Many weighing instruments are used for legal measurements or measurements used as the basis for the monetary transfer and these are part of a legal or statutory verification program based on legislation. A proper metrologically traceable calibration is the only way to know how accurately weighing instruments are measuring. We all see weighing instruments in our everyday life around us, for instance, when we visit a grocery store and weigh vegetables.Īs with any measurement instruments, weighing instruments should also be calibrated regularly to assure that they are measuring correctly and accurately. While some industrial weighing instruments are very large ones that measure, for example, the mass of trucks.
Some weighing instruments are small laboratory instruments measuring a few grams and are very accurate. Weighing instruments/scales/balances, are widely used in industry for various measurements. I will be mainly using the term “ weighing instrument” in this article. Weighing scales, weighing instruments, weighing balances…ĭifferent resources are using different terminology.
Update February 2019: We made an educational video on weighing scale calibration, you can find that in this link: In this article, I look at the practical considerations and the different tests you should perform when calibrating your weighing scales/instruments/balances.
