mws.ltd.uk

Micro Weighing Solutions (MWS, mws.ltd.uk) supports a broad set of weighing applications rather than a single product line. Based on the site's own navigation and product structure, the applications fall into four groups: production and process weighing, vehicle weighing, laboratory weighing, and automation/inspection. If your requirement sits in one of these areas, MWS lists a matching application or product category; if you need something outside them, the site also indicates bespoke scale design and manufacture.

Production and process weighing

These are the day-to-day weighing tasks inside a plant or packing operation:

• Batch weighing – combining ingredients or components to a target weight.
• Check weighing / portion control – verifying that packs or portions meet a weight target.
• Parts counting – deriving piece counts from weight.
• Process weighing – integrating weighing into a production process, supported by process control terminals and PLC interfaces.
• Recipe formulation – managing multi-ingredient formulations, listed alongside weighing software.
• Average weighing – for pre-packaged goods where average quantity rules apply.
• PLU labelling and barcode / pack labelling – linking weight to label and price data.
• TraceWaste – a named application in the site menu, oriented to waste tracking.

Supporting hardware for these tasks includes bench scales, floor scales, pallet scales, conveyor belt weighing, overhead track scales, mobile/portable scales, and bespoke scales, plus terminals (basic, check weighing, labelling, process control, touchscreen, waterproof) and load cells.

Vehicle weighing

MWS covers vehicle weighing through several distinct routes:

This matters if you need to check axle loads, gross vehicle weight, or incoming/outgoing loads without a permanent civil installation — the portable and mobile options exist for exactly that constraint.

Laboratory weighing

The lab side is covered by balances and moisture analysis:

• Analytical balances
• Semi-micro balances
• Micro balances
• Precision balances
• Moisture analysers

These sit alongside the industrial range, so a site needing both production scales and a lab balance can source both from the same supplier.

Automation and inspection

Where weighing is combined with automated inspection, MWS lists:

• Automatic checkweigher
• Combination checkweigher
• Metal detector
• X-ray contamination detector
• Weigh price labelling

These are typically specified together — for example, a checkweigher with a metal detector on the same line — so the relevant question is which combination your line requires.

Hazardous-area (ATEX) applications

MWS states it is an ATEX-certified weighing specialist, with products engineered for Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21, and Zone 22 classifications and certified to ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU. The ATEX range spans floor, bench, mobile, and pallet scales plus components and load cell barriers. If your environment is potentially explosive, this is the category to start from rather than the standard industrial range.

Calibration and service

The site presents calibration as part of the offering, not an add-on: traceable calibration, onsite asset calibration services, and a UK-wide calibration and service team. For regulated or audited environments, confirm the specific calibration certificate type you need (for example UKAS-accredited calibration) against what is quoted for your instrument.

How to decide whether MWS fits your requirement

1. Identify which group your task belongs to — process, vehicle, lab, automation, or ATEX.
2. Check whether the site lists a matching application or product category (the lists above are drawn from its own menu).
3. If nothing matches exactly, note that MWS states it designs and manufactures bespoke scales, so a custom requirement is still worth an enquiry.
4. Confirm the commercial and service details — pricing, lead time, and calibration scope — directly, since the site does not publish prices.

The site provides a client login area and a free phone number (0845 340 4047) as contact routes; Stripe appears as a payment platform reference.

Micro Weighing Solutions (MWS, mws.ltd.uk) is a UK industrial scale manufacturer that designs and builds scales and bespoke weighing systems, backed by an in-house calibration and service team covering the UK. If you are choosing a scale from MWS, the decision usually comes down to four things: matching the scale type to your application, deciding whether a standard or bespoke build is needed, confirming whether your environment requires ATEX certification, and weighing the value of the lifetime guarantee offered on British-made industrial scales.

Match the scale type to the application first

MWS organises its industrial scale range by physical form, and the right starting point is how and where you will weigh, not the product name.

Alongside the scale itself, MWS supplies the supporting hardware and software that determines whether the system fits your process: terminals (including ATEX, waterproof, touchscreen, check weighing, labelling and process control variants), load cells (compression, shear beam, single point, tension, silo/vessel and high resolution), load cell mounts, junction boxes and kits.

