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Portable Field Scales: A Guide to Features and Selection

April 05, 2023

<div><a href="/blog/how-to-select-field-scales-article"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2023/april/field-scales-blog-article.jpg" alt="Field Scales Resource Guide" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Some test methods must be performed on the spot to ensure that the best products are being produced or placed following specified procedures. Portable weighing devices are especially important to operate accurately and conveniently in remote locations. In this blog post, we’ll discuss what to look for when choosing one.</p>

Tags: Resource Guide , Equipment Selection Guide , Field Testing , Digital Lab Scales , Field Scales , General Lab , Lab Equipment

Selecting the Right Test Sieve for Non-Conventional Use

March 07, 2021

<a href="/blog/selecting-the-right-test-sieve-for-non-conventional-use"><img src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2017/April/selecting-non-conventional-sieves.jpg" alt="Selecting the Right Test Sieve for Non-Conventional Use" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 700px;" /></a><p>Testing sieves are not a one-size-fits-all product in materials testing. They should be selected based on application, compliance standards, sample composition, level of precision required and more.</p>

Tags: Test Sieves , Sieving , Particle Sizing , General Lab , Pharmaceutical , Comparison Guide , Equipment Selection Guide

How To Set Up A Field Lab For Construction Materials Testing: The Essentials

November 09, 2020

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="/blog/equipment-needed-for-construction-field-testing-lab"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2020/November/basic-equipment-needed-for-a-field-testing-lab.jpg" alt="How to Set Up a Field Lab for Construction Materials Testing" width="100%" max-width:="" 715px="" /> </a></div><p>In this blog, it will discuss setting up and furnishing temporary field-testing labs with essential laboratory equipment. Field labs are generally limited to a few particular tests, but no matter the material, most require the same essentials to measure properties like size, weight, and moisture.</p>

Tags: How-To , Resource Guide , Equipment Selection Guide , Lab Equipment , General Lab , Field Testing , Sample Collecting

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Sonic Sieving: The Solution for Particle Size Problems

June 02, 2020

<div><a href="/blog/sonic-sieving"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2020/June/sonic-sieving-hero-image.jpg" alt="Sonic Sieving: The Solution for Particle Sizing Problems" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 700px;" /> </a></div><p>Test sieves are an efficient, productive, and economical means of characterizing the gradation of dry granular materials. However, the sieving method is not without limitations. If obstacles seem to be making it difficult to produce accurate, repeatable results for finer sizes, Sonic Sieving may be the answer.</p>

Tags: Sieve Shakers , Sieve Analysis , Particle Sizing , Pharmaceutical , Laboratory , General Lab , Testing Insights , Resource Guide

How to Select the Right Jaw Crusher

April 06, 2020

<div><a href="/blog/how-to-select-the-right-jaw-crusher"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2020/April/buying-a-jaw-crusher.jpg" alt="What is a Jaw Crusher Article" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>The selection of the best jaw crusher for your application will naturally be governed by the particle size, volume, and properties of your bulk material, along with the desired particle size and quantity of the final sample. In this blog, we help you select the right jaw crusher for your testing application.</p>

Tags: Crushing , Aggregate Testing , Sample Prep , Equipment Selection Guide , Comparison Guide , General Lab , Lab Equipment

Dust and Noise: Can Better Equipment Help? Part 2: Noise

July 30, 2019

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="/blog/reducing-dust-noise-in-lab-part2"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2019blogpictures/July2019/noise-hero.jpg" alt="Dust Noise In The Lab Part 2" width="100%" max-width:="" 715px="" /> </a></div><p>High decibel levels can potentially be a dangerous element in your materials testing lab. In part two of our special series on workplace safety, you’ll discover some of the best ways to reduce noise levels during testing.</p>

Tags: Lab Safety , Sieving , Noise Reducing , Equipment Selection Guide , Worker Protection , Aggregate Testing , General Lab , Lab Equipment

Dust and Noise: Can Better Testing Equipment Help? Part 1 Dust

July 16, 2019

<div><a href="/blog/reducing-dust-noise-in-lab-part1"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2019blogpictures/July2019/dust-noise-lab-hero.jpg" alt="Workplace Safety Part 1 Dust in the Lab" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>In part one of our special series on workplace safety, we take a look at how advances in materials testing equipment are minimizing potentially harmful exposure to dust in the lab.</p>

Tags: Worker Protection , Lab Safety , Sample Splitting , Sample Dividing , Equipment Selection Guide , Dust Reducing , Aggregate Testing , General Lab , Lab Equipment , Silica Exposure , Sieving

Reference Materials for Test Sieves: Performance Testing for Quality

February 21, 2019

<div><a href="/blog/reference-materials-for-test-sieves-performance-testing-for-quality"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/news/February2019/testsievesperformancetesting.jpg" alt="Reference Materials for Test Sieves: Performance Testing for Quality" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Reference materials for test sieves are used to evaluate and help ensure continued quality performance of sieves in compliance with ASTM or ISO standards. Sieve Verification Services provide further assurance of compliance through laboratory optical or microscopic examination.</p>

Tags: Standard Reference Materials , Test Sieves , Sieving , Quality Control , Quality Assurance , Sieve Calibration , General Lab , Resource Guide

Rejoining A Separated Thermometer: 6 Dos and Don’ts

June 20, 2018

<p><a href="/blog/rejoining-separated-columns-in-thermometers-6-dos-and-donts"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2018blogpictures/June2018/rejoining-separated-thermometer-hero.jpg" alt="thermometer column separation" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" width="715" height="515" /></a></p><p>Mercury or indicating fluid separations can occur in the columns of mercury-in-glass thermometers, as well as in non-mercury thermometers. With expertise, caution and strict adherence to safety measures, the separated fluid can often be rejoined in the column by following some specific methods developed by others.</p>

Tags: Liquid-In-Glass Thermometers , General Lab , Lab Equipment , Laboratory , DIY , Maintenance , Thermometers , Lab Thermometers