Scales and Balances: What is the Difference?

The terms scale and balance are often used interchangeably, and while they are both weighing machines, they serve different purposes and can function in different ways. Depending on what you’re weighing and your industry, one might be better suited for you than the other. Are you looking to distinguish between a scale and a balance … Continued

Understanding Measurement Uncertainty In Weighing Scales & Instruments

It is easy to consider an industrial instrument to be a perfect machine that provides exact information. But every real-world system has limitations based on the machine itself, and the environment in which it is used. That is the case with voltmeters, flow meters, tachometers, thermometers, and weighing scales, where the weight sitting on the … Continued

Modbus Scales and Industrial Weighing Systems

Scales are designed to accept weight on the platform, and accurately provide a digital representation of that weight. In the most basic format, this weight will simply be shown on the readout display of the indicator. Often, though, the weight measurement is sent to another instrument or computer system for process control and system integration. … Continued

AxChange Weight Monitoring and Tracking for Industrial Scales

AxChange Overview AxChange Weight Monitoring and Tracking allows you to monitor weights on multiple industrial weighing scales at your location. Being a cloud application, AxChange can be accessed on any device including your PC, iOS and Android devices. With real time weight tracking, customized alerts and hierarchical access control, AxChange can solve many issues brought … Continued

Types of Laboratory Scales

Table of Contents Types of Lab Scales Microbalance Analytical Balance Precision Balance Bench Scales Comparative Technologies What Makes A Good Laboratory Scale Great Key Features Get Your Lab Scales From Arlyn Scales A laboratory balance is a type of scale used to precisely measure objects in a laboratory setting, or elsewhere. The items being weighed … Continued