1 This laboratory offers
commercial calibration service and on-site calibration service, where
noted.
2 "Best Uncertainty"
is the smallest uncertainty of measurement that a laboratory can achieve
within its scope of accreditation when performing more or less routine
calibrations of nearly ideal measurement standards of nearly ideal measuring
equipment. Best uncertainties represent expanded uncertainties expressed
at approximately the 95% level of confidence, usually using a coverage
factor of k=2.
The best uncertainty of a specific calibration performed by the
laboratory
may be greated than the best uncertainty due to the behavior of the customer's
device, to the environment (if the calibration is performed in
the field)
and to the influences from the circumstances of the specific calibration.
3 On-site calibration
sevice is available for this calibration. The uncertainties achievable
on a customer's site can normally be expected to be larger than the Best
Measurement Capabilities (BMC) that the accredited laboratory has been
assigned as Best Uncertainty on the A2LA Scope. Allowance must be made
for aspects such as the environment at the place of calibration and for
other possible adverse effects such as those caused by transportation
of the calibration equipment. The usual allowance for the uncertainty
introduced by the item being calibrated (e.g. resolution) must also be
considered and this, on its own, could result in the calibration uncertainty
being larger than the BMC.
4 In the statement of
best uncertainty R is the numerical value of the resolution
of the device in microinches. |