Handbooks & Technical Guides

Field-tested guidance for process weighing and force measurement, drawn from the BLH Nobel application handbooks. Read each guide online or download the original PDF, and keep the glossary close as a reference.

Guides

In-depth handbooks you can read on the site, each with the full PDF available to download.

Calibration methods for weigh systems
Eight ways to calibrate a weigh system, from quick electronic simulation to full-scale deadweight, with the accuracy, equipment, and trade-offs of each.
8 methods · ~15 min read
Read online

Safe electronic weighing in hazardous locations
Selecting weigh equipment for flammable gas, dust, or fiber areas — how an area is classified, the five methods of protection, and what each part of the system needs.
5 protection methods · ~12 min read
Read online

Servicing & troubleshooting weighing systems
Keeping tank, hopper, and silo systems accurate — inspection, balancing, reading faults at the cell and the instrument, and routine maintenance.
Troubleshoot · Inspect · Maintain · ~15 min
Read online

Web tension measurement and control
Measuring tension in a moving web — how the transducers mount, how wrap angle and roll weight set transducer sizing, and how to choose and protect the instrumentation.
Sizing · Instrumentation · Safety · ~16 min
Read online

Reference

A standalone reference to keep on hand — available as a download rather than a read-through guide.

Glossary of technical terms for process weighing
Definitions across load cell, instrumentation, and communication terms — from creep, tare, and zero balance to A/D, RS-232, and Modbus. A quick lookup for specifications, datasheets, and the other handbooks. Over 200 terms.
Download only
Read online

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