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APART from aspects strictly involving metrological specifications, preparing for and performing a weighing procedure and meeting the relevant regulatory standards are gaining ever-increasing importance. For this reason, the time and effort spent on secondary steps need to be reduced as much as possible. Sartorius has turned these requirements into a real solution: the Cubis premium balance is now the benchmark in the laboratory. The series features a modular design and can be custom-configured and adapted to the changing requirements of different applications. From simple weighing to management of complex sequences using the User/Password Management feature, these balances meet advanced weighing requirements at the most sophisticated level. With finely graduated weighing capacities of up to 12 kg and readabilities from 0.01 mg to 0.1 g, Cubis is especially suited to nearly any laboratory weighing application. All balances of this series incorporate second-generation Sartorius proprietary monolithic weigh cells. These now make it possible to offer a space-saving, top-loading and full-resolution semi-microbalance with a readability of 0.01 mg all the way up to a capacity of 220 mg. Moreover, this semi-microbalance can be optionally equipped with a motorized draft shield. Widest variety of laboratory applications A choice of three different display and control units covers the widest variety of laboratory applications: The high-resolution touch screen with a TFT graphic display on the MSA display and control unit ensures bright, high-contrast readouts and easy control of individual steps in a weighing procedure. This makes it ideally suited to meet sophisticated requirements, such as those of the pharmaceutical industry. The MSU display and control unit has been designed for users who need to perform a range of simple to complex procedures involving weighing and seek an alternative to touch-screen operation. The MSU features a generously sized, high-resolution black and white graphic display and keys with positive click action for precise results. The MSE display and control unit features a high-contrast liquid-crystal display, easy-to-understand menu guidance with short text prompts, and clearly arranged keys for precise activation of functions. It is the right choice for users who perform weighing processes with a low level of complexity and those who primarily need to weigh ?and accomplish this with the highest possible accuracy. Thanks to the entirely new Q-Guide user interface, several persons who have similar or even different tasks to perform can use just one balance. The straightforward user guidance menu of the MSA and MSU display and control units enables weighing tasks to be set up quickly. This makes even highly complex procedures, such as the combination of several applications, easy to perform and also minimizes errors. Intelligent compensation technology Innovative compensation technology is a special highlight of the Cubis range. When the balance is tilted, it shows an alert message on its display. Interactive prompts displayed greatly simplify leveling ?without the user having to constantly keep an eye on the level indicator. When the user selects the motorized Q-Level function, which is optionally available in the MSA and MSU models with readabilities less than or equal to 1 mg, the balance even levels itself fully automatically at the touch of a key. This improves weighing reliability still further by preventing erroneous measurement data and reducing external interfering effects. Well-shielded ?with learning capability Technical sophistication is also evidenced in the Cubis drafNike Air Max 97