subject: Ntep Certification Promotes Conformity For Any Floor Scale, Medical Scales [print this page] Some consumers who purchase any floor scale, NTEP scale or medical scales may wonder what testing a scale undergoes before a Certificate of Conformity is issued. What do evaluators question before issuing a certificate? Is the process easy?
To earn a certificate, any scale must pass the following requirements and provide the following information on a certificate:
"Certificate Number
"Manufacturer"s name, product description and model number
"How the product was tested
"A brief description of how an NTEP Scale may be used
"A listing of standard features and options for any floor scale or medical scales.
There are also different classes of NTEP scale certification for different types of scales. For instance, a floor scale, postal scales, balance scales, any counting scale might be classified as a Class III. Class IIIL scales are a special classification of scale which includes scales used to weigh livestock, axel load and also railroad track scales and crane scales. Sometimes, depending on the inspector, class III can be included in the IIIL class. However, class III scales are a higher precision than Class IIIL scales. Class IV scales include wheel bearing, portable axel weight-bearing scales for the highway patrol. Perhaps some medical scales may also be Class IV.
What to Look For
Even if you chose to purchase a medical scales or floor scale that are not NTEP scale certified, you can still test any scale. If weighing an object and the readings for the object weight are consistent, than the floor scale or medical scales precision is when the weight is consistent. This is known as perfect precision.
Accuracy in a scale is within one point either way of an object"s true weight. A floor scale, NTEP scale and medical scales is considered both precise and accurate when producing consistent readings on an object"s weight that are accurate. Though accuracy may not matter much for some applications, accuracy is important when handling bio hazardous material and other medical materials.
Choosing good quality materials
Some of the newer scales are made of cheaper materials, unlike older floor scale, NTEP scale and medical scales made of non-corrosive or higher-grade material. If you want material that will last, chose stainless steel or an extremely high-durable material for any drum scale, counting scale or balancing scale. Some of the cheaper materials will encourage more jarring and possible brakeage, if subjected to normal wear-and-tear or dropped.
