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Staying level: what you need to know about your lab balance

Written by Sartorius

COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW TO FIND OUT WHY LEVELING YOUR BALANCE IS SO IMPORTANT!

Sartorius’ new article discusses a system that revolutionizes laboratory weighing. Download this resource to learn more about a lab balance system that prioritizes precision and efficiency, ensuring superior performance and usability in your laboratory.

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This article focuses on:

  • Why balance leveling is important
  • How balance leveling is performed
  • How lab balances like the Quintix® Pro from Sartorius with automated leveling can make a significant difference to your research workflow

Analytical weighing plays a crucial role in daily laboratory practices. In basic research, it usually serves as the first step in preparing buffers, media and reagents. In regulated workflows, weighing is essential for compliance, quality control and process accuracy, supporting critical measurements such as quantitative analysis, formulation, production monitoring and calibration to ensure reliable results in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Advanced weighing technologies incorporate complicated internal systems to produce accurate results, as many factors can impact a reading. Environmental factors like temperature, airflow and static effects can prolong measurement stabilization times. It also requires routine calibration and cleaning, which are vital to maintaining balance performance over time.

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This article was supported by Sartorius.