing carriage for counterbalance forklifts), Balea TPE (electric weighing pallet truck), Balea TPE 2400 (dual-pallet weighing picker), Balea TPG (mid-lift weighing stacker picker), and Balea CPG (weighing stacker truck).
Can Balea retrofit my existing truck fleet ?
Yes. We receive your trucks at our French workshops, regardless of brand (Fenwick, Still, Toyota, Jungheinrich…). Our teams carry out the conversion, then return the trucks fully operational and calibrated, in compliance with OEM standards and with no impact on warranties.
What accuracy can on-board weighing achieve ?
Depending on the configuration, our solutions reach increments as fine as 0.2 kg. A Class III legal-for-trade version is available across the entire range for commercial transactions by weight.
Is on-board weighing useful for goods reception ?
Absolutely, it is one of the most immediately profitable use cases. Verifying that the delivered weight matches the invoiced weight, detecting shortfalls at reception, and eliminating supplier disputes upstream: all direct, measurable gains.
What is an OEM embedded weighing solution ?
An OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) embedded weighing solution is the native integration of the weighing function directly into the design of a material handling truck, in partnership with the manufacturer. Balea offers this approach for manufacturers and OEMs looking to build weighing into their equipment from the production line.