What is Calibration? The Importance of Calibration for Accurate Measurement

Why Calibration?

What is Calibration?

Calibration is the process of checking and adjusting the precision and accuracy of a measuring instrument or equipment against a known reference standard. It can be expressed as the process of regulation and balancing necessary for the measuring device to give accurate results. This process determines the amount of deviation of the device and ensures that the measurements comply with international standards. In short, it is the relationship between the values shown by the measuring device or system under certain conditions and the known values.

Why Calibration? What is the Importance of Calibration for Accurate Measurement?

The main reasons for calibration are as follows:

Ensuring Accuracy and Reliability: Calibration is preferred to guarantee that measuring instruments give accurate results. Accurate measurements are critical for quality control, safety and efficiency.
Compliance with Legal and Industrial Standards: In many industries, calibration requires compliance with specific legal regulations and quality standards. Uncalibrated instruments can result in inaccurate measurements, which can lead to legal issues.
Quality Assurance: Regular calibration of instruments used in production processes improves product quality and customer satisfaction. Inaccurate measurements can lead to production errors and loss of quality. Calibration of test and analysis devices in the laboratory is also important for result evaluation.
Extending Equipment Life: Regular calibration prevents excessive wear and tear on equipment and ensures accurate results for longer.
Efficiency and Cost Savings: Devices that are not properly calibrated can lead to inaccurate measurements and inefficient production processes. Calibration prevents costly errors and contributes to a more efficient production process.

Calibrating Devices

Calibration is an important and necessary process, especially for accredited institutions, to know the actual values of the equipment used in testing and analysis processes and to ensure the accuracy of the results.

Test, inspection, design, R&D devices used in testing and analysis must be calibrated. The use of calibrated devices ensures that the results are obtained accurately.

Since test and analysis devices are used in decision-making stages and in the calculation of critical results, they should be calibrated by accredited, authorized and knowledgeable institutions.

Calibration should be carried out in addition to specific periods, also in the following cases

New and unused devices
In malfunctioning devices
Devices subjected to mechanical impact
Devices with function failures
In devices whose adjustment mechanisms have been interfered with

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