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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Automating Calibration with LabView
by Ajayvignesh Manonmani Velumani Calibration verification is a critical step in ensuring that instruments function within their specified tolerances. Before calibration begins, it is essential to verify whether an instrument is operating within acceptable limits. […]
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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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New edition of ISO/IEC 17025 just published | ISO News
ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, is the international reference for laboratories carrying out calibration and testing activities around the world. Producing valid results that are widely trusted is […]