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Atlantic Scale Hosts A Weighing Care & Use Seminar At L’Oreal

Atlantic Scale Hosts A Weighing Care & Use Seminar At L’Oreal

Recently our Technical Experts held a care and use seminar for the scientists at L’Oreal. The seminar covers everything from the cleaning of your balance to taking high quality measurements. At Atlantic Scale we understand that accurate weighing helps to prevent product loss which equates to a much higher return on investment. To arrange a care and use seminar at your facility, please contact […]

Highest Accuracy for Tank Inventory Control

Highest Accuracy for Tank Inventory Control

  Weighing is Ideal You can choose from a wide variety of measuring methods for tank inventory control of solids or liquids. However, be advised that accurate results can greatly depend on material characteristics and environmental conditions. Non-contact distance and level measurement techniques and almost all flowmeters only provide a volume measurement. In contrast, weighing technology provides a […]

Long History Leads to Modern Pipette Calibration

Long History Leads to Modern Pipette Calibration

If you work in the biotech, pharma, or medical device industries, then chances are that you use pipettes nearly every day without thinking much about them. You know that pipette calibration is crucial to maintain their accuracy, but have you thought much about the path that led to the development of the precision instruments you rely […]

The Essentials of Balance and Scale Maintenance

The Essentials of Balance and Scale Maintenance

No matter what you’re weighing, accuracy is key. From the pharma industry’s micro weighing samples in the lab to full-size tractor-trailers on the highway, ensuring accuracy allows you to maximize productivity while keeping track of your processes. At the core of accurate measurement, of course, is the scale or balance you’re using. At Atlantic Scale […]

USP Chapter 41 Updates and Breakdown

USP Chapter 41 Updates and Breakdown

USP Chapter 41 has updated their testing requirements to determine the suitability of balances. Here is a quick reference on the important aspects and updates: Chapter 41 is a REQUIREMENT for QC analysis measurements. There are two required tests in Chapter 41, Accuracy and Repeatability. Both tests have tolerances of 0.10%. The Accuracy requirement is […]

The Impact of OOT Calibration Weights

In the pharmaceutical industry there has always been a great concern on the impact of out of tolerance calibration weights (OOT’s).  “As Found” OOT weight calibration results have always set off alarms and initiated investigations in the industry, not just for calibration weights but for all instruments.  In regards to calibration weights used specifically for […]

Calibration Weight Frequencies

There are no published standards or requirements in regards to weight calibration frequencies for your “precision” calibration weights. “Precision” would be defined as any calibration weights having the following, or equivalent, Accuracy Classes; ASTM Class 0, ASTM Class 1, ASTM Class 2, ASTM Class 3, and ASTM Class 4. Calibration weight manufacturers will recommend one […]

Understanding the Weight Traceable Certificate

Our Weight Traceable Certificate is a NIST Traceable report documenting weight calibration results. The Weight Traceable Certificate documents the testing environmental data (Temperature, Pressure, Relative Humidity and the Air Density) taken at the time of the weight calibration. The air density is used to apply and adjust for the required air buoyancy corrections for the […]

Calibration Weight Usage – Getting Good Measurements

In addition to having your balances calibrated at the appropriate intervals (externally or internally), to really get the most value out of your calibration weight measurements in your daily checks it is good practice to apply the following steps to maximize the precision and accuracy of your measurement results. Before taking the calibration weight measurements, […]

Weight Calibration Providers

With quality awareness at an all-time high, traceability, accuracy, and the respective documentation are a must for all weighing and measuring equipment, balance calibration weights included. NIST traceable weight calibrations have become more than just sufficing regulatory and customer audits. Whether it is for internal balance weight verifications or balance calibration, having the needed traceability […]