Mettler Toledo XPE6002S Precision Balance – Used & Refurbished
The Mettler Toledo XPE6002S Precision Balance is a high-performance laboratory balance combining a generous 6.1 kg weighing capacity with 10 mg (0.01 g) readability. Designed for accurate, efficient weighing of larger samples, containers, formulation ingredients, and laboratory materials, the XPE6002S is well suited for pharmaceutical research, formulation, quality control, sample preparation, chemical laboratories, and other applications requiring dependable precision weighing across a broad capacity range.
Available used and refurbished from American Instrument Exchange, the Mettler Toledo XPE6002S provides laboratories with professional-grade precision weighing performance at a significantly lower acquisition cost than purchasing comparable new equipment. Each balance is inspected, cleaned, calibrated, and tested for weighing accuracy and repeatability before shipment and includes a 90-day warranty from American Instrument Exchange.
Key Features
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6.1 kg maximum weighing capacity
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10 mg / 0.01 g readability
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Typical repeatability of 4 mg
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Typical USP minimum weight of approximately 8.2 g
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proFACT automatic internal adjustment
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High-speed MonoBloc weighing cell
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SmartPan weighing pan helps reduce the effects of air movement
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StatusLight provides an immediate visual indication of balance readiness
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Large color touchscreen
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Detachable display for flexible workstation configuration
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Approximately 1.2-second settling time
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Large 205 × 172 mm weighing pan
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Used, refurbished, calibrated, and tested by American Instrument Exchange
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90-day warranty included
Overview
The Mettler Toledo XPE6002S combines the larger weighing capacity expected from a laboratory precision balance with the advanced operating and performance features of Mettler Toledo's Excellence series. Its 6.1 kg capacity and 10 mg readability make it particularly useful for laboratories that need to weigh larger samples, vessels, or formulation quantities while maintaining hundredth-of-a-gram resolution.
A high-speed MonoBloc weighing cell supports fast, repeatable measurements, while the balance's approximately 1.2-second settling time helps improve throughput during repetitive weighing procedures.
The XPE6002S also incorporates proFACT automatic internal adjustment, helping compensate for environmental changes that can influence weighing performance. StatusLight gives operators an immediate visual indication of balance status, while the large color touchscreen provides straightforward access to weighing results, settings, and operating functions.
The balance uses Mettler Toledo's SmartPan technology to help reduce the influence of air movement while maintaining convenient access to the weighing surface. This open-pan configuration is particularly useful when working with larger containers that would be cumbersome to handle inside a conventional analytical balance draft shield.
Common Applications
The Mettler Toledo XPE6002S is particularly well suited for laboratory procedures where larger samples, containers, or batches must be weighed accurately. Its combination of 6.1 kg capacity and 10 mg readability provides considerably more weighing flexibility than a typical analytical balance while retaining the resolution required for many quantitative laboratory applications.
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories can use the XPE6002S for formulation, media and buffer preparation, component weighing, reagent preparation, sample preparation, and quality-control procedures. The higher capacity can be especially valuable when ingredients must be weighed directly into bottles, beakers, flasks, or other larger laboratory vessels.
Chemical, food and beverage, materials science, and industrial laboratories may use the XPE6002S for formulation development, compound preparation, percentage weighing, batching, quality assurance, and general quantitative laboratory work.
The combination of high capacity and fast stabilization also makes the XPE6002S an excellent general-purpose precision balance for laboratories performing frequent weighing procedures throughout the working day.
Ideal Laboratory Types
The XPE6002S is a strong choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food and beverage, materials science, environmental, academic, industrial research, manufacturing, and quality-control laboratories.
It is particularly useful in laboratories where samples or containers routinely exceed the capacity of conventional analytical balances. With a maximum capacity of 6.1 kg, users have substantially more flexibility when weighing larger vessels, bulk materials, formulations, and preparation batches.
At the same time, its 0.01 g readability provides considerably finer resolution than ordinary bench or platform scales, positioning the XPE6002S between high-resolution analytical instruments and larger-capacity general laboratory scales.
Precision Weighing Performance
The Mettler Toledo XPE6002S provides 10 mg (0.01 g) readability across a 6.1 kg weighing range, giving laboratories a useful combination of relatively fine resolution and high capacity.
Typical repeatability is approximately 4 mg, with specified repeatability of 8 mg. Mettler Toledo specifies linearity at ±20 mg, while typical linearity deviation is approximately 6 mg. The balance has a settling time of approximately 1.2 seconds, allowing measurements to stabilize rapidly during routine workflows.
