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MonOct122020
Testing America's Cup Scales
When is a kilogram not a kilogram? Sounds impossible, right? Because it is always the same block of metal or whateve... -
TueFeb252020
Weighing a vintage jet fighter aeroplane
A beautifully restored De Havilland Venom jet fighter recently attended the world-famous Napier Art Deco Show. It's believed to b...
A beautifully restored De Havilland Venom jet fighter recently attended the world-famous Napier Art Deco Show.
It's believed to be the only such plane flying in the Southern Hemisphere and some lucky people actually got to see it in action.
But, sometime ago, Advasco arranged the weighing equipment to weigh this lovely old plane.
Here's how you weigh an aeroplane. Raise it off the ground - then place the weighing system under each of the wheels, add the total weight from each of the wheels and you get the plane's weight.
If you want to weigh a aeroplane, we also have an alternative system - we hire out truck axle weighpads - the plane is rolled onto or towed onto the weighpads -
and the weight revealed.
The Weigh to Excellence
Advasco Scales – specialists in weighing equipment
Want to talk weighing equipment? Talk to us! We will answer your enquiries promptly.
We are specialists in custom design and building of weighing equipment for specific purposes, always working in close collaboration with our clients.
We can adapt existing weighing equipment to fit a specific need or manufacture a purpose-designed item at your request.
We have an innovative and creative programmer who will respond to your software data recording needs, and if it's not a program that we already have, we're happy to discuss your requirements and provide exactly what you need.
We sell both new and second-hand scales, and yes, we do deal in trade-ins.
You can hire scales from us, for any time period you choose, to suit a wide variety of uses.
We service and repair scales and we have registered technicians who will carry out calibration accreditation tests to meet your own quality control requirements,
or any of the various legally required testing regimes such as TS and MAF.
We have a broad range of knowledge and expertise in both mechanical and electronic weighing systems, from simple mechanical scales
to multi-purpose computerised scales to systems including test rigs, and we can advise you on the best options to suit your project and budget.