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Qualification Service for a Smooth Start

Qualification Service for a Smooth Start

Do you know that even the smallest oversight in configuration can result in weighing errors? Our installation and qualification services ensure your laboratory balance or industrial scale meets your process requirements from day one. Več

Your Personalized Calibration Certificate

Your Personalized Calibration Certificate

Do you know if your weighing results are not only accurate, but accurate enough for you? Find the balance or scale calibration and tolerance assessment that is right for your processes. Več

Your Individualized Quality Assurance Plan

Your Individualized Quality Assurance Plan

Do you need help defining the right calibration frequency and routine testing plan details? Let us help with quality assurance plans tailored for your balances and scales to ensure you get the ongoing accuracy you need. Več

1. What is a weighing tolerance? How do I define my weighing tolerance?

What accuracy is required to guarantee the quality of your weighing task? And what plus/minus range on results would still be acceptable for quality or regulatory requirements? These answers define your weighing tolerance.

Weighing tolerance can depend on factors such as cost of material, applicable regulations, safety concerns related to weighing errors, environmental impact of wrong measurements, and more. An example: 100 kg weighed with a +/- of 1 kg is a 1 % weighing tolerance. Typical tolerances are from 0.1 % to 5 %.

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2. What is a safety factor? How can I find out what safety factor to apply?

A safety factor ensures reliable results. It accounts for changing external influences such as vibrations, drafts, operators, etc. For normal, stable conditions, METTLER TOLEDO recommends a safety factor of at least 2 for laboratory and 3 for industrial environments. For unstable weighing conditions (e.g. a fume hood or harsh production environment) a higher safety factor should be applied.

Watch the video to learn more about safety factors and which safety factor is right for you!

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3. What documents and details do I get with a GWP® Recommendation?

Our free GWP® Recommendation service will result in a report showing:

  • your specific details and requirements,
  • a device that meets your needs, and
  • verification that the device is in line with your accuracy requirements.

A GWP® Recommendation Summary Report compares multiple devices.

Please note that actual device performance in its place of use can only be verified by calibration once it is installed. 

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4. Is a GWP® Recommendation important if I do not work in a regulated industry (like pharma or biotech)?

Regardless of industry, weighing is considered a critical control point for many laboratory and industrial weighing processes. It impacts product quality and can cause waste, rework or overfilling.

It is important to pay specific attention to weighing, as weighing is often the beginning of your value chain. Any error at the weighing stage can become magnified in downstream analysis or processing.

GWP® Recommendation helps you get rid of this risk by finding the balance or scale that fits your specific needs and requirements. 

5. I have a unique weighing application. Can a GWP® Recommendation still help me?

Your GWP® Recommendation is a direct output of your conversation with our weighing experts. Help us understand what you are weighing and how, and we will provide the best solution documented in a GWP® Recommendation report.