Are you finding it difficult to select the right balance or scale? Can you verify that your devices are fit for purpose? Do you know how to set up an effective and efficient quality management program for your weighing devices?
We can help so that you get weighing results you can trust. METTLER TOLEDO developed the globally recognized standard Good Weighing Practice™ (GWP®). It is a standardized approach developed for the secure selection, calibration and routine operation of balances and scales – suitable for large and small weighing concerns.
Good Weighing Practice (GWP®) principles follow our unique fit-for-purpose check from the selection of your balance or scale through routine operation. This leads to:
Achieve consistent product quality through reproducible results.
Reduce material waste and the cost of rework.
Be audit-proof at all times with appropriate quality management processes.
GWP® has a scientific foundation that is:
This provides a solid backbone that is applicable for any weighing device in any workplace or industry through a scientific foundation developed by the most seasoned experts in the industry.
We offer you clear guidance that helps you:
Leveraging our expertise through local consultants and global solutions reduces errors and saves you valuable time. We can help with everything from selecting a single weighing device that meets your needs all the way through company-wide weighing quality assurance plans that will pass any audit.
We give you the documentation you need to:
Be audit-proof and assure required weighing quality through a unique offering that is truly global.
Confirm the balance or scale meets your process requirements and is accurate enough for your needs with ACC and GWP® Certificate Read more
Confirm the scale continues to meet your process requirements throughout its lifetime with a calibration and routine testing plan with GWP® Verification Read more
Are your weighing results accurate enough for your needs? Find out with balance and scale calibration, combined with a tolerance assessment that is right for you. Read more
How can you get trustworthy weighing results between calibrations? With routine testing of your balances and scales. Read more
Prevent failures and extend equipment lifetime with Preventive Maintenance. Read more
GWP® helps to support consistent quality, reduce your operating costs, and maintain the full compliance of your entire weighing program. We can help with everything from finding the right balance or scale to making sure that your balance or scale remains fit-for-purpose over time for weighing results you can trust.
All METTLER TOLEDO devices are of the highest quality and capable of excellent accuracy. However, are you sure your balance or scale fulfills your intended purpose? GWP® can help make sure it does. Also, the weighing performance of even the most accurate device changes over time. This is why weighing devices need to be maintained, calibrated and tested periodically to ensure consistent performance.
GWP® is relevant for every business where weighing is part of the value chain, whether it is in a laboratory, production environment, or other processing area. It is suitable for any weighing process large or small as well as all new or existing weighing equipment from any manufacturer in any industry and workplace.