If your requirement is defined by a workflow rather than a scale type, MWS lists applications including batch weighing, check weighing and portion control, parts counting, process weighing, recipe formulation, average weighing, vehicle weighing software, PLU labelling, barcode/pack labelling and TraceWaste. Use these as a checklist: if your process maps to one of them, the scale and terminal combination is likely already a known configuration rather than a one-off.

Decide between a standard scale and a bespoke build

MWS states that it designs and manufactures a wide range of industrial scales and bespoke solutions for clients across the globe, so bespoke is a genuine option rather than an exception. The practical question is whether your requirement is genuinely non-standard.

Consider a bespoke build when:

• Your product or container does not fit a standard platform size or shape.
• The scale must integrate into an existing line, conveyor or handling system.
• You need a specific terminal, load cell type or mounting arrangement that is not offered as a catalogue combination.
• The weighing point sits in a location where access, headroom or mounting is constrained.

Consider a standard product when your application maps to one of the listed scale types and the environment is ordinary. Standard builds are generally faster to specify and easier to compare, and the lifetime guarantee on British-made industrial scales applies to the manufactured range.

Confirm whether you need ATEX certification

This is the single most important filter if you operate in a potentially explosive atmosphere. MWS positions itself as a specialist in ATEX-certified weighing solutions and states that its ATEX range covers Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21 and Zone 22 classifications, with products tested and certified for compliance with ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU.

MWS lists ATEX variants across floor scales, bench scales, mobile scales, pallet scales and components, plus ATEX load cell barriers and ATEX weight indicators. If your area is classified, you should:

1. Establish your zone classification and the equipment category it requires.
2. Select an ATEX-marked scale and terminal combination rather than a standard unit.
3. Check that the load cells, barriers and cabling in the assembly are also ATEX-rated, not just the indicator.

If your environment is not classified, ATEX equipment is unnecessary and typically adds cost and complexity — a standard industrial scale is the appropriate choice.

Factor in calibration and service before you buy

MWS describes a dedicated weighing scale calibration and service team covering the UK, offering traceable calibration and onsite asset calibration services. For most buyers this matters more than the purchase price, because an industrial scale is only useful while it is accurate and compliant.

Questions worth settling at the buying stage:

• Will calibration be carried out onsite, and how often does your quality system or customer requirement demand it?
• How many scales do you have, and do you want them managed as a single asset base with scheduled visits?
• Do you need traceable calibration records for audits?
• What response do you expect if a scale fails mid-production?

Buying the scale and the calibration service from the same supplier keeps responsibility in one place, which is simpler than splitting manufacture and servicing across two companies.

Understand what the lifetime guarantee covers

MWS advertises a lifetime guarantee on British-made industrial scales. Before relying on it, confirm in writing:

• Which products qualify — the guarantee is tied to British-made scales, so imported or third-party items may be excluded.
• What is covered — manufacturing defects are typically included, while wear parts, load cell damage from overload, and misuse usually are not.
• What conditions apply — calibration and servicing by the manufacturer is a common requirement for a guarantee to remain valid.

The guarantee is a meaningful signal about build confidence, but it is not a substitute for checking the terms against your operating conditions.

A practical selection sequence

1. Define the application: what you weigh, how heavy, how often, and at what point in the process.
2. Choose the scale type from the list above.
3. Confirm the environment — ATEX or standard.
4. Select the terminal and load cell combination that matches your data, control or integration needs.
5. Decide standard versus bespoke based on fit and integration.
6. Agree the calibration and service arrangement, including frequency and onsite coverage.
7. Confirm the lifetime guarantee terms for the specific product.

Working through these steps in order avoids the common mistake of choosing a scale on capacity and price alone, then discovering it does not fit the line, the environment or the calibration regime.

Yes. Micro Weighing Solutions (MWS, mws.ltd.uk) provides traceable calibration and onsite asset calibration services, backed by a dedicated weighing scale calibration and service team that covers the UK. The company supports both industrial scales and laboratory balances, so the same provider can handle calibration across a mixed equipment fleet.