One of the most useful characteristics of the XPE6002S is the relationship between its capacity and readability. A laboratory can weigh a several-kilogram vessel or formulation while still resolving changes of 0.01 g. This makes the balance particularly valuable when tare weights from larger containers would otherwise consume too much of the available capacity of a lower-capacity analytical or precision balance.
For laboratories comparing analytical, semi-micro, micro, and precision balances, the XPE6002S prioritizes capacity, speed, and convenient sample handling rather than sub-milligram resolution.
Minimum Sample Weight & USP Applications
Maximum capacity and readability alone do not determine whether a balance is suitable for a particular weighing procedure. Laboratories operating under USP requirements should also consider the minimum sample weight necessary to achieve the required measurement uncertainty.
Mettler Toledo lists a typical USP minimum weight of approximately 8.2 g for the XPE6002S under specified conditions. The manufacturer also specifies a minimum weight of approximately 820 mg at k=2, u=1% under stated test conditions.
Actual minimum weight can vary according to balance condition, environmental influences, installation, measurement uncertainty requirements, and laboratory procedures. For regulated or validated applications, minimum weight should therefore be established according to the laboratory's qualification procedures and applicable quality requirements rather than relying exclusively on a published typical value.
Controlling Drafts, Vibration & Environmental Influences
Although a 10 mg precision balance is less sensitive to environmental disturbances than a microbalance or high-resolution analytical balance, air movement, vibration, temperature changes, unstable work surfaces, and improper leveling can still affect measurement performance.
The XPE6002S incorporates Mettler Toledo's SmartPan technology, which is designed to reduce the effects of air disturbances on the weighing cell while maintaining easy access to the weighing surface.
This design offers an important practical advantage when working with larger samples and containers. Operators can place bottles, beakers, flasks, formulation vessels, and other laboratory ware directly onto the pan without repeatedly opening and closing a conventional draft shield.
For best performance, the XPE6002S should be installed on a rigid, level work surface away from strong HVAC airflow, frequently opened doors, direct sunlight, centrifuges, shakers, and other equipment capable of transmitting vibration through laboratory benches.
Calibration & Internal Adjustment
The XPE6002S incorporates Mettler Toledo's proFACT automatic internal adjustment technology, allowing the balance to perform internal adjustment to help maintain weighing accuracy as laboratory conditions change.
Automatic internal adjustment is particularly useful in laboratories where temperature and environmental conditions fluctuate during the working day. It also reduces reliance on manually initiated adjustment procedures during routine operation.
Laboratories operating under GLP, GMP, USP, or internal quality systems may still require scheduled performance verification using appropriate traceable test weights and documented calibration procedures. Internal adjustment should therefore be considered one component of a complete balance quality-control program rather than a replacement for laboratory-specific calibration or qualification requirements.
Key Specifications
| Specification |
Mettler Toledo XPE6002S |
| Balance Type |
Precision Balance |
| Maximum Capacity |
6.1 kg |
| Readability |
10 mg / 0.01 g |
| Repeatability |
8 mg |
| Typical Repeatability |
4 mg |
| Typical USP Minimum Weight |
8.2 g |
| Minimum Weight (k=2, u=1%) |
820 mg |
| Linearity |
±20 mg |
| Typical Linearity Deviation |
6 mg |
| Sensitivity Offset (Test Weight) |
12 mg at 6 kg |
| Settling Time |
Approx. 1.2 seconds |
| Adjustment |
Internal / proFACT |
| Weighing Pan |
205 × 172 mm |
| Display |
Detachable color touchscreen |
| Overall Dimensions |
195 mm W × 394 mm D × 97 mm H |
| Status Monitoring |
StatusLight |
| Weighing Pan Technology |
SmartPan |
| Legal for Trade |
No |
Choosing Between a Precision Balance and Analytical Balance
A precision balance and analytical balance are designed for different weighing priorities. The appropriate choice depends on the smallest quantities that need to be measured accurately, the maximum combined weight of the sample and container, required measurement uncertainty, and laboratory workflow.
Analytical balances generally provide substantially finer readability—commonly 0.1 mg—but usually have much lower maximum capacities and require greater protection from drafts and other environmental influences. Precision balances sacrifice some of that extreme sensitivity in exchange for greater capacity, larger weighing surfaces, faster access, and easier handling of larger samples and containers.
