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Correct Test Weight Handling Guide: 12 Practical Tips

Free Guide on How to Use, Clean, and Store Weights

Correct handling of test weights is vital to ensure the accuracy of the weights long-term. Having accurate test weights is essential for the calibration and routine testing of balances and scales.

However, the challenge in many busy laboratories is that carrying out balance calibration and routine testing is a manual process, and it is easy to make a mistake when handling test weights. Considerable weighing errors can arise if a balance has been tested with mishandled reference weights.

How you handle, clean and store test weights can make a big difference in the accuracy of your weighing processes. Test weights must be handled with care.

Our guide to weight handling explains why you should always:

Keep weights close to your balance
Lift weights with tweezers or gloves
Use the correct cleaning materials

Download the guide to learn more and get a further 9 practical tips and explanations that will help you preserve the integrity of your weights and ensure accurate weighing results!

The consequences of handling test weights incorrectly

If test weights are handled improperly or if test weights are used that are not suitable for the balance to be tested, considerable weighing errors may occur. For example, skin oils, dirt and changing ambient temperatures can affect weight accuracy. The percentage mass variation becomes particularly critical when using small weights or working with tight tolerances. If these issues are not addressed, operators may conduct tests with inaccurate weights, resulting in weighing errors as well as unnecessary costs associated with rework, waste disposal, and product recall.

Tips for correct test weight handling

Our essential guide from METTLER TOLEDO contains 12 practical tips and tricks on how to handle, clean and store weights. Learn about the measures you can take to ensure the accuracy of your reference weights in the long-term.