2012 – Page 3 – Cal Lab Magazine

PML Goes to Mars: Far-Out Thermal Calibration

September 6, 2012 Office

From NIST Tech Beat for September 5, 2012 August 29, 2012 Sometimes the chain of measurement traceability – the unbroken series of links between a calibrated instrument and the official NIST standard – can get […]

Wahl Introduces New Portable High Temp and Long Range IR Thermometers

August 15, 2012 Office

Asheville, NC –August 15, 2012 – Wahl Instruments, Inc. announces the addition of 7 new models to its wide range of industrial temperature measurement units – High Temperature and Long Range handheld infrared thermometers. Four […]

Mahr Federal To Introduce The MarSurf® XR 1 Surface Measuring System

August 9, 2012 Office

PROVIDENCE, RI – Mahr Federal will be introducing the MarSurf® XR 1, an economical, mobile, PC based surface measuring system, at IMTS, Sept 10-15, 2012, at McCormick Place, Chicago. Mahr Federal will occupy booth #E-5242. […]

Fluke 5502A Multi-Product Calibrator

August 9, 2012 Office

Introducing the new 5502A Multi-Product Calibrator, with the best range of functions, accuracy and value in its class The new 5502A covers a wide workload, including 3.5 and 4.5 digit multimeters, clamp meters, thermometers, and […]

New Rohde & Schwarz EMI Test Receiver

August 7, 2012 Office

Rohde & Schwarz introduces the new R&S ESR EMI test receiver whose broadband architecture allows standard-compliant EMI measurements up to 6000 times faster than other solutions. Comprehensive diagnostic tools such as spectrogram display, realtime spectrum […]

Calibrating DC Shunts: Techniques and Uncertainties

July 25, 2012 Office

By Jay Klevens Accurate electrical current measurement is critical to the power and electrical test industries. DC and low frequency ac current is usually measured using a current shunt. Shunt calibration has unique error sources […]

Quality of Air Speed Calibrations

July 25, 2012 Office

By Rachael V. Coquilla Wind measuring instruments, such as cup anemometers, propeller anemometers, ultrasonic anemometers, velocity meters, airflow meters, and many other types, are commonly used in various industries as monitoring devices or for evaluation […]

Learning to Apply Metrology Principles to the Measurement of X-ray Intensities in the 500 eV to 110 keV Energy Range

July 25, 2012 Office

By Michael J. Haugh, Travis Pond, Christopher Silbernagel, Peter Torres, Kent Marlett, Fletcher Goldin, Susan Cyr National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Livermore Operations, has two optical radiation calibration laboratories accredited by the National Institute of […]