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Calibrating weighing instruments - Part 1

From Beamex, Inc.
 

 
From the point of view of the owner, weighing instruments, usually called scales or balances, should provide the correct weighing results. How the weighing instrument is used and how reliable the weighing results are can be very different. Using weighing instruments for legal purposes must have legal verification.

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