Are your scales up to date and properly calibrated? If you’re not sure of the answer, it’s time to take stock and protect your equipment, as well as your team from the many costly errors that can occur when your equipment isn’t properly cared for. At Accurate Scale, we not only provide you with access to the top professional weighing solutions on the market, but we’re here to support our customers with full-scale services that include maintenance, repairs and calibration and more. From crane scales to bench scales, precision models, and everything in between, we have you covered.
Below, we’ll discuss some of the core reasons you need to stay on top of recalibration practices. Read on to learn more!
Breaking Down Calibration
Regardless of what type of weigh scale you’re using, calibration is a necessary process that helps check the accuracy of your scale, and is crucial to the effectiveness and safety of your operation. Whether you’re dealing with the heavy loads faced by crane scales or dealing with far more minute parts, calibration ensures you can trust the results you get, as well as identify any major issues that may be affecting the performance and reliability of your scales. Different models, as well as different usages, will require varying maintenance and calibration schedules ranging from as little as once a year all the way up to every few months or less.
Why Focus On Calibration?
Simply put, scale calibration plays an irreplaceable role in ensuring the accuracy of your weighing scales. This accuracy is necessary for all legal trade vendors but also helps to ensure that job sites are safe as well as efficient. While it’s rare to find a model that will give you 100% accurate readings 100% of the time (some variation is to be expected over time), major deviations not only can cause issues where inventory and budget are concerned, but can also lead to significant safety concerns for both workers and customers.
The other aspect to consider is, no matter how careful you are with your scales, they WILL begin to degrade over time thanks to many external factors like the environment they’re in, load type, potential overloads, and more. Calibration makes sure you’re always on the right track and have ample opportunity to make repairs before facing fines or progressive damage that forces you to replace your equipment entirely.
How Do You Know When it’s Time To Calibrate?
Different scale models like crane scales or pharmaceutical scales will each have their own set standards for how often they need to be calibrated under normal circumstances. With that being said, it’s crucial to note that this is not the only time that calibration is necessary. Calibration and evaluation should be done regularly, especially if your weighing equipment has begun to display any irregularities, has been subject to more stress than usual (aka shock loading), or there are any visible signs of wear and tear
Crane Scale Calibration at Accurate Scale
Are you in need of scale calibration and repair services? As Western Canada’s leading choice for weighing solutions, Accurate Scale is here to help! Our team is proud to offer extensive in-house services, including scale calibration and more. Learn how we can help your scales stay in top shape by contacting our team today.