This digital weighing scale is a portable scale that suits lots of applications. it can be used as a shipping scale, medical scale, animal scale and check-weigh. it features a high-end stainless steel indicator and a removable stainless steel platter. it features a mild steel frame, 1 aluminum brick load cell, a stainless steel pole with indicator fixture. directly plug-in 220v power cord. there is also power backup of 1 day. when the power is 100%, the standby time is about 6 months. the scale will also automatically switch to power saver mode when it is in non-use condition, to save power.