Test Equipment and Measurement Instrument Blog

Here at Kett, we understand how important precision can be, that the slightest variable or error in a reading can be majorly costly—and sometimes even dangerous—for you and your team. 

When something happens in our little world of composition analyzers, we have a hard time maintaining our cool. It’s exciting when new developments refine these analyzers so that readings become quicker, more accurate and more sensitive.

Rice is one of the leading food sources across the entire globe. In fact, more than 3.5 billion people rely on rice for 20% or more of their daily caloric intake.

If you’ve been charged with the task of preserving your family’s precious antique photos or if you’ve ever worked to keep your more recent photos in pristine condition, you know that there are many specifications to keeping your photos looking like new. 

In many parts of the country, wintertime means icy temperatures, sleet, freezing rain and snow. And all of this weather can mean big trouble when it comes to friction. 

For years, when measuring the amount of moisture in certain substances, the only solution had been the loss-on-drying (LOD) method, using a moisture balance.

A moisture balance is one method used to determine the level of moisture in a particular sample. It’s considered a primary method of measuring moisture that relies on each sample’s weight loss on drying (LOD). 

Factory and laboratory mixing can be a challenging business. Especially with materials like polymers, which can be extremely tasking to uniformly mix, having the wrong mixer can be disastrous. Different viscosities can make it hard to mix these polymers fully.

The temperatures are cooling, the leaves are changing, and football is back on television; the signs of Fall are everywhere. With the changing of the season, it’s also time to plan for your Fall harvest, which can be a complicated, time-intensive process.

While we are in the midst of the 2019 hurricane season, you may find that you have avoided the effects of a major storm at your home or workplace so far, but if you’ve lived in the path of some of the major storms we’ve experienced already, chances are you aren’t without some wind or water damage.