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If you’ve ever weighed a sample in a lab setting, you know it doesn’t take much to throw off an analytical balance. That’s because, with a readability of 0.1 mg (0.0001 g) or better, something as small as a pesky fly, a rogue draft, or even a stray hair or two can be enough to muddy your readings. That’s why many labs and other settings where analytical balance are used have such strict guidelines in place to remind researchers of the proper precautions to take. If your p

Are you one of the millions of fitness-focused Americans with a Fitbit, Apple Watch, or another form of wearable health tracker device? If so, you're probably well aware that your device can almost do it all—track your steps, check your heart rate, and even monitor the quality of your sleep. However, there's one thing that it definitely can't do: weigh your body mass. Sure, you could buy a cheap bathroom scale, but do you really want to manually enter in your weight each time? Of course no

One glance through the Scales Plus catalog of NTEP-certified food scales and it's easy to see there are literally hundreds of different options to choose from. From portable food prep scales to large washdown checkweighing scales, we have the perfect product to meet your weighing needs no matter how simple or complex. When it comes to food prep scales, you really can't go wrong with the highly-rated OHAUS Valor 1000. Here are five reasons to choose this popular food scale from one of the most tr

Are you in the market for a new shipping scale? If so, you may have already browsed our huge selection of shipping scales, ranging from large, heavy capacity options to small, low-capacity ones. But with so many options to choose from, how do you know which one will be right for you and your business? Allow us to narrow down your search from over 340 great shipping scales to just the one incredible one: The Mettler Toledo BC60. Mettler Toledo has been manufacturing high-quality scales for over

While most of us know better than to drive a full-size sedan over a small bathroom scale, what many people don’t realize is just how often heavy objects get placed on a scale that exceeds its maximum capacity. Fortunately, scale manufacturers are aware of this issue and have purposely designed their products to allow for a particular amount of overload. What is scale overload? As the name suggests, scale overload is a term that refers to any weighed object that exceeds a scale’s maxi