Calibration Services Types and Terms
Types of Calibration Services
- is the process through which instruments are adjusted to match measurement standards.
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companies that provide calibration services.
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the process through which pieces of equipment are adjusted for precision.
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is calibration that measures light, such as optical power meters. Special
devices that measure optic ranges are used in the calibration of fiber
optic equipment.
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is a type of calibration that tests the hardness and/or tensile strength
of an object.
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involves the temporary installment of humidity transmitters into a climate
chamber. Humidity calibration involves visual control of the dew point
mirror which may need cleaning; air, nitrogen, helium and another non-explosive
gas may be used during the calibration process.
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the process through which instruments are adjusted for precision.
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is the process of making the measurements of force, torque and weight
as accurate as possible for the load
cell. Much of this calibration is done via computer program.
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is the testing of pressure instrumentation, such as vacuum wrappers
and sealers, for accuracy.
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the process of adjusting speedometers to match standards.
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is needed for all devices that monitor and use variance of temperature.
Medical devices, industrial ovens and commercial refrigeration units
are examples of devices that require accurate temperature reading and
output.
Calibration Services Terms
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A tolerance limit that defines the deviation between an output's
measurement and the actual output.
- Adjustments that
bring a device to proper operation.
- Measurement
device that creates a continual output reading of the internal input signal.
- A strain on the
same axis as the applied load or in the same direction of the load applied.
- A record
of the comparison of a device's output to the result of standard
tests.
- A storage device
of energy.
- Using various
devices, materials and processes to reduce known errors of a source.
- A state of balance
or a steady state not undergoing change.
- The maximum
amount of stress and deformation an object can handle.
- The measurement
of frequency in cycles per second.
- The harmonic content
of load current, which determines the safe maximum load on a power source.
- The difference
between the maximum and minimum stress that an object can handle.
- The science of weight
and measurement, or a system of weights and measurement.
- The maximum deviation
on a calibration curve from a straight line that is drawn among various
outputs of a device, expressed as a percentage.
- The signal or measurement
that is produced by a device.
- The span of values at
which a meter or device will read accurately without overloading.
- Electrical load or
impedance device.
- The minimal change
of output in a device that is detectable.
- The measure of force
applied that causes rotational motion.