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  • The Measurement Shop Force Gauges Next to an Aeroplane
    May 9, 2024

    How Do You Measure Force? A Measurement Shop Guide

    Force is a measurable physical phenomenon. Understanding and measuring force is one of the main goals of the study of physics – Newton’s Three Laws of Motion attempt to explain how force influences movement. So, how do you measure force? Luckily, there’s no need to understand how force truly works to measure it.  This blog will discuss how to use a force gauge and why force measurement is so important.
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  • How Does a Load Cell Work?
    March 20, 2024

    How Does a Load Cell Work?

    Have you ever wondered how your digital scale operates? It’s all thanks to the load cell hidden inside the machinery. Though load cells are complicated, this blog will be an easy-to-follow dive into what load cells are, how they work, and the five most common types.
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  • The Measurement Shop's Guide to Microscope Types
    September 4, 2023

    The Measurement Shop's Guide to Microscope Types

    Microscopes have long been considered one of the most revolutionary inventions in modern science. How we see objects is fundamental to our understanding of the world around us, and the creation of optical devices such as telescopes, mirrors, magnifiers, glasses...

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  • The Many Uses of Digital Thermometers
    July 6, 2023

    The Many Uses of Digital Thermometers

    Thermometers are used to measure temperature and convert this into a readable format such as Celsius, Fahrenheit or Kelvin. Temperature determines everything from the clothes we wear outside to ensuring enough heat is applied to our food so it is...

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  • The Measurement Shop's Guide to Load Cells
    January 27, 2023

    The Measurement Shop's Guide to Load Cells

    Load cells are a fundamental component of all digital weighing scales and devices. The Measurement Shop’s comprehensive guide will provide crucial information on load cells, exploring load cell definitions, how they work, the different types of load cell available, and...

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  • The Measurement Shop's Guide to Heat Stress Meters
    August 4, 2022

    The Measurement Shop's Guide to Heat Stress Meters

    Heat stress meters are important tools for so many industries all over the world. They ensure that environments remain safe for people to work in and provide valuable information on temperature, humidity, wind levels and more. In this blog, The Measurement...

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  • The Measurement Shop's Guide to Moisture Meters
    September 30, 2021

    The Measurement Shop's Guide to Moisture Meters

    What is a moisture meter? Moisture meters (also called moisture detectors) are portable measuring devices used to measure the moisture content of a sample. These devices tend to include large displays for indicating moisture values in percentages, with some meters...

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  • The Measurement Shop’s Guide to Refractometers
    June 24, 2021

    The Measurement Shop’s Guide to Refractometers

    What is refractometry? Refractometry is an analytical process of measuring a substance in accordance with a refractive index in order to determine the composition or purity of the substance. What do refractometers measure? Refractometers are measuring instruments used to gauge...

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  • The Measurement Shop's Guide to Hardness Meters
    February 10, 2021

    The Measurement Shop's Guide to Hardness Meters

    Hardness testing is a process that spans many industries and essentially allows you to assess the properties of a given material. These properties could include strength, resilience, flexibility and many others that are crucial to so many manufacturing and engineering...

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