Measuring up

18 Top Tips For Quality Refractometer Results part 1: Refractometers 101 & The need for Quality Control

by Peter Abbey

18 Top Tips For Quality Refractometer Results part 1: Refractometers 101 & The need for Quality Control

Whether you’re looking for hints on buying the best refractometer for your application or wanting to learn about refractometer care and maintenance we’ll have something for you.

Posted in Blog, quality control, refractometer

Introducing the Limited Edition “Cool Grey” OPTi® in conjunction with Bellingham + Stanley

by Sales Reshop

Introducing the Limited Edition “Cool Grey” OPTi® in conjunction with Bellingham + Stanley

This month Refractometer Shop is embracing the cold with a “Cool Grey” OPTi®. This icy looking instrument is available immediately across many of our refractometer collections
Posted in Blog, OPTi

Blue is the new black this Friday

by Peter Abbey

Blue is the new black this Friday

Bag yourself a fantastic deal this Black Friday, with 10% off all OPTi digital handheld refractometers.
Posted in Black Friday, Blog, Offers, OPTi, quality control, refractometer

Ready. Set. Bake! With thermometers perfect for your kitchen.

by Peter Abbey

Ready. Set. Bake! With thermometers perfect for your kitchen.

Do you have everything you need in your kitchen? It is great to see The Great British Bake Off back on television screens, not just because it’s gr...
Posted in blog, temperature, thermometers

New UK Calibration Laboratory for precision thermometers and data loggers

by Kevin Chapman

New UK Calibration Laboratory for precision thermometers and data loggers

The importance of verifying the performance of any temperature monitoring device is paramount if we are to be sure that perishable goods are stored and transported in a safe and consistent manner.  Book your analytical instruments for calibration today.

The Best Homemade Jam Using a Refractometer and a Thermometer

by Peter Abbey

The Best Homemade Jam Using a Refractometer and a Thermometer

With strawberries around the UK ripe for the picking, we decided to grab an OPTi digital handheld refractometer for jam from Bellingham + Stanley, and a TLC 700 thermometer from Ebro and make our own jam!

Using a handheld refractometer to test colostrum quality for healthy livestock

by Peter Abbey

Using a handheld refractometer to test colostrum quality for healthy livestock

Using a refractometer to monitor colostrum quality fed to newborns can help to ensure that offspring receive enough immunoglobulin, increasing the survival rate of new livestock.
Posted in colostrum, OPTi, quality control, refractometer

Measuring the dilution of green energy solutions with refractometers designed for heat transfer fluids

by Kevin Chapman

Measuring the dilution of green energy solutions with refractometers designed for heat transfer fluids

As latest building regulations dictate the need to incorporate energy efficient solutions into domestic and commercial property builds, many architects turn to thermal heat collector systems as part of their green energy strategy to help reduce the overall carbon footprint of properties under construction. 

Posted in Blog, heat transfer, OPTi, quality control, refractometer, solar

Free thermometer with selected OPTi digital refractometers this Black Friday

by Sales Reshop

Free thermometer with selected OPTi digital refractometers this Black Friday

Black Friday offers from Refractometer Shop are available now. Look out for free thermometers with applicable OPTi digital refractometers, and other great offers.
Posted in Black Friday, Blog

Thermometers for the Great British bakers

by Peter Abbey

Thermometers for the Great British bakers

All would-be bakers will have a set of scales and a decent sized mixing bowl in one cupboard, and bags of flour, sugar and eggs in another but not everyone will have thought about thermometers.

How to monitor hydration during tournament football

by Peter Abbey

How to monitor hydration during tournament football

Staying hydrated is important in all walks of life but for competitive athletes the need to monitor hydration levels is a vital part of tournament preparation as they prepare their bodies for intense training and competition.

Posted in Hydration, OPTi, sport science

Measuring the pH & Concentration of Engineering Fluids

by Kevin Chapman

Measuring the pH & Concentration of Engineering Fluids

Whether milling, turning, cutting, extruding, compressing or immersing, it is imperative that the temperature between the tool and product is optimised using an engineering fluid made up of oil and water that forms an emulsion.