The main reasons for calibration are to ensure the reliability of the instrument, that it can be trusted. To determine the accuracy of the instrument and to ensure the readings are consistent with ...

Metrology is the science of precise measurement. It ensures accuracy and consistency across scientific, industrial, and engineering fields. Calibration is the process of aligning measurement ...

Users’ questions to do with calibration are remarkably easy to answer – provided you do not think about them too deeply. But as this article will show, there are layers of complexity underlying the ...

Test instruments such as oscilloscopes and DMMs (digital multimeters) often let you get the measurement results you need with just the press of a button. But the number on a meter's display or the ...

Forty-seven verification experts from 16 West African countries have converged in Accra to brainstorm on the use of a common calibration and measuring instrument for the sub-region. The group which ...

NEW DELHI: Noting that the absence of standardised pollution-measuring instruments has sometimes led to inaccurate air and water pollution data, the Centre has decided to set up a certification ...

All calibrations are subject to error. It is essential to ensure that qualified instruments are employed in the regulated environment. GMPs both in the United States ...

A program for calibration and routine testing of weighing instruments ensures accurate results. A measurement of any kind is affected by the errors and uncertainties that exist in that measurement ...

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has completed significant upgrades to two key instruments serving what the agency calls “critical national needs”. The devices measure ...