Flow calibration facility at Syngenta Grimsby Ltd

摘要

In most instances, on-site calibration is relatively easy to achieve. Portable calibration equipment offers the possibility to check usually "in situ" the uncertainty of pressure transmitters, temperature systems and level sensors. However, flowmeters are more difficult and the options open to users to prove their device in the application are limited. Faced with this problem, Syngenta, at its agrochemical production plant in Grimsby, set about designing and installing its own in-house facility. The rig was commissioned in early 2001 and since then has dramatically improved calibration quality on the wide variety of meters that Syngenta routinely test and maintain. At Grimsby instrument technicians check and calibrate quality critical instrumentation on a periodic basis to prove optimum performance and ensure the quality of the process. In the past such checks were considered to be 'good practice', but today for many industries periodic testing of quality critical instruments has become mandatory. Typical drivers to this situation include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who license and audit the operating facilities of the pharmaceutical companies to ensure that all products are produced to the strictest quality. This activity is also prevalent in ISO 9001 quality accredited manufacturing facilities that process food or produce chemicals.