Calibration ensures the accuracy of your measurements. Routine calibration ensures that your instruments maintain good condition and performance. There are also costs and risks associated with not calibrating your instruments on a regular basis.

Calibration should be an integral part of your engineering discipline. It validates the measurements you make over time, reducing the risk of rework, recalls, returns, and repairs. With proper calibration, you can get your products to market more efficiently and reduce your total cost of test. In the engineering lab, inaccurate measurements can distort the results of emerging design technologies. You don’t want inaccurate instruments during design validation that lead to unnecessary design rework.

Additionally, regulations may require calibration on a regular basis. Audits for noncompliance can result in fines, loss of business, plant downtime, or worse.