Rice Lake

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Made in the USA Balances, Made in the USA Belt Scales, Made in the USA Bench Scales, Made in the USA Counting Scales, Made in the USA Crane Scales, Made in America Floor Scales, Made in the USA Hanging Scales, Made in America Junction Boxes, Made in America Medical Scales, Made in America Monorail Scales, Made in the USA Portable Scales, and Made in America Scales.

Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an international leader in the manufacture and distribution of weight-related products and process-control equipment. Within this ISO 9001 registered company, progressive new technologies merge with the wisdom of industry experience and create the future of weighing through cutting-edge research and design.

Our roots are planted firmly in the principles of quality and customer service. Through three generations of family ownership these ideals remain unchanged. Today, Rice Lake Weighing Systems is world renowned for delivering the highest standard of product and the best service in the weighing industry.

We continue our dedication to being the best by every measure, from community involvement to global commitment, and the promotion of ethical business practices that represent the values of our customers, our employees and our company. 1940s
In 1946, Donald B. Johnson and Warren Thomas opened the doors of Thomas & Johnson Scale Service in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, where there was a growing demand for scale service from creameries and cheese processing enterprises. Their founding principal remains the same today: Take care of the customer and the rest of the business will take care of itself.

1950s
In the late 1950s, scale dealers were in dire need of scale repair parts. Donald B. fostered the idea of refinishing old pivots and bearings so customers would not have to wait for new parts to be manufactured. He purchased a large quantity of WWII ammunition boxes and sent them to people he met at national scale conferences, offering to refinish any scale parts sent back in the ammunition boxes for fifty cents apiece. They were guaranteed a two- to three-day turnaround. Soon, word of this new approach to solving the parts shortage problem spread throughout the country.

1960s
Thomas & Johnson published their first Pivot & Bearing Catalog displaying eighteen sizes of pivots and bearings and advertising a 35 percent savings compared to the same parts offered by the original manufacturer.

Donald B. opened his first National Conference hospitality suite. He welcomed everyone to the suite and treated them to Wisconsin cheese and sausage. Donald B.'s hospitality suite became a tradition at the National Conference and continues to be a welcoming destination today.

1970s
In 1971 Thomas & Johnson Scale Service became Rice Lake Bearing, Inc.

In the mid 1970s, Donald B. saw that the United States was considering conversion to all metric measurements and realized his scale distributors would need new metric counterpoise weights. Always staying ahead of the curve, he began including test weights in the company repertoire. With an advanced metrology lab and expertise in the field, the company became a major supplier of precision test weights and recalibration.

1980s
In 1981, Donald B. and his son, Mark Johnson, Sr., became the sole owners of Rice Lake Bearing.

During the 1980's, the Johnsons built on their company's position as a parts supplier to the weighing industry by including electronic parts and components in their catalog. They felt the same commitment made to the mechanical scale business should be made to the electronic scale industry. Service, selection and speed became a slogan the entire industry welcomed and depended on critical parts and components. In 1986, Rice Lake Bearing became Rice Lake Weighing Systems and strong application and engineering support set the bar for the entire industry.

1990s
Rice Lake Weighing Systems became a world leader in weight related technology serving a wide spectrum of industries, Bulk Construction Materials, Chemical, Food & Beverage Processing, Timber, Pulp & Paper, Manufacturing, Packaging & Material Handling, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Supply Chain Management, Transport & Logistics, Utilities & Waste. Rice Lake products and technology covered applications from basic weighing and data collection to on-line scale diagnostics and real-time monitoring, from recipe formulation to traceability systems, from truck management to inventory management, and beyond.

In 1996, Donald B. was awarded the prestigious Woody Woodland Memorial Award for his contribution to the scale industry.

2000
Rice Lake now offers over 35,000 weighing, control, data collection and communication products with over 1,000,000 items in stock and available for same- or next-day delivery.

Additional products manufactured and/or distributed by Rice Lake include the highest quality bench, crane, counting, and floor scales, remote displays, balances, printers, junction boxes and hardware.

Today
Rice Lake Weighing Systems' skilled workforce of nearly 500 men and women continue to help lead the way in the development of new weighing and process control technologies. Rice Lake's corporate headquarters, metrology laboratory and main manufacturing plant remain in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, with support facilities throughout the world including North America, South America, India and Europe.


The following is a reply from Rice Lake to our question – "Are your products Made in America?"

How do you know the products you have listed are Made in the USA?
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We immediately investigate any complaints regarding deceptive Country of Origin claims. If we determine an advertiser's claim is not truthful we will immediately remove the product/s from our database and suspend our relationship with the Company making the claim.

To document your complaint, email us by using our Contact Us page. We can only respond to complaints that have been submitted in writing.

What does Made in USA mean?
There is no law requiring most products to be labeled Made In USA, or have any other disclosure about the amount of U.S. content. However, for job creation purposes (see our Big Secret tab), if you have a choice between an imported product and one with no country of origin on its label, choose the product without a country of origin over the imported one. This is true because the product without the country origin on its label has at least some American labor in its content and the imported one most likely does not.

Note: Imported products are required by law to country of origin on their label and products partially Made In USA do not. To answer this question completely reviewing our Labeling Tips 1, 2 & 3. These tips are accessible from scrolling to the bottom of our home page clicking Browse All Tips button.