RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS

What RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS does

Rice Lake Weighing Systems is a private industrial manufacturer founded in 1946 and headquartered in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes weighing and process-control equipment, including truck and floor scales, indicators, load cells, dimensioning systems, and medical scales, serving more than 20 verticals — healthcare, food processing, grocery, forestry, logistics, manufacturing, and retail among them. Its technology stack spans proprietary mechanical systems such as Motiontrap and G-Force mounting, digital indicators and junction boxes (including the iQUBE3), and dimensioning platforms (iDimension Flex Series); calibration is NIST-traceable and the company holds ISO 9001:2015 accreditation and Legal for Trade certifications.

The business model combines direct sales and a global dealer network across U.S., European, Netherlands, and Mexican offices, supplemented by the Ishida retail-equipment partnership. Rice Lake monetizes through equipment sales, calibration services, and 24/7 support, supported by a 40,000+ SKU inventory that functions as both a fulfillment moat and a working-capital lever. Following the April 2023 Healthweigh acquisition, the company has accelerated into the medical-scale vertical, and its 2025 product cadence — including the SURVIVOR OTR-IMS In-Motion Truck Scale, iQUBE3, and iDimension Flex Series — indicates a deliberate push toward connected, in-motion, and freight-logistics applications adjacent to its core static-weighing base.

Name

RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS

Legal name

Rice Lake Weighing Systems

Website

https://ricelake.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Rice Lake Weighing Systems is a private, Wisconsin-based industrial manufacturer founded in 1946 that designs and distributes weighing, dimensioning, and process-control equipment across healthcare, food processing, logistics, retail, and manufacturing verticals worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Weighing Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Weighing & Force Measurement (Load cells, scales, torque, strain measurement) (IMAGAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Weighing Scales & Integrated Scanner-Scales (HDACAKAI), Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH), Weighing, Sampling & Grading Stations (Scale Houses) (AFAOAAAJ), Livestock Weighing, Sorting & Handling Facility Services (AFAEALAG)

Keywords

• Industrial weighing equipment
• Truck scale systems
• Medical health scales
• Load cell sensors
• Precision measurement instruments

Headquarters

HQ city

Rice Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of weighing equipment including truck scales, platform scales, load cells, health scales, indicators, and accessories
2. Calibration and Metrology Services: NIST-traceable calibration services including OIML and ASTM precision laboratories for verification and certification of weighing equipment
3. Software Solutions: Enterprise software solutions including OnTrak truck scale data management, ScaleLink Pro 5 retail management, and Myrias integrated software

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rice Lake Weighing Systems designs, manufactures, and distributes a broad portfolio of weighing equipment — including truck scales, platform and floor scales, load cells, digital weight indicators, medical/health scales, balances, belt scales, axle scales, overhead (crane) scales, checkweighers, dimensioning systems, and calibration/metrology services — together with proprietary software (Myrias, ScaleLink Pro 5, OnTrak) for operations, retail, and truck-scale data management. The portfolio serves more than 20 vertical markets including healthcare, food processing, logistics, retail, forestry, manufacturing, laboratory, and aggregate processing.

Product overview

Rice Lake Weighing Systems is a comprehensive weighing equipment manufacturer offering an integrated portfolio of products across healthcare, industrial, and retail sectors. The core product lines include the SURVIVOR truck scale series (including OTR-IMS in-motion weighing), RoughDeck platform/floor scales with washdown variants (QC-X), and Healthweigh branded health scales. The company distributes Ishida retail equipment including automatic wrappers and price computing scales, and offers proprietary software solutions including Myrias enterprise integration software, ScaleLink Pro 5 retail management, and OnTrak truck scale data management. Supporting products include load cells, weigh modules, digital weight indicators, belt scales, vehicle scale systems, calibration/metro logy services, and comprehensive accessories. The portfolio serves diverse industries including healthcare, food processing, forestry, manufacturing, logistics, and retail through both direct sales and distribution channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healthweigh: Healthweigh brand provides health, fitness and medical weighing equipment for healthcare environments including hospitals, clinics, and home health applications.
• SURVIVOR
• Myrias
• Summit Healthweigh
• RoughDeck