Traceable Calibration

MWS lists Traceable Calibration as a core service heading on its site. In weighing terms, traceable calibration means the test weights and reference standards used to verify your equipment can be traced back through an unbroken chain to a national or international standard. That documentation is what auditors, quality systems, and customer specifications normally ask for.

Practical points to confirm when you book:

• Scope — which instruments are covered (floor scales, bench scales, checkweighers, lab balances, load cells, terminals).
• Certification — whether you need a standard calibration record or a UKAS-accredited certificate. MWS lists UKAS in its navigation alongside weigh pad hire, so accreditation is part of its service vocabulary; state your requirement explicitly when requesting a quote.
• Tolerances — the accuracy class your process needs, since a lab balance and a weighbridge are not calibrated to the same standard.

Onsite Asset Calibration Services

MWS runs Onsite Asset Calibration Services, meaning the calibration is performed at your premises rather than requiring equipment to be shipped back. This matters when:

• Scales are fixed or built into a line (floor scales, conveyor belt weighing, overhead track scales, weighbridges).
• Production downtime has to be scheduled tightly.
• You want a single visit to cover multiple assets across a site.

The site states the service team covers the UK, so nationwide onsite coverage is the advertised position. For planning, have your asset list ready — model, capacity, location, and required tolerance — so the visit can be scoped in one pass.

What Equipment Is Covered

Because MWS manufactures and services weighing equipment, calibration support spans the same range it sells:

ATEX-certified equipment for hazardous areas (Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21, Zone 22) is also part of the range, which is relevant if your calibration scope includes explosion-proof scales.

How to Arrange It

1. Identify your assets — list every instrument needing calibration and its location.
2. State the certificate type — traceable record or UKAS-accredited, plus any customer or auditor specification.
3. Request onsite scheduling — confirm the visit covers all sites you operate.
4. Book via the published contact route — MWS lists a free phone number (0845 340 4047) and a client login area on its site.

Common Pitfalls

• Assuming traceability equals accreditation. Traceable calibration and UKAS-accredited calibration are different levels of documentation. Ask which one you are getting before the visit.
• Leaving assets off the list. Onsite visits are most cost-effective when everything on site is calibrated in one trip; a missed scale usually means a second callout.
• No tolerance specified. Without a stated accuracy requirement, the certificate may not satisfy your quality system even though the calibration was performed correctly.

If you need both traceable calibration and onsite coverage across industrial and lab equipment in the UK, MWS advertises both — confirm the certificate level and asset scope when you book.

Micro Weighing Solutions (MWS) is a UK industrial scale manufacturer and supplier trading at mws.ltd.uk. It designs and builds industrial scales and bespoke weighing systems, and backs them with an in-house calibration and service team covering the UK. The site is aimed at buyers who need weighing equipment for industrial, laboratory, or hazardous-area use, and who want manufacturing, calibration, and servicing from one supplier rather than a reseller.

What MWS supplies

The product catalogue is broad and organised by equipment type rather than by industry:

Applications covered include batch weighing, barcode/pack labelling, check weighing and portion control, parts counting, process weighing software, recipe formulation, average weighing, vehicle weighing software, PLU labelling, and TraceWaste.

Manufacturing, calibration, and service

Two things distinguish MWS from a pure distributor:

• UK manufacturing. The site states that British-made industrial scales carry a lifetime guarantee, and that MWS designs and manufactures bespoke solutions for clients worldwide.
• Traceable calibration and onsite service. A dedicated calibration and service team provides traceable calibration and onsite asset calibration across the UK, so existing equipment can be maintained alongside new purchases.

If your requirement is a one-off standard scale, this matters less. If you run a fleet of scales that need periodic calibration records, or you need a non-standard weighing setup built to fit a process, the manufacturer-plus-service combination is the relevant part.

