(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- New high-resolution weigh modules from Mettler-Toledo offer surprisingly fast and simple solutions for 100-percent in-process control. They can be used to check completeness of parts, kits, or modules as well as quality of surfaces where material is added or subtracted.

Mettler-Toledo now offers a white paper that explains how weigh modules are applied for in-line testing with high throughput rates. Traditional methods for in-process control and end-of-line control use electrical resistance, optical imaging, spectrometry, light beam, and mechanical sizing. It wasn’t until recently that weighing technology was used in spot-checking mode. This was mostly due to the design of traditional balances and scales, which didn’t fit seamlessly into machines and instruments. It also wasn’t obvious that dimensions, coatings, shapes, or completeness could indirectly be checked while looking at weight deviations or differences.

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