Articles – Page 13 – Cal Lab Magazine

Temperature Calibrations, Part 1

March 29, 2021 Office

by Ryan Egbert & Joseph Rindone The following article is part one of a four-part Metrology 101 series focusing on temperature. The written content provided here is also intended to be combined with demonstration videos […]

Project of an Automated Multiple Decade Ratios Precision Divider for Generation of Low DC Voltages

March 29, 2021 Office

by Flavio Galliana, Roberto Cerri, & Davide Corona At the National Institute of Metrological Research (INRIM) an automatable precision DC voltage fixed-ratios divider allows the division ratios of DC Voltages from 10:1 to 107:1. It […]

Selecting a Calibration Management Software System in a Regulated Environment

March 29, 2021 Office

by Walter Nowocin Selecting a Calibration Management Software System is a critical process for a calibration laboratory, especially in a bio-medical regulated environment. However, there are few examples or documents that explain this process from […]

TCP/IP & The Mini-Calibration Network

March 29, 2021 Michael Schwartz

Today, many of the units coming in for calibration don’t have a GPIB interface. All they have are a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or a TCP/IP Local Area Network (LAN) interface. When connected to the […]

Customer Technical Qualification in Analyzing of the Accreditation Scopes of Calibration Laboratories

January 27, 2021 Office

by Suelí Fischer Beckert and Renan Ednan Flôres In the context of metrological confirmation, calibration is an essential process in all quality assurance efforts. Several organizations choose to outsource this activity to accredited laboratories in […]

An Intercomparison Between Primary High-Pressure Gas Flow Standards with Sub-Permille Uncertainties

January 27, 2021 Office

by Jos G.M. van der Grinten, Arnthor Gunnarsson, Mijndert van der Beek, and Bodo Mickan A recently performed intercomparison between three laboratories using the piston provers as a primary reference, was re-evaluated using PTB’s turbine […]

Enhancing the Accuracy of a Power and Energy Standard

January 27, 2021 Office

by Michael Schwartz & Jack Somppi Changing requirements in the world’s energy market are pushing the measurement performance of existing equipment to their limits. As the accuracy requirements increase, existing precision sources become marginal. Yet, […]

Low-Code to No-Code Software Development

January 27, 2021 Michael Schwartz

I am sure most calibration technicians and lab managers have never heard of Low-Code and No-Code software development. To be honest, before a year ago neither had I, but now I think this is going […]