NEW ADAM- NEW Polaris balances

Polaris – Clarity with every measurement

While Adam’s look is new, you can expect the same quality of service, support and commitment you’ve always enjoyed when you’ve purchased an Adam product from TLS. Adam continues to be a brand built on the same precision trusted by professionals like you worldwide, with a sharper vision for what’s next.

Polaris Semi-Micro & Analytical Balances

Polaris provides complete clarity in weighing – from its brightly-lit chamber to the expansive LCD display.

Polaris semi-micro and analytical balances combine a brightly illuminated weighing chamber with advanced connectivity options for streamlined GLP-compliant recordkeeping and communication. Their multi-line display provides clear, step-by-step guidance, rapid weighing results and real-time application status for complete operational clarity. Checkweighing is made more efficient by a colour-changing backlight that instantly indicates whether samples fall within user-defined limits.

Features and Benefits

• Solid, durable ABS housing to withstand daily use
• Grade 304 stainless steel pan allows easy cleaning
• Bright, LED-lit weighing chamber for clear visibility of samples
• Intuitive, easy-to-use display showing instructions, results and application status at a glance
• Colour-changing backlight in checkweighing mode to show if under, over or within acceptable limits
• Multilingual display allows use in many different countries
• Unique air diversion channel (ADT) below the weighing pan discharges warm air from the weighing chamber for more accurate weighing results (PAB 125i only)
• Selectable digital filtering helps minimise effects of vibration and disturbances
• Connect seamlessly to PCs, printers, or LIMS via Bluetooth®, RJ45 Ethernet, RS-232 and USB interfaces
• Compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards for data tracking
• Up to 200 ingredients can be stored in the internal memory (10 formulations each holding 20 ingredients)
• Security slot for optional lock and cable to help prevent theft
• Multi-level security permissions: 1 administrator plus up to 99 operators
• In-use cover and weigh-below hook provided with each model

Applications

• Weighing
• Parts counting
• Percentage weighing
• Checkweighing
• Check counting
• Display hold
• Dynamic / animal weighing
• Density determination
• Formulation
• Accumulation

Many more features.  Download the flyer below, select your model and request a quote!  Prices start from £1195.

Polaris Flyer

NEW – Polaris balances

Polaris – Clarity with every measurement

Polaris Semi-Micro & Analytical Balances

Polaris provides complete clarity in weighing – from its brightly-lit chamber to the expansive LCD display.

Polaris semi-micro and analytical balances combine a brightly illuminated weighing chamber with advanced connectivity options for streamlined GLP-compliant recordkeeping and communication. Their multi-line display provides clear, step-by-step guidance, rapid weighing results and real-time application status for complete operational clarity. Checkweighing is made more efficient by a colour-changing backlight that instantly indicates whether samples fall within user-defined limits.

Features and Benefits

• Solid, durable ABS housing to withstand daily use
• Grade 304 stainless steel pan allows easy cleaning
• Bright, LED-lit weighing chamber for clear visibility of samples
• Intuitive, easy-to-use display showing instructions, results and application status at a glance
• Colour-changing backlight in checkweighing mode to show if under, over or within acceptable limits
• Multilingual display allows use in many different countries
• Unique air diversion channel (ADT) below the weighing pan discharges warm air from the weighing chamber for more accurate weighing results (PAB 125i only)
• Selectable digital filtering helps minimise effects of vibration and disturbances
• Connect seamlessly to PCs, printers, or LIMS via Bluetooth®, RJ45 Ethernet, RS-232 and USB interfaces
• Compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards for data tracking
• Up to 200 ingredients can be stored in the internal memory (10 formulations each holding 20 ingredients)
• Security slot for optional lock and cable to help prevent theft
• Multi-level security permissions: 1 administrator plus up to 99 operators
• In-use cover and weigh-below hook provided with each model

Applications

• Weighing
• Parts counting
• Percentage weighing
• Checkweighing
• Check counting
• Display hold
• Dynamic / animal weighing
• Density determination
• Formulation
• Accumulation

Many more features.  Download the flyer below, select your model and request a quote!