Products and services

• SURVIVOR Truck Scales Heavy-duty vehicle scale systems with G-Force self-checking mounting systems, available in aboveground or pit-style installations, constructed with more structural steel than comparable scales. Used by trucking, logistics, and aggregate operations for regulatory weight compliance.
• SURVIVOR ATV Portable Truck Scale Portable version of the SURVIVOR truck scale that retains durability, longevity, and consistency benefits with added portability for temporary or remote weighing sites such as forestry and construction.
• SURVIVOR OTR-IMS In-Motion Truck Scale Weigh-in-motion truck scale system that maintains a steady traffic flow to improve throughput at high-volume facilities. Used by logistics terminals, freight operations, and shipping facilities.
• Digital Weight Indicators and Controllers Instrumentation line ranging from basic weighing functions to complete system automation. Includes the 1280 Enterprise Series and wireless communication, weight transmitters, remote displays, and automated systems used across all weighing applications.
• RoughDeck Floor and Platform Scales Platform scales adaptable to a wide range of applications and environments in almost any capacity, with stainless steel options for washdown environments. Used by industrial, manufacturing, and logistics operations.
• RoughDeck QC-X Washdown Floor Scale Constructed with continuous welds ensuring it remains sanitary during long-term use in food processing washdown environments.
• iDimension Flex Series Dimensioning System Easy-to-install freight dimensioning solution that captures images of packages, flats, poly bags, tubes, and irregular-shaped items to calculate dimensions for shipment, with economical integration into shipping departments.
• iQUBE3 Digital Diagnostic Junction Box Digital diagnostic junction box compatible with 1280 Enterprise Series indicators, providing faster setup and diagnostics for analog-to-digital weighing systems with improved signal quality, remote access, and advanced features that minimize downtime.
• Healthweigh Health Scales Comprehensive weighing equipment line for health, fitness, and medical environments, including chair scales, handrail scales, home health scales, mechanical health scales, pediatric scales, physician scales, stretcher scales, and wheelchair scales. Used by hospitals, clinics, long-term care, dialysis, and home health providers.
• 350-ADA-1 Dual-Ramp ADA-Compliant Wheelchair Scale ADA-compliant wheelchair scale with low-profile dual ramps and spacious platform designed for accessibility and precision weighing of patients with mobility challenges in healthcare facilities.
• RL-DBS Digital Baby Scale Healthweigh-branded digital baby scale for accurately, safely, and quickly weighing active babies in clinical and home health environments, with a sleek and durable design.
• 650-10-1 Neonatal Scale Healthweigh neonatal baby scale equipped with Motiontrap motion-sensing technology that precisely weighs active babies in hospital and clinical settings.
• Myrias Integrated Software Solution Enterprise software that captures, monitors, and reports all process data for operations management, resource management, and growth. Includes modules for batching, traceability, and reporting used in food processing, manufacturing, and industrial operations.
• ScaleLink Pro 5 Retail scale management software enabling remote monitoring, price editing, zone pricing for multiple stores, operation tracking, and production total exports for grocery and food service operators.
• OnTrak Truck Scale Data Management Software Data management software for truck scale operations that use Rice Lake Automated Ticketing Kiosk systems, supporting automated ticketing, data capture, and reporting for logistics and freight operators.
• Load Cells Comprehensive load cell portfolio including S-Beam, single-ended beam, double-ended beam, compression canister, rocker column, compression disk, single point, tension link, tension canister, and tension/compression configurations, plus high-precision load cells, used as core sensing components across Rice Lake scales and OEM integrations.
• Weigh Modules Integrated weighing modules that connect load cells to mounts and junction boxes, available in SURVIVOR, Rice Lake, VPG Revere, VPG Sensortronics, and VPG Tedea-Huntleigh brands for vessel, tank, hopper, and process weighing.
• MotoWeigh In-Motion Checkweighers Customizable in-motion checkweighers that automatically assess product weights and move product forward in processing to reduce human error and increase operational efficiency in food and industrial production lines.
• Calibration Weights and Metrology Services Calibration weights, weight sets, accessories, and NIST-traceable metrology services, including OIML and ASTM precision laboratories, for verification and certification of weighing equipment accuracy in laboratory and industrial environments.
• AX3040 Axle Scale Portable axle scale easily transported, available in multiple lengths, for monitoring vehicle weights at temporary sites in forestry, construction, and trucking applications.
• TradeRoute HL Series Onboard Weighing System Legal-for-Trade onboard weighing system for existing delivery or collection vehicles to eliminate guesswork and increase fleet efficiency in logistics, refuse, and aggregate operations.
• Belt Scale Systems Belt scale systems, weigh frames, components, flow meters, and weigh belt feeders for bulk material handling in aggregate, mining, and food processing operations.
• Overhead Weighing Systems (MSI Crane Scales and Load Monitoring) Overhead weighing product line including helicopter load monitoring, monorail scales, MSI crane scales, MSI tension dynamometers, and related MSI instrumentation for industrial, military, and aviation applications.
• Balances Analytical balances, legal-for-trade balances, micro/semi-micro balances, moisture analyzers, mechanical balances, precision balances, and toploader balances for laboratory and precision weighing applications.
• Forklift and Pallet Jack Scales Forklift scales and pallet jack scales for weighing loads during material handling operations in warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities.
• Livestock Scales Scales designed for weighing livestock, including specialized livestock instrumentation for animal weighing operations on farms and ranches.
• Ishida Retail Equipment Partner-brand retail equipment from Ishida including price-computing printing scales, automatic wrappers (WM-Ai, WM-Micro), labelers, and hanging scales sold through Rice Lake's distribution for grocery and food service operations.

