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A Calibration Service

May Be Your Solution
ONE REALITY THAT cuts across the
entire range of processing plants and industries is the need for timely and proper instrument calibration. In addition to achieving efficient and safe operations, many must
abide by regulations and standards that
require constant instrument management.
Doing so can be a tall order.
To perform and document instrument
calibration, maintenance professionals must
have specific training and specialized equipment. Depending on the facility, the instruments may consist of a variety of makes,
models, sizes, and technologies-leaving
it difficult to address every situation. For
these and other reasons, many end users are
seeking calibration assistance.
Like many other technical undertakings,
instrument calibration is subject to the constraint triangle of fast-good-inexpensive.
Usually, the tradeoff is between speed and
cost because the "good" element is heavily
specified by regulations and standards.
For clarity, the term "standards" can
mean two different things with regards
to instrumentation. One type of standard
is a document published by a recognized
authority, describing in detail the practices and procedures that must be followed.
A second kind of standard, particular to
calibration efforts, would be any precisely
measured weight, process calibrator, or
other similar reference that will be used to
calibrate other instruments. These physical
calibration working standards, or referenc-

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Process-plant personnel struggling to keep up with
instrument calibrations might find that a third-party
provider meets their needs.
Robert Jennings, Endress+Hauser

A wide variety of instrument technologies, standards, installation conditions, and operating needs can make
it difficult for industrial facilities to keep current with calibration needs. All images courtesy Endress+Hauser

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