A&D Takes Weighing Precision to New Heights with Apollo

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 02, 2018 -- A&D Weighing announced today the availability of Apollo, its newest line of multi-functional balances. The GX-A/GF-A precision models are the first to be released in this series and contain three key innovations to provide ideal weighing results – even under the most challenging lab or production settings.

A&D Takes Weighing Precision to New Heights with Apollo

Enabled by the company’s Smart Super Hybrid Sensor (SHS) technology, the three new innovative features from A&D include: Impact Shock Detection (ISD), Electronically Controlled Load (ECL) and Flow Rate Display (FRD).

These three innovations address production and laboratory setting challenges, and will help users gain precision and protection when weighing materials in high-risk environments.

“In keeping with A&D’s commitment to innovation, the new combination of features in our Apollo series enhances accuracy and precision, reduces the amount of rework required and lowers overall costs,” said Terry Duesterhoeft, President and CEO of A&D – Americas.

Electronically Controlled Load (ECL): The Apollo series features a patent-pending ECL technology that allows the user to perform a diagnostic check and repeatability test without the need of an external test weight. At the touch of a button and in under two minutes, users gain a daily precision verification test. Apollo can also determine a standard deviation, calculate the minimum sample weight and allows users and service technicians to ensure operations are USP41 compliant.

Impact Shock Detection (ISD)
The patented ISD function from A&D Weighing on the Apollo series displays the magnitude of impact shocks to the weight sensor at four levels, with audible notification for higher levels of impact which should be avoided, a function called Impact-Alert. The ISD feature also documents impacts via the Shock-log that records time, date, shock level and operator ID, making quality control easier to pinpoint.

Flow Rate Display (FRD)
To avoid irregularity that can arise in traditional filling and dosing applications, the Apollo series features an FRD function. The FR-Calc function calculates and displays the mass or volume flow rates to close the “time-clock disparity” found with traditional PC methods.

Premiered at Pittcon 2018, the new Apollo series just won the renowned Outstanding New Product award (Kardux Cup) at the 2018 ISWM conference and expo.

For more information about A&D Weighing, please visit www.andweighing.com.

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