Adam Equipment’s extensive product line up offers intuitive operation, precision accuracy and dependable performance to make any weighing process more straightforward than  ever. Their core focus is quality and reliability, to ensure that every Adam scale or balance purchased can be trusted to provide steadfast results with every use.

Download the flyer

Core® Portable Compact Balances

 

Core Portable Balances

No balance can beat the Core for basic weighing value. Core’s housing is simple to clean and designed to stack for easy storage. A basic keypad with dual tare keys makes Core balances easy to use

The Core is an outstanding value, providing easy operation and a portable solution for any basic precision weighing tasks. An innovative stackable design saves space, so the Core lends itself well to science classrooms or busy labs. Offering precision results, Core is suitable for weighing compounds in science classrooms, samples at a field lab, ingredients in food labs and specimens at veterinary offices. The Core includes a convenient weigh-below hook, facilitating below-balance weighing for tasks requiring density and specific gravity measurements.

Features and Benefits

• Vivid, backlit LCD easily visible in any lighting conditions
• Programmable backlight can be set to “always on,” “always off” or “light only when weighing”
• Balances stack efficiently and safely to save space (120mm pan size only)
• Colour-coded keys facilitate quick recognition of the most frequently used buttons
• Dual tare keys operate with either the left or right hand
• Large, grade 304 stainless steel pan allows easy cleaning
• Rugged construction stands up to industrial use
• Three-point ShockProtect® feature helps prevent overload damage to internal components
• Hook included for weighing below the balance
• Removable draft shield (120mm and 160mm pan size only)
• Operates with AC adapter (included) or batteries (not included)
• Auto power-off to save energy
• A 3-year warranty means quality assured for years of use.

Seven models are available

From 200g x 0.01g to 5000g x 1g.  Prices start from an affordable £111.00.

Adam Equipment’s extensive product line up offers intuitive operation, precision accuracy and dependable performance to make any weighing process more straightforward than ever. Their core focus is quality and reliability, to ensure that every Adam scale or balance purchased can be trusted to provide steadfast results with every use.

Download the flyer below, select your model and request a quote!

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Solis Precision Weighing

 Solis: Precision weighing results for almost any lab application

Adam Equipment’s extensive product line up offers intuitive operation, precision accuracy and dependable performance to make any weighing process more straightforward than  ever. Their core focus is quality and reliability, to ensure that every Adam scale or balance purchased can be trusted to provide steadfast results with every use.

Solis Precision Balances

An ideal choice for research and quality assurance labs

The Solis precision balance features a high-resolution graphic display, precision counting functions, and ability to store up to 99 ingredients. Choose from 11 different models that offer internal or external calibration, capacities from 360g to 3200g, and readabilities from 0.001g to 0.01g

Weighing Units

g, mg, lb, oz, ct, GN, dwt, mm, ozt, T, tl.H, tl.S, tl.T, custom unit.

Features and Benefits

• High-resolution graphic display is amply sized for clear visibility
• Level indicator and adjustable feet ensure proper balance setup for optimum weighing results
• Large, grade 304 stainless steel pan allows easy cleaning
• RS-232 interface provides speedy connection to computers and printers
• AC adapter included
• External calibration allows for verification and adjustment with weights
• Selectable digital filtering helps minimise effects of vibration and disturbances
• Printouts include date and time for data tracking within Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) guidelines
• Multilingual display allows use in many different countries
• Checkweighing with audible alarm
• Parts counting with preset sample sizes
• Security slot for optional lock and cable to help prevent theft
• A 5-year warranty means quality assured for years of use

Easy to navigate menus

With a high-resolution graphic display and intuitive features, Solis precision balances provide an outstanding solution for labs everywhere. The Solis is ideal for research and quality assurance labs; science education; precision counting; and production and manufacturing applications needing precision results. Users can readily view the comprehensive data on the amply sized graphic display. A multilingual display capability permits use of the balance in various regions, while recognisable icons help the weighing process flow smoothly. Formulation is simplified, as the Solis stores up to 99 ingredients.

Data tracking – Printouts include date and time for data tracking within Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) guidelines

Also featured on the flyer are Solis SAB Analytical and Semi-Micro Balances

These Solis models offer capacities from 120g to 510g and readabilities from 0.01mg/ 0.1mg to 0.0001g.

