CHECKING OUT THOUSANDS of instruments and calibrating them prior to installation in new power plants is largely a manual job. Documentation of instrument calibrations is also usually done manually. In ...

A variety of modern innovative analytical instruments, ranging from a simple apparatus to complex computerized systems, are used in the pharmaceutical sector to get accurate data and to help ensure ...

What is calibration and why is it needed? Calibration is the process by which a quantitative measuring instrument is manipulated to respond and indicate a certain range of acceptable values. Accurate ...

Air monitoring equipment, whether ambient or part of a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) needs to be verified using an outside source. Without proper calibration and maintenance every ...

Like many of you, I have a bench full of electronic instruments. The newest is my Rigol oscilloscope, only a few years old, while the oldest is probably my RF signal generator that dates from some ...

Laboratory and calibration gases are used as standards (for reference purposes), as well as for detection, sample preparation, environmental monitoring, and analysis applications. According to Kin-Tek ...

Oxygen deficiencies, explosive atmospheres, and exposure to toxic gases and vapors injure or kill hundreds of workers every year during confined space entry procedures. The atmospheric conditions that ...

Under a partly cloudy sky overlooking grassy mesas, dozens of cylindrical instruments point toward the sun above the Colorado prairie. It's the 16th NREL Pyrheliometer Comparisons at the U.S.

The James Webb Space Telescope is inching closer to beginning its science mission. With the mirrors and instruments all fully aligned, Webb is undertaking the next big step in getting ready for ...