Named customers11 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IshidacoreTechnology or IntegrationRice Lake partners with Ishida to offer quality retail solutions including price computing scales, automatic wrappers (WM-Ai, WM-Micro), and labelers for grocery and food service applications. Ishida products are sold through Rice Lake's distribution network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sartorius AG: German-based precision measurement specialist with strong positions in lab balances and industrial process weighing. Overlaps with Rice Lake in balances, load cells, and process weighing instrumentation.
• Mettler-Toledo International: Global leader in precision instruments and industrial weighing. Directly comparable product portfolio spanning industrial scales, lab balances, load cells, and weighing indicators, with much larger R&D, software, and international sales infrastructure than Rice Lake.

Direct peers

• Fairbanks Scales: Long-standing US competitor specializing in vehicle/truck scales, axle scales, and industrial weighing equipment. Comparable vertical coverage across logistics, agriculture, and waste/recycling with overlapping dealer-network distribution.
• Cardinal Scale Manufacturing: Closest US-based privately-held competitor, manufacturing vehicle scales, floor scales, bench scales, and load cells for industrial, agricultural, and retail applications. Headquartered in Webb City, Missouri, with a comparable private, family-controlled ownership profile.
• Avery Weigh-Tronix (Illinois Tool Works): Direct competitor in industrial and vehicle weighing, offering truck scales, floor scales, bench scales, and weighing indicators. Operates as a division of Illinois Tool Works, giving it substantially greater corporate resources than privately-held Rice Lake.
• Bizerba: German manufacturer specializing in retail, food, and industrial weighing solutions including price-computing scales, slicers, and labeling systems. Direct overlap with Rice Lake's retail and food-processing product lines.
• Detecto Scale Company: Manufacturer of medical, veterinary, and industrial scales including wheelchair, physician, and bariatric scales. Direct overlap with Rice Lake's Healthweigh product line in the medical/healthcare weighing segment.
• A&D Company Limited (A&D Weighing): Japanese manufacturer of weighing equipment, balances, and force measurement instruments with global distribution. Comparable product breadth spanning industrial scales, lab balances, and load cells.
• OHAUS Corporation: Manufacturer of industrial scales, lab balances, and weighing equipment across laboratory, industrial, and education markets. Direct competitor in bench scales, floor scales, and precision balances.
• CAS Corporation: Korean-based manufacturer of industrial scales, retail price-computing scales, load cells, and weighing indicators. Direct competitor in retail and industrial weighing with strong international distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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