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What Is the Difference between Multi-Range and Multi-Interval Weighing?
A weighing range is the variation from zero to a scale’s maximum capacity. Most scales have a single weighing range. However, some scales have more than one weighing range, which can be either multi-range or multi-interval weighing. While they have a lot of similarities, there are some key differences that can impact your operations.
Whether the scale is multi-range or multi-interval, it will process increasing weight ranges in the same way. A bench scale configured for three weighing ranges would read by 0.001 kilograms in the first weight range. When the first range is exceeded, the scale will switch to the second range reading by 0.002 kilograms. The third and final range goes from the top of the second range to the scale’s maximum capacity reading in 0.01 increments.
Multi-Range Weighing
The difference between multi-range and multi-interval weighing is how the scale handles decreasing weight. In multi-range weighing, once a range is exceeded, the weighing increments will not reset until the scale returns to zero. Lower weights will be displayed in the higher range’s resolution.
Multi-Interval Weighing
In multi-interval weighing, when the weight decreases from the third range to the second or first range, the resolution adjusts accordingly. The scale does not need to return to zero to reset its range. It dynamically shifts between ranges for both increasing and decreasing weights.
Rice Lake Weighing Systems offers a variety of scales and instrumentation for nearly every industry with multi-range and multi-interval weighing capabilities. Rice Lake application experts are available to assist you with determining the best option for your processes.