Hobart Celebrates 90th Anniversary of Weighing Equipment

TROY, Ohio (January 23, 2024) — Hobart is pleased to announce it is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its retail scale weighing equipment this year. A part of the ITW Food Equipment Group brands, Hobart is the premium weighing equipment manufacturer for the retail grocery space. 

The company, which also manufactures wrapping equipment, began producing scales after acquiring the Dayton Scale Business of IBM in 1934. It introduced its first scale under the Hobart brand, the Model 97 “Low Boy,” a year later. The company has been well recognized for its Quantum Service Scale/Printer, which it introduced in 1995 and produced for nearly 20 years.

Today, the company is best known for its HT Series Scales — innovative, robust weighing solutions designed to be user-friendly and long lasting, while also offering flexibility, intelligence, and power. Hobart has designed the HT Series Scales and other weighing equipment with built-in smart technology to provide customers with exceptional performance and accuracy.

Hobart develops products integrating the latest emerging technologies including e-commerce solutions, AI tools and advanced software applications.  With 90 years of knowledge and expertise, Hobart solutions play an integral role in transforming the industry to enhance and accelerate the customer experience, as well as employee performance and efficiency.  

“Our customers are at the heart of what we do. We work closely with our customers to understand their pain points and to build solutions to help them — whether it’s addressing labor shortages, reducing waste or improving efficiency,” said Sheila Campbell, product manager – Weigh Wrap for Hobart. “We innovate with our customers in mind to solve their problems and help them grow their business.”

Adding to the innovation of its weighing equipment, Hobart scales are customizable to ensure food retail professionals have the exact solution to support their operations. Hobart works with these customers to develop innovative solutions to solve their pain points and accelerate their business. The company also offers a suite of software applications to help customers manage their Hobart connected devices and streamline operations. 

For more information about Hobart weighing solutions, visit Hobartcorp.com/products/weigh-wrap/scales.