Hereโ€™s 5 tips for your sample preparation

Sample prep
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
How you prepare your sample really depends on what kind of balance youโ€™re using. Precision balances have larger capacities and less fine readabilities. Theyโ€™re ideal for weighing larger samples that do not require weights measured past the thousandths. Analytical balances offer lower capacities with finer readabilities. Moisture analysers require different sample preparation than regular weighing balances.
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๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€
Maintaining quality and integrity of samples is of the utmost importance. How you handle and store your sample depends heavily on the type youโ€™re working with. Many samples have specific temperature requirements. Organic material like DNA or bacteria should be kept either refrigerated or frozen, while powders may tolerate ambient temperatures.
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๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฏ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
Your sample should be completely “pure,” without any disruptions or outliers. This guarantees that your sample represents the whole, reducing errors. Size reduction may involve taking parts from a whole to make the sample easier to weigh.
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๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฐ: ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€
Vibrations, static, draughts, and temperatures in the environment will try their best to make your very sensitive balance go haywire. Draughts, luckily, are mitigated by the addition of draught shields over most analytical and semi-micro balances, as well as many precision balances.
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๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฑ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
The best way to keep thorough records is by using software, which automatically performs statistical analysis for multiple scales at once, not only keeping records but spinning them into workable data as well. Without proper sample preparation, your weighing results wonโ€™t give you the information youโ€™re intending to get.
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Weighing Scales Versus Balances

weighing scales v balances

Though people often assume โ€œscaleโ€ and โ€œbalanceโ€ mean the same thing, the differences between the two types may impact your choice of purchase.

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™’๐™š๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™Ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™š?
A weighing scale is a type of device that determines weight by measuring deflection. Mechanical scales, which donโ€™t require electricity, operate using springs that stretch when weight is applied.
The radial dial displays the amount of force required to stretch the spring, which has been translated into kilograms. For professional purposes, digital scales with load cells have transformed the market. Load cells are transducers that can convert the force, or weight, of an item exerted onto it into a measurable electrical output.

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š?
Balances have been around a lot longer than scales โ€“ a few thousand years longer.
Instead of measuring deflection, balances require the application of known weight to determine your unknown weight.
For professional purposes, digital balances are used the most often. With digital balances, the process of creating a force equal to your item is all internal, using a force restoration mechanism.

๐™Ž๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐˜พ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™š ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š?
All-in-all, when youโ€™re looking for the right weighing machine for you, the choice will come down to the capacity and precision you require. Our expert team can help advise you. Call us today and we will guide you through your options ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ +353 (0) 41 982 1389 or visit our leave your details here and one of our team will be in touch.