Balances / Scales
- FRD function (PDF 2.0MB)
- Product note on Smart Super Hybrid Sensor (Smart SHS) (PDF 317KB)
- Product note on the MC series of mass comparators (PDF 1.18MB)
“Accurate knowledge and usage to avoid trouble and maximize results” - About Minimum Weight (PDF 73KB)
- ECL and the USP Minimum Weight Standard (PDF 45KB)
- Estimates of Uncertainty of the Calibration of Balances (PDF 112KB)
- Investigation of the Basic Performance of Analytical Balances (PDF 1.28MB)
Article for the 28th Sensing Forum held in Yokohama, Japan, October 13 ~ 14, 2011 - Examination of the Repeatability of a Balance for Production Lines (PDF 184KB)
Article for the 28th Sensing Forum held in Yokohama, Japan, October 13 ~ 14, 2011 - The C-SHS & the Air-Pump Controlled, Direct-Acting Internal Calibration Unit (PDF 53KB)
Press release article explaining two principal technologies incorporated in the FZ-i Series, January 2009 - Training Material for Balances (1) (PDF 311KB)
Precautions for using balances, Maximum permissible errors, Validations, Uncertainty - Training Material for Balances (2) (PDF 284KB)
Repeatability, Linearity, Sensitivity drift - SHS technology (PDF 335KB)
Article presented at the 5th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Measurement of Mass, Force and Torque, 7 – 10 November 2000 - Selecting a Communication Method for Balances / Scales (FAQ)
Article describes each method in detail so you can select the method that best suits your requirements. - Methods of connecting multiple balances/scales to a PC (PDF 119KB)
- Quick Calibration Guide (PDF 963KB)
Indicators / Load cells
Introduction to Load Cells
Overview
- Definition of the “Load Cell” (PDF 88KB)
- Characteristics of the Strain Gauge Load Cell (PDF 89KB)
Measurement Principle of Load Cells
- Strain Gauge (PDF 85KB)
- Spring Material (PDF 269KB)
- Adhesive (PDF 269KB)
- The Shapes of Spring Materials and How Strains Occur (PDF 143KB)
- Basic Circuit of Load Cells (PDF 169KB)
- Various Correction Circuits (PDF 192KB)
Terms, Specifications, Performance, Testing Methods
- Outline (PDF 64KB)
- General Specifications (PDF 138KB)
- Load Characteristics (PDF 122KB)
- Creep Characteristics (PDF 120KB)
- Temperature Characteristics (PDF 95KB)
- Electrical Characteristics / Four-Corner Error (PDF 71KB)
- Other Characteristics (PDF 151KB)
Outline of Load Cell Production Processes
- Strain Gauge Production Process (PDF 144KB)
- Load Cell Production Process (PDF 183KB)
Types of Load Cells
How to Use Load Cells
Peripherals
Control Method for Weighing Instruments Using the Environment Logger AD-1687 (PDF 398KB)
Article for the 29th Sensing Forum held in Ibaraki, Japan, September 27 ~ 28, 2012
Rheometers & Viscometers
- Short Guide to the Tuning Fork Vibro Rheometer: RV-10000A (PDF 1.31MB)
“How you will become able to measure what once appeared impossible to measure” - Food Products Evaluation Technology Using Viscosity (PDF 325KB)
Article for the November 2014 issue of “Japan Food Science” - Study of Shear Rates Relating to the Measurement of “Static Viscosity” (PDF 227KB)
Article for the 30th Sensing Forum held in Nagano, Japan, August 29 ~ 30, 2013 - Vibration Rheometer RV-10000: Viscosity of Various Liquids Measured by a New Method Rheometer (PDF 230KB)
Article for the February 2013 issue of “Measurement Technology” - Vibration Rheometer RV-10000: Making the Shear Rate of the Tuning-fork Vibration Viscometer Adjustable to Develop a New Rheometer for Liquids (PDF 281KB)
Article presented in “TEST” Vol. 26 (January 15, 2013, issued by Japan Testing Machinery Association) - Characteristics of Tuning-fork Vibration Rheometer (PDF 325KB)
Article for the 29th Sensing Forum held in Ibaraki, Japan, September 27 ~ 28, 2012 - Technological Background and Latest Market requirements concerning “Static Viscosity” Measurement with a Tuning-fork Vibration Viscometer (PDF 404KB)
Proceedings of Asia-Pacific Symposium on Measurement of Mass, Force and Torque(APMF2009) June 1-4, 2009, Tokyo, Japan - Physical Quantity Measured by a Vibration Viscometer (Re: JCSS Standardization of Viscosity) (PDF 340KB)
Article for the 23rd Sensing Forum held in Tsukuba, Japan, October 2 ~ 3, 2006 - Sine-wave Vibro Viscometer (PDF 2.04MB)
Article presented in the journal of Japan Energy & Technology Intelligence Vol. 51, No.7 (2003)
Pipettes
- Pipette Operation Guide ~ for accurate dispensing with pipettes ~ (PDF 670KB)
- New Technological Guidelines Required for Pipette Management (Proposal of a Pipette Management Method) (PDF 817KB)
Seminar material presented at JAIMA EXPO, September 2, 2010 - Estimation of Uncertainty in Volume Measurement (Example of the Gravimetric Method Using Balances) (PDF 218KB)
Article for the 26th Sensing Forum held in Tokyo, Japan, September 28 ~ 29, 2009 - Maintenance and Issuing Inspection Records for Micropipettes (PDF 64KB)
- Validation of A&D Pipette Accuracy Testers (PDF 28KB)
- The Uncertainty of Volume Calibration using A&D Pipette Accuracy Testers (Considerations of the Gravimetric Method and its Measurement Errors) (PDF 153KB)