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How to Select a Scale or Balance for Your Laboratory

June 24, 2015

<div><a href="/blog/selecting-a-scale-or-balance-for-a-lab"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2015/june/selecting-scales-and-balances-hero.jpg" alt="An Equipment Selection Guide for Lab Scales and Lab Balances" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /></a></div><p>Effective selection of a scale or balance requires forethought and planning. The essential considerations of capacity, accuracy, and readability are often specified in the test methods, but shopping for other features helps to find a model optimized for your particular application. This blog article is a guide to finding a laboratory weighing device that best meets your particular needs.</p>

Tags: Laboratory Scales , Comparison Guide , Equipment Selection Guide , General Lab , Laboratory , Lab Equipment , Digital Lab Scales

4 Important Steps to Reliable Concrete Test Cylinder Samples

June 10, 2015

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="/blog/four-important-steps-to-reliable-concrete-samples"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2015/june/concrete-molds.jpg" alt="Concrete Molds" width="100%" max-width:="" 715px="" /> </a></div><p>Understand the basic methods used to ensure your concrete samples live up to their full potential.</p>

Tags: Concrete Testing , Concrete , Cylinder Testing , Strength Testing , Curing , Concrete Cylinder Molds , Resource Guide , Equipment Selection Guide

Spring Cleaning: How to Clean Your Test Sieves

June 03, 2015

<div><a href="/blog/how-to-clean-a-sieve"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2015/june/how-to-clean-a-sieve.jpg" alt="How To Clean a Sieve" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>If you want to get optimal use out of your test sieves, you need to take the proper steps when it comes to storing and cleaning them. We’ve outlined a list of do’s and don’ts to follow this Spring so you can make your sieves last longer and retain their accuracy.</p>

Tags: Maintenance , How-To , Sieving , Test Sieves , General Lab