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Why Precision Balances Are Essential for Laboratory and Industrial Applications

A precision balance is a highly accurate scale with precise readability increments. These balances are typically used in labs and manufacturing and work best with small-to-medium sized samples. Precision balances offer greater sensitivity than standard digital scales, making them ideal for measuring weights up to 0.001g or 1mg. Precision balances are super-accurate and can be… Continue reading Why Precision Balances Are Essential for Laboratory and Industrial Applications

Where to Buy the Best Industrial Scales?

You can purchase a huge range of industrial scales from Scales and Balances, ranging from industry-compliant models to affordable bench scales. Whether you work in pharmaceuticals, retail, or food and beverage, Scales and Balances is huge to plenty of scales of different sizes, capacities, and readability. To find the best scale for you, assess your… Continue reading Where to Buy the Best Industrial Scales?

The Role of Industrial Weighing Scales in the Food and Beverage Industry

While industrial weighing scales are paramount in laboratories and chemical environments, their importance in the production of food and beverages shouldn’t be overlooked. Industry-compliant weighing scales help reduce costs, ensure accuracy, and increase efficiency on the production line. Industry events such as IFE, Foodex and PPMA highlight recent and future trends as well as technological… Continue reading The Role of Industrial Weighing Scales in the Food and Beverage Industry

A Purchaser’s Guide to Buying a industrial Scale/Balance

Buying a industrial scale for your workplace allows you to make accurate and precise measurements that ensure fair pricing in retail environments and precision in spaces such as labs. Big or small, any type of business can suffer as a result of a poorly performing scale, so procuring the right product first-time is a must.… Continue reading A Purchaser’s Guide to Buying a industrial Scale/Balance

ATEX Scales: Ensure your Safety in Hazardous Environments

ATEX-certified scales are safe for use in hazardous or potentially explosive environments. These robust scales are ideal for use in industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, gas and oil, and food and beverage. ATEX certification guarantees that scales meet strict safety standards, reducing the chance of ignition from static electricity, overheating, or sparks. In certain industries,… Continue reading ATEX Scales: Ensure your Safety in Hazardous Environments

5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Using an Electronic Balance

Electronic balances are essential for industries such as retail, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals. If you’re buying or already own an electronic balance, don’t make these common mistakes, including forgetting to calibrate, ignoring its environment, using the wrong technique, neglecting cleaning, or overlooking power supply issues.  If you find yourself regularly having to troubleshoot your… Continue reading 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Using an Electronic Balance

How to Test Accuracy or Calibration Drift on Trade Approved Scales

Purchasing trade-approved scales ensures legal compliance for buying and selling by weight. Although trade-approved scales can be more accurate, over time scales can become uncalibrated as a result of wear and tear, damage, or even battery issues. To test the accuracy of your scales, either use a simple test by weighing two options and checking… Continue reading How to Test Accuracy or Calibration Drift on Trade Approved Scales

Are Electronic Scales Accurate?

Accuracy refers to how closely the displayed measurement matches the actual, true weight of an object. Electronic scales from trusted suppliers are accurate, but scales can become faulty over time as a result of wear and tear and technical issues. To ensure long-term accuracy, buy from a trusted brand, keep your digital scales in good… Continue reading Are Electronic Scales Accurate?

Veterinary scales, Weighing scales for dogs

What are Veterinary scales? Veterinary scales or Vet scales are scales used to monitor the weight of mans best friend, or friends! Weighing scales for dogs are one example of multiple applications this kind of scale can be used for. Introduction In this blog we are going to dive in and focus in on one… Continue reading Veterinary scales, Weighing scales for dogs

Laboratory Balances: Your FAQs, Answered

Laboratory balances must be accurate and precise since poor readings can throw off the results of experiments. The most common laboratory balance types are precision, analytical, semi-micro, and micro. To ensure accuracy in your lab balances, buy from a reputable supplier, opt for a trade-approved model, and calibrate regularly.  If you work in a laboratory… Continue reading Laboratory Balances: Your FAQs, Answered

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