Hello all, new member I am a senior working on my senior project. Which is setting up a calibration lab. Any suggestion on good resources to use? So far i am using NCSL 6 because I thought it was a good start. I now know that the NCSL 7 is more likely what i need. I already spent the $50 buck for NCSL 6 and cannot spend another 50 dollars. The ISO stuff is even more expensive. Is there anything free that I could use for reference. :thanx:

You might try joining GIDEP, the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program. Normally one would join that for procedures, but there may be some information available there that would help. The membership is no cost. I believe the website is:

http://www.gidep.org

Also, search for the USAF PMEL Handbook on-line. I think older versions are available from places like eCalibration at no cost.

Also, now is a good time to think about setting up the lab for accreditation under ISO/IEC 17025.....not to pursue it, but to arrange the systems so that you don't have to do extensive studies and so forth later. That would include doing your measurement uncertainty studies and the like. Setting things up now, in the formative stages, will save a LOT of work later!

Hershal

Hello all, new member I am a senior working on my senior project. Which is setting up a calibration lab. Any suggestion on good resources to use? So far i am using NCSL 6 because I thought it was a good start. I now know that the NCSL 7 is more likely what i need. I already spent the $50 buck for NCSL 6 and cannot spend another 50 dollars. The ISO stuff is even more expensive. Is there anything free that I could use for reference. :thanx:
LAB Accredators such as L.A.B will tell you what you need. Also the ISO/TS16949 and ISO 10012 standards calls out what you need. I could E-mail you what L.A.B requires or you can get on their web site.

Thank you for the help. If you can email me the info that would be great.

Thanks again :thanks:

Thank you for the help. If you can email me the info that would be great.

Thanks again :thanks:
What is your address?

Bob

Hello all, new member I am a senior working on my senior project. Which is setting up a calibration lab. Any suggestion on good resources to use? So far i am using NCSL 6 because I thought it was a good start. I now know that the NCSL 7 is more likely what i need. I already spent the $50 buck for NCSL 6 and cannot spend another 50 dollars. The ISO stuff is even more expensive. Is there anything free that I could use for reference. :thanx:

There is nothing like getting out into the field and visiting actual facilities. Calibration labs are nothing new and there are thousands around. Try looking in your Yellow Pages or local business directories for manufacturing companies, food processing facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturers or so forth.

You will get much more from the real world than from reading standards/ codes and documents. Those things were derived from real life and real business needs and experience. So, go get it from "the horse's mouth" and get some perspective and relevance about what all that paper stuff is supposed to mean in practice. As a senior, I am sure you will find most firms will be gracious, courteous and helpful once you explain what you want. And, who knows, you may even get some summer vacation employment as a result.

Don't become a desk pilot.