Calibration Laboratory
A calibration laboratory is a company that provides calibration services. Instruments can be sent to a calibration laboratory for professional service. Laboratories also act as repair centers for broken or inaccurate instruments and components. The service provided by a calibration laboratory is an alternative to field service, where a technician visits the plant and works on-site. Calibration laboratories often specialize in the calibration and repair of vibration and acoustic testing instrumentation.
Calibration devices use electrical signals to calibrate instruments, meaning they measure the reading or output of a device and compare it to accepted standards. After calibration, the instrument can be adjusted to match the standards. As accuracy is essential to the performance of measurement tools and devices in many industries, regular calibration is necessary to maintain quality standards.
Calibration laboratories can also offer specialized environments, like temperature-controlled labs, that can ensure further accuracy of the calibration services provided. These laboratories provide calibration and repair services for a wide variety of electronic instruments, including analyzers, acoustical and charge amplifiers, filters, transducers, digital recorders, microphones, meters, power supplies, and many more.