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Understanding Weighing

A Grocer’s Guide to Metrology







Metrology is the science of measurement, and the scientific tool at the heart of every service counter transaction is the weighing scale.

Without an efficient, easy-to-use, and above all accurate scale, profitability and customer satisfaction would be critically compromised. Dependable product measuring is essential to managing and tracking sales volume and to maintaining compliance with industry regulations.

The purpose of this guide is to identify some of the terminology associated with retail weighing technology, and to explain the importance of each term as it applies to your day-to-day business. The terms covered in this guide include:

  1. Accuracy

  2. Accuracy Class

  3. Linearity

  4. Load Cell

  5. Corner Load

  6. Repeatability

  7. Temperature Stability

  8. Scale Intervals

  9. Dual Interval Scales

  10. Tare

  11. Verification

  12. Hysteresis

  13. Sensitivity

  14. Geolocation

  15. Precision vs. Accuracy

  16. Calibration

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