Balance calibrations

At Calibrio, we provide professional laboratory balance calibration services to support accurate measurement and audit-ready documentation.

If you would like a quotation or to book in a visit, please contact us at: 

📞 01244 638 150
✉️ info@calibrio.co.uk

 Calibrio can support a wide range of laboratory weighing equipment, including:

• Analytical balances 
• Precision balances 
• Top-pan balances 
• High-capacity balances 
• Bench and floor scales used in laboratory settings
   

If you’re unsure what type you have, we can help identify the right calibration approach.

Laboratory balances play a critical role in testing, formulation, production, and quality control. Even small weighing errors can affect results, compliance, and product quality. Routine calibration helps ensure your balances remain accurate, reliable, and suitable for their intended use.

Balances can drift over time due to regular use, movement, environmental conditions, and general wear. Calibration confirms that your balance is measuring correctly and performing within acceptable tolerances.

Calibration helps you:

✅ Improve accuracy and repeatability
✅ Reduce risk of out-of-spec results
✅ Support QA systems and audits
✅ Maintain consistency across processes
✅ Confirm suitability for critical weighing tasks
✅ Build confidence in test and production data

Our compatibility testing services help to ensure that your software and applications work seamlessly with different operating systems, browsers, and devices, and that they provide consistent functionality and performance.

Balance calibration typically involves performance checks across the usable weighing range to confirm accuracy and behaviour under realistic conditions.

Depending on your requirements, calibration may include:

• Accuracy / error across the weighing range 
• Repeatability (consistency of results) 
• Eccentricity / corner loading (performance across the pan) 
• Linearity (performance across increasing loads) 
• Stability and settling behaviour (where relevant)
   

Where required, we can also advise on:

• Balance location and vibration effects 
• Environmental influences (drafts, temperature changes) 
• Good weighing practice to reduce errors

 Calibration results are most valuable when they are traceable and clearly documented for quality records.

After calibration, you’ll receive clear certification and reporting to support your audit requirements, typically including:

• Equipment identification and calibration details 
• Test results and acceptance status 
• Traceability information (where applicable) 
• Any notes or recommendations if performance concerns are identified

Yes. Internal calibration helps compensate for drift, but it does not replace independent calibration to verify accuracy and performance for quality assurance and audit evidence.

Common factors include:

• Temperature changes and drafts 
• Vibration or unstable benches 
• Static and handling technique 
• Movement or relocation of the balance 
• Wear over time and heavy usage
   

If results indicate a performance issue, we’ll clearly explain the findings and recommend next steps. This may include adjustment, service, improved setup, or review of usage conditions.

Yes — we can support a wide range of balances used in laboratories and controlled environments. We’ll confirm suitability when booking.