Verification is legally required when a scale is used in a legally regulated context, such as:
- Selling goods by weight (e.g., butcher shops, supermarkets)
- Use in pharmacies (e.g., for compounding medications)
- Medical applications (e.g., scales in clinics, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, infant scales, dialysis centers)
- Production control weighing where results have legal consequences
- Public sector use (e.g., fire departments, police, government institutions)
DAkkS calibration is used when there is no legal verification requirement but high quality standards or international traceability are needed. Typical uses:
- Internal quality control and audits
- Use in accredited testing laboratories
- Documentation of measurement deviations from a reference
- Customer requirements (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, GMP)
In some cases, both verification and calibration may be useful or necessary, especially when legal compliance and high quality standards are both required.
Please note: Whether verification, calibration, or both are necessary depends entirely on your specific application. We recommend evaluating this carefully. Feel free to contact us for advice.