Calibration: Supporting accuracy supports the bottom line

摘要

This article from ABB, explains the growing importance of calibration in promoting good practice and profitability. At a time when companies across all industries are under financial pressure, everyone is looking to squeeze the maximum value they can out of their assets. We all know that you can't manage what you can't measure, so maintaining an accurate monitoring and control regime is essential. That's just one reason why it's the right time to think about how well your calibration regime is supporting your business. Properly scheduled and effective calibration ensures that the readings emerging from instrumentation are accurate. Without it, measurements are essentially meaningless. The trouble is that maintaining an effective monitoring regime is not a 'fit it and forget it' job. Periodic calibration is essential to maintain accuracy over the lifetime of almost every type of instrument.