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Digital Weighing

By admin | Published: November 19, 2009
Today scales are available in many different forms and have a myriad of uses. They are part of everyday life and have a long history of use in society. The word scale, which is used to refer to a device that measures the weight or mass of an object or person, is actually using a shortened version of the phrase "weighing scale". Weighing scales have been used, in various forms, for centuries. Some sources place the invention of the first scale, the balance scale, in the Middle East as early as the year 4000 B.C.
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Digital Hanging Scales

By admin | Published: September 17, 2009
Digital hanging scales are electronic versions of hanging spring scales. A spring scale is a weighing scale that measures the weight of an object by determining how much force the object exerts upon a spring which is enclosed in the body of the scale. Spring scales can be divided into two different categories: scales in which the spring stretches and scales in which the spring is compressed. This article will only focus on scales in which the spring is stretched by the item being weighed, or hanging scales.
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Accurate Cylinder Weighing on Cylinder Scales

By melissa | Published: April 10, 2009
Whenever the amount of a liquefied gas in a gas cylinder needs to be determined, a number of problems are uncovered. It would be reasonable to try to measure the contents by measuring the gas pressure. But liquefied gas tanks will show full pressure if there is any gas at all in the tank. This [...]
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Industrial Scales Calculate Flow Rates

By melissa | Published: February 26, 2009
Scales are used to measure weight. Flow meters are used to measure the rate of flow of a liquid or gas. But in some situations, it is possible to utilize a high quality industrial scale to perform both functions. Sometimes this may be done for the purpose of saving the cost of the flow meter. [...]
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