About NISA
In 1987, the National Industrial Scale Association was officially formed to support the heavy capacity weighing industry. Until that time, there was no forum for scale users, manufacturers, regulatory agencies and other interested groups to obtain or share information on a purely technical level.
NISA is a highly respected professional association dedicated to serving the heavy capacity weighing industry. As a non-profit organization, NISA is supported by membership dues, member-company sponsorship, and conference attendance fees. NISA’s officers and board directors are volunteers from within the membership who strive diligently to facilitate communication, innovation and networking.
NISA can help you perform your scale-related job better by providing you with the personal contacts and specific information you need.
Complete and submit the membership application today. We can’t wait to talk scales with you!

The GOALS of the National Industrial Scale Association shall be to:
Support
Support ethical industrial weighing practices for the mutual benefit of weighing equipment manufacturers, scale dealers, end-users, the regulatory community, and the general public.
Create
Create a better understanding of the importance of scales and the processes used in the industrial weighing industry, thus maximizing production efficiency as it relates to the sale of industrial products and consumer goods.
Align
Align harmonization between the weighing industry and the regulatory community.
Lead
Lead in the exchange of information related to current and emerging technologies and applications of industrial weighing.
Educate
Educate and provide awareness of the requirements and regulations pertaining to the operation, business, and practices of industrial weighing.
Serve
Serve in facilitating a means for specialized industrial scale work groups to meet in conjunction with the NISA conferences.
Meet Our Team
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Past Presidents
- F. Joe Loyd, Jr. 1986-1988 CSX Transportation Company
- Bill GeMeiner 1988-1990 Union Pacific Railroad
- Steven Beitzel 1990-1991 Systems Associates, Inc.
- John Robinson 1991-1992 Association of American Railroads
- Peggy Cunningham 1992-1993 Virginia Electric Power Company
- Max Casanova 1993-1994 Ramsey Technology, Inc.
- Bob Brumbaugh 1994-1995 Systems Associates, Inc.
- Shawne Hawkins 1995-1996 ABC Scale Company
- Bill McHale 1996-1997 Kanawha Scale Systems
- Dave Quinn 1997-1999 Fairbanks Scales
- Dennis Davis 1999-2000 Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Joe Geisser 2000-2001 Rice Lake Weighing Systems
- Mike Smith 2001-2002 Cardinal Scale
- Ed Luthy 2002-2003 Brechbuhler Scales
- Dennis Fox 2004-2005 Central Illinois Scale Company
- O.G (Bubba) Buchhorn 2005-2006 A-1 Scale Service, Inc
- Steve Shelton 2006-2007 Scale Systems, Inc.
- Eric Boggs 2007-2008 Mettler Toledo
- Bill Murphy 2008-2009 Rice Lake Weighing Systems
- Jay Visco 2009-2010 Vishay Transducer
- John Fowler 2010-2011 Rice Lake Weighing Systems
- Mike Powers 2011-2012 Central Illinois Scale
- Kevin McFadden 2012-2013 Mettler Toledo
- Gary Young 2013-2014 Ohio Valley Scale & Instruments
- Bill Ripka 2014-2015 Thermo Fisher
- Joe Grell 2015-2017 Rice Lake Weighing Systems
- Robin Shepherdson 2017-2018 Scale-Tron, Inc.
- Tim Broemmer 2018-2019