With 6.1 kg capacity and 10 mg readability, the XPE6002S is particularly appropriate when tare weight becomes an important consideration. Laboratories can place comparatively heavy bottles, vessels, or other containers on the balance and still retain substantial usable capacity for the material being weighed.
For formulation, sample preparation, batching, reagent preparation, and other procedures involving gram-to-kilogram quantities, the XPE6002S can provide a more practical solution than a lower-capacity analytical balance.
Refurbishment & Performance Testing
Every used Mettler Toledo XPE6002S sold by American Instrument Exchange is inspected, cleaned, refurbished as necessary, calibrated, and tested before shipment.
Because weighing performance is the primary function of a precision balance, testing goes beyond simply confirming that the instrument powers on and displays a stable weight. Our technicians evaluate balance operation using appropriate test weights and check critical performance characteristics including accuracy, repeatability, linearity, corner-load tolerances, and reduced span at or near full capacity.
The touchscreen, internal adjustment system, weighing pan, leveling components, display, controls, and other installed features are also inspected and tested for proper operation.
Each refurbished XPE6002S includes a 90-day warranty from American Instrument Exchange.
Shipping & Installation Considerations
Precision balances are sensitive measuring instruments and should be carefully packaged and handled during transportation. The XPE6002S is securely prepared for shipment to protect its weighing mechanism, weighing pan, touchscreen terminal, and other components.
Once installed, the balance should be positioned on a rigid, level, vibration-resistant surface in an area with reasonably stable temperature and minimal air movement. Allowing the balance to acclimate to its new laboratory environment before calibration and use can help improve weighing consistency.
For laboratories performing critical or regulated measurements, installation should be followed by appropriate calibration, verification, or qualification according to the laboratory's quality system.
Related Laboratory Equipment
American Instrument Exchange maintains an extensive inventory of used and refurbished laboratory balances, including analytical balances, semi-micro balances, microbalances, and precision balances for applications ranging from routine sample preparation to high-resolution quantitative analysis.
Labs developing complete analytical or sample-preparation workflows can also source centrifuges, water baths, incubators, laboratory refrigerators, laboratory freezers, and other refurbished laboratory equipment from American Instrument Exchange.
Mettler Toledo XPE6002S Precision Balance FAQs
What is the capacity of the Mettler Toledo XPE6002S?
The XPE6002S has a maximum weighing capacity of 6.1 kg, making it suitable for larger samples, containers, formulation ingredients, and laboratory preparation procedures.
What is the readability of the XPE6002S?
The Mettler Toledo XPE6002S provides 10 mg, or 0.01 g, readability across its weighing range.
What is the typical repeatability of the XPE6002S?
Mettler Toledo specifies typical repeatability of approximately 4 mg, with a repeatability specification of 8 mg.
What is the typical USP minimum weight of the XPE6002S?
Mettler Toledo lists a typical USP minimum weight of approximately 8.2 g under specified conditions. Actual minimum weight should be established according to the installed balance's performance, environmental conditions, measurement uncertainty, and the laboratory's applicable quality procedures.
What is the difference between the XPE6002S and XPE2002S?
Both models provide 10 mg readability, but the XPE6002S increases maximum capacity to 6.1 kg compared with 2.1 kg for the XPE2002S. This makes the XPE6002S better suited for larger containers, heavier tare weights, and larger formulation or sample-preparation batches.
Does the XPE6002S require a draft shield?
The XPE6002S uses Mettler Toledo's SmartPan weighing pan technology to reduce the effects of air disturbances without requiring the conventional enclosed draft shield associated with high-resolution analytical and microbalances. This provides easier access when weighing larger samples and containers.
Does the Mettler Toledo XPE6002S have automatic internal calibration?
The XPE6002S incorporates proFACT automatic internal adjustment, helping maintain weighing performance as environmental conditions change. Laboratories operating under regulated quality systems may still require documented external verification and calibration procedures.
Is the XPE6002S an analytical balance?
No. The XPE6002S is a precision balance with 6.1 kg capacity and 10 mg readability. It provides substantially greater capacity and easier handling of larger samples than a typical analytical balance but does not provide the sub-milligram readability associated with analytical balances.
Why purchase a refurbished Mettler Toledo XPE6002S?
A refurbished XPE6002S provides access to Mettler Toledo's high-quality precision weighing technology without the acquisition cost associated with purchasing comparable new equipment. American Ins
