Areas evaluated by US National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) include design, features, operating characteristics and overall metrological performance
Ohaus, a manufacturer of balances for the laboratory, education, industrial and specialty markets worldwide, offers an NTEP approved version of its Explorer Pro line of analytical and precision balances.
The US National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) evaluates commercial measuring devices to ensure their compliance with national and international requirements.
Areas evaluated by NTEP include design, features, operating characteristics and overall metrological performance.
This recognition by NTEP further underscores the reliability of the Explorer Pro series - most important to any application that requires precise weighing and measurement.
Explorer Pro approved balances can be used in legal for trade environments such as jewellery shops and pharmacies.
Explorer Pro balances combine a host of capabilities with an intuitive man/machine interface that takes the performance of both the balance and its user to the highest possible level, says Ohaus.
Equipped with numerous features including seven application modes, a large backlit dot matrix display, five operating languages including English, Spanish, French, German and Italian as well as an optional AutoCal feature, Explorer Pro is designed to make an immediate and lasting impact on the weighing game.
Explorer Pro analytical balances are available in capacities and readabilities ranging from 62gx0.1mg to 210gx0.1mg.
Explorer Pro Precision models range from 210gx0.001g to 8100gx0.1g.
Every Explorer Pro features seven built in application modes including weighing, parts counting, percent weighing, check weighing, filling and gross/net/tare.
The Explorer Pro line continues the long-standing Ohaus tradition of delivering products that offer the best price/performance ratio possible, says the company.
With standard features like an up-front levelling system, RS232 connectivity and GLP data capabilities including date, time, balance ID, user ID, project ID and reference, it's easy to see what sets a Pro apart from its peers, Ohaus adds.
Explorer Pro's optional AutoCal feature ensures the highest degree of accuracy by automatically calibrating the balance when it senses a temperature change sufficient enough to affect weighing accuracy.
Explorer Pro's cutting edge design and intuitive user prompts make the products' many advanced applications easy to follow and easy to use.
Even complex operations are made simple with three soft keys, which are application-specific and allow direct access to items such as calibration, units, new count, sample size, new reference, reference, new target and/or target.
Explorer Pro also features a dot matrix display, allowing users to display either simple weighing results or more advanced results including piece count, average piece weight, sample size, tare weight and more.
In fact, says the company, only Explorer Pro allows users to simultaneously view this type of reference information along with the actual weight of the load on the platform.
The capacity guide provides a visual aid by displaying the relationship between the total load on the platform and the total capacity of the balance, whereas the fill guide displays the relationship between the total load on the platform and a user defined target.
Even the application modes found in Explorer Pro are more advanced.
For example, the animal weighing application allows users to perform animal weighing procedures in either manual, semi-auto or automatic modes.
The parts counting function includes parts counting check and parts counting fill features and the check weighing application is capable of displaying results as a weight or a message (under, accept or over).
An up front leveling bubble ensures that the balance is level before each use, while its programmable filtering capability compensates for vibrations and other disturbances to ensure accuracy and precision every time.
Explorer Pro comes standard with a weigh-below hook, which facilitates easy and accurate density and gravity determination.
A standard in-use cover protects Explorer Pro from spills at no additional cost, while an integral security bracket protects it from theft.
The standard RS232 port connects Explorer Pro directly to a low cost SF42 printer for outputting of GLP data, while the standard auxiliary port provides flexibility for use in legal applications requiring a secondary display.
Ohaus manufactures an extensive line of high-precision industrial, portable and mechanical balances and scales that meet the demands of virtually any weighing need.
The company is in the laboratory, industrial and education channels as well as a host of specialty markets, including the food preparation, pharmacy and jewellery industries.
An ISO 9001:2000 manufacturer, Ohaus says its products are precise, reliable and affordable, and are backed by industry-leading customer support.
