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  2. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    40 sers = 1 maund (= 34 kg 8 hg 3 dag 5g 9 dg 2.6 cg /34.835926 kilograms) 1 rattī = 1.75 grains (= 0.11339825 gram/113 milligrams 398 1/4 micrograms 4 attograms ) (1 grain = 0.064799 gram) From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram. [3]

  3. Weighing scale - Wikipedia

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    Balance scale set, with weights Scales used to measure the weight of fruit in a supermarket Weighing scale in use in Tokyo Digital kitchen scale, a strain gauge scale Weighing scale for a baby includes a ruler for height measurement. A scale or balance is a device used to measure weight or mass.

  4. History of measurement systems in India - Wikipedia

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    The history of measurement systems in India begins in early Indus Valley civilisation with the earliest surviving samples dated to the 3rd millennium BCE. [1] Since early times the adoption of standard weights and measures has reflected in the country's architectural , folk , and metallurgical artifacts . [ 1 ]

  5. Check weigher - Wikipedia

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    A checkweigher is an automatic or manual machine for checking the weight of packaged commodities. It is normally found at the offgoing end of a production process and is used to ensure that the weight of a pack of the commodity is within specified limits. Any packs that are outside the tolerance are taken out of line automatically. [1] [2]

  6. Multihead weigher - Wikipedia

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    The multihead weigher was invented and developed by Ishida in the 1970s and launched into the food industry across the world. [2] [3] [4] [5]Today this kind of machine, thanks to its high speed and accuracy, has achieved widespread adoption in the packaging industry and is produced worldwide by a number of manufacturers.

  7. Avery Weigh-Tronix - Wikipedia

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    Avery Weigh-Tronix is a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works specialising in industrial weighing machines. Its headquarters stands on the site of the Soho Foundry in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. The company additionally has a United States–based manufacturing and retail manufacturing plant. The company is one of the largest suppliers of ...

  8. Henry Pooley & Son - Wikipedia

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    A weight printer manufactured by Pooley & Son weighing machines.F.C.G.O.A. Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina. The company was absorbed into W & T Avery. [1] An example of the company's weighing machines can be found on Platform 2 of Ipswich railway station in Suffolk. There is also a luggage weighing scale made by Pooley on the railway station ...

  9. Weight machine - Wikipedia

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    The lever will provide a leverage advantage of 2:1, and the incline will have an advantage of 1:√2/2, for a net mechanical advantage of (4/√2):1 ≈ 2.8:1. Thus 50 kg (~491 N) of plates will apply to the user only an equaling weight of 18 kg or a force of ~174 N at the beginning of the motion.