Balance Display with Glove Mode

Yes, all currently available METTLER TOLEDO laboratory balances with touch screen are designed for use with gloves. The XPR and XSR balances of the Excellence level support the use of gloves without the need for additional configuration. A special glove mode can be activated for our MS-TS, ML-T and ME-T laboratory balances of the advanced and standard levels. In glove mode, the touchscreen becomes more sensitive and easier to navigate for all types of gloves.

A clean analytical or precision balance is the first step towards safe and accurate weighing. Cleaning increases user safety and reduces the risk of cross-contamination, and is the most important action to prolong instrument life.

METTLER TOLEDO’s analytical balances are designed for easy cleaning with draft shield disassembly in seconds, and dishwasher-safe panels.

Cleaning can be fast and easy with an understanding of methods and cleaning. The icing on the cake is that you can do your lab weighing on a balance that is specifically designed for easy cleaning.

For this reason: When evaluating a new balance, keep an eye on gaps and shoulders in the design and check if the draft shield can be dismantled without tools. Better yet, determine if it can be removed in just a few steps and put in the dishwasher. This helps ensure easy clean-up when spills occur. 

To protect users when weighing potentially harmful or active pharmaceutical substances, balances are often installed and used in safety cabinets. It is essential to adopt effective cleaning measures for maintaining safety and avoiding cross-contamination.

Lean Lab approach helps when your lab workloads are too high to handle or lead times are being exceeded. Before you invest in new resources – such as equipment, premises, or personnel – consider implementing "lean laboratory" methods, which are being successfully adopted in many industries, including food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.

Lean manufacturing principles also work in an laboratory environment. If Lean Laboratory is properly implemented, the results can be impressive, delivering simpler workflows and processes, reduced lead times, and increased laboratory efficiency. A lean laboratory is one which is focused on delivering high quality results in the most efficient way  ̶  in terms of cost and/or speed ─ with the most efficient use of resources.  

Factors affecting weighing accuracy can negatively influence the results of a whole analysis, such that it is important to be aware of the rules that need to be followed when working with laboratory balances.

Weighing is one of the most common, yet critical and time consuming, tasks undertaken in the laboratory; therefore, weighing the right way is crucial.