Balances and scales are sensitive instruments. And we wouldn’t have it any other way. The more sensitive a piece of weighing equipment is, the more precise measurements it can perform. But you have to use extreme caution with sensitive equipment… Read More
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Washdown Scales: What They Are and Who Needs Them
Modern scales are remarkably complex pieces of technology. But with technological complexity comes a need for regular maintenance. When done well, scale maintenance will both extend the life of your scales and ensure accurate readings. But if you use the… Read More
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Fundamentals of Hygienic Design in the Food Industry
Whatever your field, there is no denying the importance of hygienic practices. But they are especially important in the food industry. We need to hold all equipment used during the food production process up to an extremely high standard of… Read More
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The Difference Between Explosion-Proof and Intrinsically Safe Equipment
When selecting a new piece of weighing equipment for your Richmond laboratory or workplace and when working in specific conditions, you will face a choice: do you need it to be explosion-proof or intrinsically safe? In order to better understand… Read More
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Why You Should Calibrate a New Balance or Scale
In the world of weighing equipment, there are few topics more frequently discussed than calibration. If you’ve recently acquired a new balance or scale at your Norfolk facility, you may be reading up about how often you should calibrate it…. Read More
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What’s Wrong with Your Load Cells?
Load cells are the brains of your scale. They’re what make your scales tick. Proper maintenance is essential to extending their life, and without it they may begin to malfunction. If you experience such malfunctions as zero drift, failure to… Read More
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How to Maintain Your Medical Scales
Scales come into play in almost every industry, but their use in the medical field is easily among the most important. There’s a reason you step on a scale just about every time you visit your physician; measuring a patient’s… Read More
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What You Need to Know About Load Cells
Whatever your industry, weighing equipment probably has a role to play. You may interact with scales on a daily basis, without giving too much thought to what makes them tick. If you want to learn a little bit about how… Read More
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The Truth About Instrument Calibration
At our Newport News office, we’ve stumbled across quite a few misconceptions about instrument calibration. You may believe, for instance, that you only have to worry about calibrating your weighing equipment once per year. This may have some truth to… Read More
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Four More Industries that Use Dynamometers
Recently, we’ve gone over some of the basics of dynamometers. Originally conceived as a device to measure torque or rotational speed, today they are widely used as a force measurement device. Dynamometers have diverse applications, being useful in just about… Read More