Direct Reading GSM Balance (Grammage Tester)
Digital quadrant balance that weighs a cut specimen of paper or other sheet material and displays its grammage in grams per square metre directly.
Typical applications
- Grammage (GSM) of paper
- Grammage of paperboard
- Grammage of other sheet materials
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The range separator did not print in the manufacturer’s specification table — it reads "0 200 gm/m²" and means 0 to 200 g/m². Confirm on the quotation. The applications block printed on that page belongs to the vibration tester and has not been reproduced.Specification
| Accuracy | 0.1 GSM |
|---|---|
| Measuring range | 0 to 200 g/m² (printed as "0 200 gm/m²" — separator not rendered) |
| Weighing capacity | upto 0 200 gm with accuracy 0.1 gm (printed without range separator) |
| Templates | 20 x 25 cm² and 10 x 10 cm² templates |
| Template material | Stainless Steel tearing templates |
| Plate form size | 110 mm Dia |
| Shield | Covered with transparent shield |
| Electronics | Microcontroller based |
| Display | GSM displayed directly on digital panel |
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