Many more features.  Download the flyer on our website, select your model and request a quote!

Radwag Balances

Radwag offer a full range of analytical,precision balances and micro balances.
Depending on the model, features include detachable terminal, various communication ports, statistical control, density determination, compliance with USP, touch screen or LCD displays, parts counting, ability to export data and much much more...
  

Radwag have Professional, Advanced and Basic models to choose from depending on features required and budget.

A range of Moisture balances is also available.
Download the flyer now and check out the details.

Total Lab Supplies Radwag Balance Flyer

UKAS calibration and balance servicing available too.
Why not consider a genuine alternative?  Radwag.

Visit www.totallabsupplies.co.uk

How does a Laboratory Balance or Scale work?

There are two basic types of electronic balance designs.

1. Electromagnetic balancing type
2. Electrical resistance wire type (load cell type)

These are based on different principles, but both have neither directly measures mass. They measure the force that acts downward on the pan. This force is converted to an electrical signal and displayed on a digital display.
 

As a means of measuring force, the electromagnetic balance method uses the electromagnetic force generated from a magnet and coil, whereas the electrical resistance wire method uses the change in resistance value of a strain gauge attached to a piece of metal that bends in response to a force.
 

 
So why do electronic balances display mass values when that is not what they measure? It's because the reference standards for mass are weights, which are placed on a pan to inform the electronic balance that a given force is equivalent to a given number of grams, which is used for conversion. Consequently, electronic balances that do not perform this conversion accurately cannot display accurate mass values.

Readability and accuracy are not the same thing?

The readability of a balance is the smallest quantity that the balance will display. Accuracy is the difference between the known weight of a sample and the displayed weight. The accuracy of a balance can be measured only when the balance is in its operating environment

Location of the Balance

The precision and reproducibility of weighing results is closely associated with the location of the balance. To ensure that your balance can work under the best conditions, please observe the following guidelines:

Weighing bench

• Stable (lab bench, lab table, stone bench).  Your weighing bench should not sag when work is carried out on it and should transfer as few vibrations as possible.
• Antimagnetic (no steel plate).
• Protected against electrostatic charges (no plastic or glass).
• Wall or floor installation.  The weighing bench should be fixed either to the floor or on the wall.  Mounting the bench on both places at once transfers vibrations from wall and floor.
• Reserved for the balance.

The place of installation and the weighing bench must be stable enough that the balance display does not change when someone leans on the table or steps up to the weighing station. Do not use soft pads underneath, such as writing mats.  It is better to position the balance directly over the legs of the bench, since the area is subject to the fewest vibrations.

 

The article above is a very brief outline of laboratory balances or scales.  many factors affect the weighing accuracy besides location - eg temperature, humidity etc..Visit the last link below to download a complete guide to weighing.

For more information visit:-
http://www.shimadzu.com/an/hplc/support/lib/lctalk/66/66lab.html
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/digital-scale.htm
http://www.prlabs.co.uk/news/article.php?Id=140

Conversion Units of Weight

Ever needed to know the conversion formula for weights?

English System

To convert	Multiply by	To obtain
grains	0.00229	oz
grains	0.0001429	lb
grains	0.0000000714	tons
oz	438	grains
oz	0.0625	lb
oz	0.00003125	tons
gal	8.3322	lb°
lb	0.12002	gal°
lb	7,000	grains
lb	16	oz
lb	0.0005	tons
tons	14,000,000	grains
tons	32,000	oz
tons	2,000	lb
lb/hr°	0.0020003	gpm
gpm	499.925	lb/hr°

Metric System

To convert	Multiply by	To obtain
grams	15.43	grains
grams	0.0353	oz
kg	35.27	oz
kg	2.2046	lb
kg	0.001102	US tons
tonnes	2,204.6	lb
tonnes	1.1023	US tons
grains	0.0648	grams
oz	28.350	grams
oz	0.02835	kg
lb	0.4536	kg
lb	0.000454	tonnes
US tons	907.2	kg
US tons	0.9072	tonnes