Alliance Scale Grip Handle Weights Test Scales and Provide NIST Traceability

CANTON, MA--(Marketwired - May 21, 2013) - Alliance Scale, Inc. has introduced a line of Class F cast iron grip handle weights that come in 10 to 100 lbs. sizes for calibrating and field testing all types of commercial weighing devices and scales.

Alliance Grip Handle Weights are Class F cast iron painted, density 7.2 for scale calibration and finished with a special etching process, then coated with chip-resistant paint that conforms to NIST Handbook 105-1 standards. Available in 10 to 100 lbs. sizes in inch, metric, and troy ounces, these test weights are ideal for calibrating, testing, and spot-checking all types of scales.

Suitable for validating legal-for-trade and other scales, Alliance Grip Handle Weights are frequently used by equipment installers, service technicians, and state and local officials. Typical applications include verification of setup and to check scales prior to the start of a work shift in order to identify problems before scheduling maintenance.

Alliance Grip Handle Weights are priced from $85.00 each; available at www.alliancescale.com.

About Alliance Scale, Inc.

Alliance Scale, Inc. is a value-added distributor for major manufacturers of industrial scales and weighing systems. The firm supports and supplies a wide range of scales for industrial, commercial, grocery, retail, research, and laboratory applications including software and printers. They sell and service scales ranging from portable pocket scales to counting and portioning scales, bench scales, industrial floor scales, in-motion checkweighers, on-board weighing systems, crane scales, floor scales, mixing and portioning scales, and sophisticated weighing systems for motor homes, trucks and railcars. Alliance Scale also serves the grocery and retail trades directly and offers a complete label service for both stock and custom labels.