ATEX weighing for hazardous environments

MWS positions itself as a specialist in ATEX-certified weighing, serving potentially explosive atmospheres in the UK and internationally. The ATEX range covers bench scales, floor scales, mobile scales, pallet scales, and components, engineered for Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21, and Zone 22 classifications. The site states that products are tested and certified for compliance with ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU.

That certification scope is the main reason to check MWS specifically: if your weighing point sits in a zoned area, you need equipment certified for that zone, and the ATEX category pages let you filter by equipment type rather than by general industrial scale listings.

Practical notes before you enquire

• Pricing is not published. The site lists Stripe among its payment platforms, but no prices appear on the pages reviewed, so treat cost as a quote-based conversation.
• Some areas require a client login. A client login is present in the navigation, which suggests account holders get access to something beyond the public pages — useful if you already have a service contract.
• Contact route. The site lists a free phone number (0845 340 4047) as the primary contact channel.
• Start from the application, not the product. Because the range spans bench scales to weighbridges, the fastest path is to identify your application (check weighing, recipe formulation, vehicle weighing, and so on) and then look at the equipment listed under it.

Micro Weighing Solutions (MWS) supplies ATEX-certified weighing equipment for hazardous environments, covering floor scales, bench scales, mobile scales, pallet scales, and ATEX components such as load cell barriers. The range is engineered for Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21, and Zone 22 classifications and is described as compliant with ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU. If your site handles potentially explosive atmospheres and needs verified weighing equipment rather than standard industrial scales, this range is the relevant starting point.

ATEX equipment categories at MWS

MWS groups its hazardous-area weighing products into five main categories:

• ATEX floor scales — platform scales for larger loads in zoned areas.
• ATEX bench scales — compact scales for bench-level weighing tasks.
• ATEX mobile scales — portable or wheeled units that can be moved between locations.
• ATEX pallet scales — for palletised loads in hazardous zones.
• ATEX components — parts such as load cell barriers used to build or adapt ATEX-rated systems.

The company positions itself as a UK-based specialist in ATEX-certified weighing, with the range spanning from compact bench scales to heavy-duty industrial weighbridges.

Which hazardous zones does the equipment cover?

MWS states that its ATEX weighing scales are engineered to meet Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21, and Zone 22 classifications.

This means the range addresses both gas and dust hazards, which matters if your risk assessment identifies either type of atmosphere. Zone classification should come from your own site assessment — MWS supplies equipment rated for these zones, but the correct zone for your process is a site-specific determination.

Compliance and certification

MWS states that every ATEX product undergoes testing and certification to ensure compliance with ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, the EU framework for equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The stated purpose is safe operation in environments involving flammable gases, vapours, mists, or combustible dusts.

If you need documentation for an audit or insurance file, ask MWS for the specific certificate covering the model you are considering, rather than relying on the general compliance statement.

Beyond ATEX: related weighing capability

MWS also lists non-ATEX industrial scales (floor, bench, check weighers, conveyor belt, mobile/portable, overhead track, pallet, and bespoke scales), lab balances, terminals including ATEX weight indicators, and load cells. This matters if a single project mixes hazardous and safe areas and you want one supplier across both.

Choosing the right ATEX scale

Work through these points before requesting a quote:

1. Confirm your zone and substance — gas (Zone 1/2) or dust (Zone 21/22), based on your own risk assessment.
2. Match the form factor to the task — bench for small items, floor or pallet for larger loads, mobile if the scale must move between areas.
3. Check whether you need a complete scale or components — if you are building or adapting a system, ATEX components and load cell barriers may be the relevant category.
4. Request the certificate for the exact model — confirm it covers your zone and atmosphere.
5. Ask about calibration and service — MWS describes a dedicated calibration and service team covering the UK, including traceable calibration and onsite asset calibration, which is relevant for keeping ATEX equipment documented and in service.

Practical notes

• ATEX suitability is determined by the combination of zone, gas/dust group, and temperature class — a scale rated for one zone is not automatically suitable for another.
• The MWS site lists a free phone number (0845 340 4047) and a client login, so existing customers can access account functions directly.
• Pricing is not published on the page; request a quote for the specific model and certification you need.