Whether your quality practices are guided by the need for compliance with the FDA, ISO 9001 or ISO/IEC 17025, a calibration management software solution can be an important central element of your integrated quality system. Properly implemented, the right software will provide benefits that include stronger compliance controls, daily productivity gains, improved communication and control and the ability to move to a paperless management system. Even if you are fortunate enough to have one of the better computerized maintenance management systems, such as SAP PM, DataStream, JD Edwards or Maximo, they fall short when it comes to understanding or addressing the unique demands of the metrologist.
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Overview of the ISO/IEC 17025 Revision Process
by Diana Baldi & Heather A. Wade ISO standards are considered the top of the global standards hierarchy. This means that ISO standards supersede regional or national standards, where an equivalent ISO standard exists. All […]
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How to Perform a Repeatability Test
by Richard Hogan The evaluation of uncertainty in measurement results is becoming an important requirement for laboratories seeking to attain or retain ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. When assessors evaluate a laboratory’s uncertainty budgets, they commonly look […]
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Meeting ISO 17025 for Complex Electronic Equipment
by Dave Abell and Jon Moens Volume 9:4, Oct-Dec 2002 Calculating measurement uncertainties for a single parameter such as DC voltage is relatively straightforward, but to do so for a complex microwave spectrum analyzer that […]