Calibration Services

What is Calibration?

Calibration is the validation of specific measurement techniques and equipment.

At the simplest level, calibration is a comparison between measurements:

• one of known magnitude or correctness made or set with one device,
• and another measurement using the closest possible method with a second device.

The device with the known or assigned correctness is called the "standard". The second device is the "unit under test" (UUT), "test instrument" (TI), or any of several other names for the device being calibrated.

Why is Calibration important?

The physical properties of electronic components naturally drift due to the effects of time, stress and the environment. Without periodic calibration, the measurements made by circuits composed of these components become uncertain.

Periodic calibration minimizes the uncertainty of these components based on a standard of known accuracy, resulting in an instrument that is capable of making accurate, repeatable measurements.

Our Calibration Services

Dalkia can provide both an "on site" and "in house" traceable calibration service to international standards. Using our comprehensive range of certified test equipment, our technicians will visit your plant and calibrate your instruments in accordance with the calibration programme set out.

Calibrations are carried out using Dalkia standard operating procedures and certificates (unless required to follow an "in house" customer system).