Mettler toledo, a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services, has launched a new webbased resource to help manufacturers optimize piece counting efforts. Comprehensive, easytonavigate, and available in twelve languages, www.mt.comcount explores proven scalebased methods to enhance piececounting precision. Implementation case studies, calculators that demonstrate savings achieved through accurate piece counts and an order form for a free cdrombased piececounting guide are among the site&rsquos special features. Piececounting precision has become a critical concern for quality managers worldwide. Too few fasteners in a furniture kit or a missing piece in a box of ice cream cones creates disappointed consumers. Repeat errors can cause dissatisfied manufacturing partners or vendors who eventually take business elsewhere. Plus, systematic overfilling can significantly reduce profit margins&mdashparticularly undesirable in today&rsquos competitive marketplace in light of rising raw material costs. The mettler toledo resource helps manufacturers understand how multifunctional piece counting by weight can be , as well as discover how much money can be saved when piece counts are accurate. It explains what problems the right scale helps solve and covers solutions and services mettler toledo offers to help enhance piece counting and quality control efforts. The site&rsquos structure is intuitive. Categories are divided into helpful subcategories. A section such as &ldquoapplications&rdquo splits into functional areas where piece counting can provide critical support shipping, receiving, warehousing, production and packaging. Further page divisions on challenges in each area are navigable from each subcategory page. Troubleshooting for piece counting includes how to avoid human error and reasons for scale inaccuracies. Solutions include tips on choosing a scale that is easily integrated into existing line operations, enhances data management, and results in years of flawless operation with minimal maintenance. Topics are covered in both &ldquoat a glance&rdquo executive overviews as well as more detailed formats site visitors decide how much information they need on any given subject area. Among the site&rsquos special features are the ability to order the free piececounting guide, the main roi calculator, and a colorweight® calculator which demonstrates how features such as a threecolor terminal display can enhance processes and profits. A quick selection guide also assists with finding appropriate products and specialties including printer, label design and secondscale options. More information, as well as the site itself, can be found at www.mt.comcount about mettler toledo mettler toledo is a leading global manufacturer of precision instruments. The company is the world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. The company also holds topthree market positions in several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the company is the world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of metal detection systems used in production and packaging. Additional information about mettler toledo can be found at www.mt.com contact
