Powerful, Fast, Versatile Balances from Rice Lake

Choosing the right balance for your needs can be challenging, especially when it can be difficult to know the difference between the types of balances. Rice Lake Weighing Systems offers a variety of laboratory balances including some with Legal for Trade certification and protection for washdown environments.

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Improve Stability and Accuracy with Tuning Fork Balance Technology

Rice Lake balances utilize mono-metal tuning-fork sensors (MMTS) for a system that is 50 times more sensitive than a load cell balance. MMTS technology minimizes stabilization time while increasing accuracy and precision.

Benefits of Tuning Fork Balances

Reduced warm-up time and power consumption
Ultra-fast response time
Long-term stability, even in fluctuating temperatures
Increased noise resistance
Little span drift over time
Superior, repeatable performance

Rice Lake Tuning Fork Balances

Analytical Balance

The TA Plus Analytical Series balance has an anti-static, transparent draft shield to protect samples in the weighing area from environmental interference. A fully automatic internal calibration and span adjustment promote exceptional accuracy while an RS-232 interface for connectivity with PCs, printers and other peripheral equipment. Weight data can be recorded and printed for ISO/GLP/GMP compliance.

Capacity: 120 g-220 g
Readability: 0.0001 g

Legal for Trade Balance

The TE Enhanced Series is Legal for Trade certified with a wide variety of functions such as unit count, percentage, gravimeter, statistics, animal, formulation and coefficient. The TE Series laboratory balance has optional Ethernet TCP/IP communication and is available with a glass draft shield on select models. A compact design and battery operation make the TE Series ideal for portability or small, crowded work environments.

Capacity: 620 g - 15 kg
Readability: 0.001 g - 0.1 g

Precision Balance

The TP Series precision balance is equipped with a 20-step bar graph that displays capacity load status, creating an effortless user experience. The TP Series offers selectable operation modes including weight, unit count and percentage. It also includes RS-232 communication and optional under-hook weighing and rechargeable batteries.

Capacity: 220 g-12,000 g
Readability: 0.001 g-0.1 g

Stainless Series Balance

The TS Series is a stainless steel toploader balance with an IP65 rating to protect sensitive electronics from potential exposure to dust or moisture in harsh, washdown environments. The TS Series has an optional waterproof RS-232 cable, battery holder and under-hook weighing.

Capacity: 620 g-8,200 g
Readability: 0.01 g-0.1 g

Compact Balance

The TC Compact Series is a toploader balance with a footprint smaller than a standard sheet of paper, making it ideal for work environments with limited space. The TC Series has an optional rechargeable battery, RS-232 cable and under-hook weighing.

Capacity: 620 g-6,200 g
Readability: 0.01 g-0.1 g

Consult with Rice Lake Balance Experts

Rice Lake Weighing Systems' selection of balances meets the needs of almost every precision weighing application and business environment. From analytical to compact, and everything in between, we can help you find the system you need—when you need it.

Discuss your precision weighing needs with a Rice Lake balance expert to determine the best balance for you.

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Learn More About Balances

Give Your Balance a Brain

Balances typically have some built-in functions for weighing, counting or percentage calculations, but do not have configurable controls. Using custom software to link the control power of an indicator to a precision balance provides the same flexibility and programmability of industrial weighing.

What Is an Analytical Balance?

An analytical balance is a highly sensitive type of laboratory balance designed to accurately measure objects to sub-milligram readability. Because of this high sensitivity, analytical balances also have a weighing chamber, sometimes called a draft shield or breeze break.

Do I Need an Analytical Balance or a Toploader Balance?

The type of balance you need depends on what application it will be used for. Analytical balances have a highly precise readability, whereas toploader balances have a lower readability and are considered only semi-analytical.

Inside a Tuning Fork Balance

Tuning fork balances use technology that consistently outperforms traditional load cell-based balances. They maintain stability, are more sensitive, offer weighments down to finer graduations, provide a faster response time, and require minimal maintenance.