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Calibration: The most basic of concepts, and yet the least flexible… until now

Calibration
Accurate weighing has been a fundamental basis for trading, bartering and payment for goods or services. Consistent weighing also forms the basis for assuring the correct formulation of compounds used in the food we eat, inks and dyes used to print cookbooks we read, and making wines and spirits we drink, to the pharmaceuticals used to treat the upset stomachs or headaches we suffer from the next morning. Proper, precise, and consistent calibration of a scale forms the basis of all accurate weighing. The use of known masses (test weights) in the calibration process has been used to establish performance of a scale since the first balances were checked or regulated by government officials. Regular checking of scales helps to assure that consistent performance is maintained over long periods of time. ...
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