ISO/IEC 17025 – Cal Lab Magazine

An ISO/IEC 17025 2017 Software Assessment Tool on Steroids

March 23, 2026 Office

By Christopher L. Grachanen The National Association for Proficiency Testing (NAPT) is pleased to announce a major upgrade to its ‘NAPT 17025:2017 Lookup Tool’, hereby referred to as the tool. The tool’s original functionality was […]

Calibration Supplier Complaint – An Accreditation Case Study

September 16, 2025 Office

by Christopher L. Grachanen The following is a case study involving an accredited calibration supplier, hereby referred to as the cal lab, an accreditation testing facility hereby referred to as the test lab, an accreditation […]

NAPT 17025 Lookup Freeware Updated

July 15, 2025 Office

by Christopher L. Grachanen Revision 7.0 of NAPT’s 17025 Lookup Freeware has been recently released with several new features Metrologists, calibration and auditing personnel will find most useful in evaluating test and measurement laboratory performance/compliance […]

Automating Calibration with LabView

April 11, 2025 Office

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. […]

How to Verify Every Test Point Against Your Lab’s ISO/IEC 17025 Scope of Accreditation

April 11, 2025 Office

by Michael L. Schwartz & David Wolfe Digitalization of business processes is essential for future metrology, and all stakeholders, such as calibration labs, customers, and Accreditation Bodies (ABs), will need to move into the 21st […]

The Basics of Measurement, Traceability and ISO/IEC 17025

September 20, 2024 Office

by Martin de Groot & Peter van de Leemput (Jul-Sep 2009) Abstract: This paper deals with accreditation of calibration laboratories, considering that for many calibration technicians the step to accreditation is a significant border to […]

Some Perspective on Risk and Decision Rules in Calibration

February 1, 2024 Office

by James G. Salsbury When an accredited laboratory makes a statement of conformity to a specification, ISO/IEC 17025 requires the use of a decision rule that takes into account the level of risk associated with […]

Candice Bryant

January 26, 2023 Office

I began my career in Quality Assurance in the Metrology Industry working for a leader in the Global Metrology marketplace. I also worked for a brief stint in the Aerospace manufacturing sector. In my Metrology […]