GROUND RULES

PLEASE

PLACE CELLPHONES ON
SILENT MODE
PLEASE TAKE PHONE CALLS OUTSIDE
THE CLASS
PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL
FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS
DURING CLASS

INTRODUCTION TO
CALIBRATION
PHARMANIAGA
12th FEBRUARY 2008

OBJECTIVE
a. Understand the concept of calibration.
b. Acquire a basic understanding of
measurement uncertainty.
c. Understand and interpret calibration
report for pressure, temperature and
balance calibration.

AGENDA
A.

LABORATORY VISIT

B.

INTRODUCTION TO CALIBRATION

C.

INTRODUCTION TO MEASUREMENT
UNCERTAINTY

D.

READING CALIBRATION REPORT

(Manometer, Balance, Temperature
Indicator)

WHOS WHO
HAS PERFORMED
CALIBRATION
RESPONSIBLE TO PASS/FAIL UUT AFTER
CALIBRATION
UNDERSTAND THE TERM MEASUREMENT
UNCERTAINTY
RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING CALIBRATION OF
EQUIPMENT
HAVE HEARD OF ISO
17025

CALIBRATION
Set of operations that establish, under
specified conditions, the relationship
between values of quantities indicated
by a measuring instrument or
measuring system, or values
represented by a material measure or
a reference material, and the
corresponding values realized by
standards (VIM 6.11)

FACTORS
PERSONNEL

(5.2)
ACCOMODATION

& ENVIRONMENTAL

CONDITION (5.3)
CALIBRATION

METHODS (5.4)

TRACEABILITY
Traceability means
the ability to relate
individual
measurement results
to national standards
or nationally
accepted
measurement
systems through an
unbroken chain of
comparisons.

CALIBRATION OR
VERIFICATION
verification - conformation by examination
and provision of objective evidence that
specified requirements have been fulfilled

validation - confirmation by examination

and provision of objective evidence that
the particular requirements for a specific
intended use are fulfilled
(ISO Standard 8402)

CALIBRATION (2)
Set of operations that establish, under
specified conditions, the relationship
between values of quantities indicated
by a measuring instrument or
measuring system, or values
represented by a material measure or
a reference material, and the
corresponding values realized by
standards (VIM 6.11)

CALIBRATION
FREQUENCY
WHEN?
Before

use

Periodically

(HINT : The more you use, the higher the frequency

of calibration)
After

repair

Suspicious

reading/result

MEASUREMENT
UNCERTAINTY
The uncertainty of measurement is a
parameter, associated with the
result of a measurement, that
characterizes the dispersion of the
values that could reasonably be
attributed to the measurand (VIM
3.9)

HOW TO EVALUATE MU
LIST FACTORS
CATEGORIZE TYPE A & TYPE B
EVALUATE & CONVERT TO
STANDARD UNCERTAINTY
4. COMBINED UNCERTAINTY
5. EXPANDED UNCERTAINTY
6. REPORTING
1.
2.
3.

1. LIST OF FACTORS
Resolution
MU from reference
Repeatability

2. TYPE A vs. TYPE B

The Type B evaluation of standard
uncertainty is the evaluation of the
uncertainty associated with an
estimate xi of an input quantity Xi by
means other than the statistical
analysis of a series of observations

3. STANDARD UNCERTAINTY
VALUE
STATISTICAL

PROPERTY
DISTRIBUTION, DEGREE OF
FREEDOM
CONVERT!

4. COMBINED
UNCERTAINTY
Use

root sum squared (RSS)

5. EXPANDED
UNCERTAINTY
expanded uncertainty of
measurement U is obtained by
multiplying the standard uncertainty
u(y) of the output estimate y by a
coverage factor k
U = ku(y)

6. REPORTED MU
The measured value of the 10 kg weight is
10 000.025 g 0.049 g
The reported expanded uncertainty is
based on a standard uncertainty
multiplied by a coverage factor k = 2,
providing a coverage probability of
approximately 95%. The uncertainty
evaluation has been carried out in
accordance with UKAS requirements.

HOW TO READ
CERTIFICATE
Unique certificate number

User determined calibration due date

Information on the reference used

Liable personnel on the
matters related to certificate

HOW TO READ CERTIFICATE

(PRESSURE)
Unique ID number of the UUT

Resolution & Readibility

*The core data

Reported MU & coverage

factor
Explanatio
n

HOW TO READ CERTIFICATE

(BALANCE)
Unique ID number of the UUT

Resolution & Readability

*The core data

Reported MU & coverage

factor
*Required info by OIML

Explanatio
n

HOW TO READ CERTIFICATE

(TEMPERATURE - SENSOR)
Unique ID
number of the
UUT
Resolution, Readability &
Calibration Area
*The core data
Reported MU &
coverage factor

Explanatio
n

HOW TO READ CERTIFICATE

(TEMPERATURE - ENCLOSURE)
Unique ID
number of the
UUT
Resolution,
Readability &
Calibration Area

*The core data

Reported MU & coverage

factor

Explanatio
n

RECOMMENDED
READINGS
EA-4/02

Expression of the
Uncertainty of Measurement in
Calibration

UKAS

M3003 The Expression of

Uncertainty and Confidence in
Measurement

Metrology

(EUROMET)

- in short 2nd edition

PYROMETRO ACADEMY