{"id":81596,"date":"2025-05-20T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essmann.com\/tag-des-messens-praezision-fuer-generationen\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:18:29","slug":"tag-des-messens-praezision-fuer-generationen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essmann.com\/en\/tag-des-messens-praezision-fuer-generationen\/","title":{"rendered":"World Metrology Day: Precision for generations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 20 is International World Metrology Day<\/strong> – a date that dates back to the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875. Since then, reliable and globally comparable measurement has been the basis for trade, science and technology. This year’s motto is: “Measurements for all times, for all people.”<\/strong> And it could hardly be said better – because whether in the digital age or in the days of steamships and dockers, reliable measurements are the foundation of trust. <\/p>\n\n

As a scale manufacturer, we are taking this day as an opportunity to pay tribute to a special piece of technical history. A place where measuring has been at the service of goods handling and accuracy for seven decades: the \u2b08 Shed F in the port of L\u00fcbeck<\/a><\/strong> – and the ALESCO inclined weight scale<\/strong> installed there in 1955 by our former scale factory Albert ESSMANN & Co in Ottensen. A scale that still works today. And is a symbol of our trade. <\/p>\n\n

Shed F – built for eternity<\/h3>\n\n

Shed F was built in the 1940s on the Northern Wall Peninsula in L\u00fcbeck. In contrast to the wooden buildings that were common in the past, it was built from solid reinforced concrete – the only one of its kind in the city harbor. Completed in 1949 after the end of the war, it served for decades as a central warehouse for general cargo, which was unloaded from ships via the quay cranes, temporarily stored and later loaded onto trains or trucks. <\/p>\n\n

Thanks to its well thought-out design – with tracks, loading ramps and generous hall space – Shed F was a real workhorse. A place where tons of goods changed hands every day. Today it is a listed building. And it still stands in the middle of this silent contemporary witness: our ALESCO tare weight scales. <\/p>\n\n

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The ALESCO tare weight scale – 70 years in service<\/h3>\n\n

In 1955, a permanently installed industrial scale was installed in Shed F – the so-called switching weight scale<\/strong> from our historic company Albert Essmann & Co. Waagenfabrik ALESCO<\/strong> from Hamburg-Altona. This scale was – and is – a mechanical masterpiece: designed for up to 2,000 kg<\/strong>, with a minimum weight of 50 kg, it displays the weight directly via a finely tuned lever and pointer system. The special feature: Above certain loads, the scale internally switches on additional weights without the need for manual intervention – an efficient and safe system that enabled fast weighing. <\/p>\n\n

Whether barrels of salt, crates of machine parts or entire engines: Everything that was heavy, valuable or subject to duty was placed on these scales. And – as its name promised – it delivered reliable values. The last official seal of approval dates back to 1991<\/strong>, but the scales are still working today.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

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