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Factoring in Flowability of Granular Materials: Choosing the Best Lab Equipment

September 06, 2023

<div><a href="/blog/factoring-flowability"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2023/september/factoring-floability.jpg" alt="Factoring Flowability of Granular Materials" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Every stage of sampling, dividing, and testing granular material is affected by its flow properties. Understanding a particular material and the unique factors that impact its flowability increases the efficiency and accuracy of your laboratory testing and can even help control your budget. In this article, we discuss what equipment is best suited for your testing application.</p>

Tags: Resource Guide , Equipment Selection Guide , Sample Prep , Lab Equipment , Aggregate Testing , Fine Aggregates , Coarse Aggregate , Sample Splitting , Sample Dividing

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

Gilson Testing Screen Trays: Easy Maintenance for Optimum Accuracy & Maximum Life

December 08, 2021

<div><a href="https://www.globalgilson.com/blog/screen-tray-maintenance"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2021/December/december-2021-hero.jpg" alt="Easy Maintenance Tips for Your Gilson Testing Screen Trays" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>Screen Trays are the heart of all Gilson Testing Screen Shakers. In this blog post, we discuss how to get the most accurate results and extended life from your testing screen trays.</p>

Tags: Maintenance , Quality Control , Quality Assurance , Lab Equipment , Particle Sizing , Screen Shakers

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Setting Up A CMT Field Lab: Application-Specific Equipment & Considerations

December 02, 2020

<div><a href="/blog/cmt-field-lab-setup"><img loading="lazy" src="/Content/Images/uploaded/blog/2020/December/equipping-a-cmt-field-lab-blog.jpg" alt="Setting Up A CMT Field Lab: Application-Specific Equipment & Considerations Article" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%; max-width: 715px;" /> </a></div><p>In this month's blog, we examine the civil engineering laboratory equipment needed for typical operations performed where field laboratories for construction materials testing are required. With so many possible variations in specific project requirements, we break it down by application.</p>

Tags: How-To , Equipment Selection Guide , Field Testing , Lab Equipment

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

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

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