Glossary Category: Calibration & Compliance
Calibration & Compliance is about:
Understand calibration & compliance terms — certificates, NIST traceability, certified technicians & standards. Expert glossary from Dynamic Measurement Systems.
A formal document issued after calibration that records the as-found and as-left measurement values, reference standards used, calibration date, and certifying technician identity.
A qualified technician who has demonstrated competency to perform calibrations using approved procedures and traceable reference standards, with work documented in calibration records.
The process of comparing a dynamometer’s measurements against certified reference standards, documenting any deviation, and adjusting the instrument to bring it within its specified accuracy tolerance.
The diagnosis, component replacement, and restoration of a force measurement instrument to return it to accurate, serviceable condition after damage, wear, or calibration-defeating failure.
A priority calibration service tier returning a completed NIST-traceable calibration certificate within 24 to 48 hours of instrument receipt — available for an additional $100 over standard pricing.
The recommended or required period between successive calibrations of a force measurement instrument while it remains in active service.
The U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and maintaining the national measurement standards that underpin all NIST-traceable calibration in the United States.
A calibration process in which measurement results are linked to national standards maintained by NIST through an unbroken, documented chain of comparisons with known uncertainty at each link.
Industry slang for a calibration certificate issued without a genuine NIST-traceable process — produced using uncertified references, without actual adjustments, or in some cases without testing the instrument at all.
A calibration model in which the customer ships the instrument to the calibration lab, work is performed in a controlled in-house environment, and the calibrated instrument with certificate is returned by carrier.
The documented sequence of calibration comparisons linking a measurement result back to national standards through a series of reference standards, each with known uncertainty.