UNSPSC 41111522: Hopper scale

A scale of hopper type that automatically measures by dividing the weight of cargo in bulk condition for pulverulent body, particle, lump shaped agricultural and fishery products, raw material for industrial use, product and others.

UNSPSC 41111522 Hopper scale is a Commodity code that addresses weighing equipment state and local agencies purchase for material handling, inventory management, and compliance measurement in warehousing, public works, and waste management operations. The code captures platform scales, hanging scales, and bench scales designed for high-volume or continuous loading and unloading of bulk materials—grain, aggregates, refuse, recycled materials, and similar commodities where rapid, repeatable weighing is operationally necessary. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county public works departments, city sanitation and waste management divisions, school districts operating maintenance facilities and food service operations, and state transportation and environmental agencies managing material stockpiles and disposal streams. The scope runs from equipment procurement and installation through calibration certification and ongoing service agreements.

The recent state and local opportunities block does not identify posted solicitations for hopper scales, indicating minimal current activity under this Commodity code. This absence of traceable opportunities suggests either low procurement frequency for the equipment category across state and local jurisdictions, consolidation of purchases through existing cooperative-purchasing agreements or state contracts that are not individually advertised at the commodity level, or potential mismatch between the UNSPSC code assignment and the equipment actually being sourced. Business development professionals evaluating this code should monitor cooperative purchasing platforms and state-level facilities or waste-management procurement offices for bundled equipment solicitations that may include hopper scales at the Class or Family level rather than as discrete commodity-level RFPs or RFQs.