What Is the Difference Between an Industrial Scale & a Laboratory Scale?
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Laboratory scales must be accurate and produce measures that are reproducible and precise. They should produce the same result, within stated limits of tolerance, whenever they measure the same object. Industrial scales in general have no need for such precision and accuracy, since they are designed for gross weights . - Industrial scale for produce.apple on scale (focus on scale) image by Pontus Edenberg from Fotolia.com
The range of a laboratory scale may be very narrow. Industrial scales are generally required to have a wide range depending on their function. Truckers' scales are very large with a range in kilograms, an industrial scale in a grocery store would have a much narrower range. - Large scales measure heavier objects.old scales image by ann triling from Fotolia.com
Industrial scales vary widely in size according to their use; they could be weighing anything from raisins to trucks. Laboratory scales are usually designed to fit on a laboratory bench, though floor models do exist.
