e-Calibrations: using the Internet to deliver calibration services in real time at lower cost

Autor: Marc F. Desrosiers, Robert Glenn, Robert J. Densock, Brian Lang, Diether Maier, Vitaly Nagy, Arthur H Heiss, David C. Stieren, Andreas Kamlowski, James M. Puhl
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 63:759-763
ISSN: 0969-806X
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-806x(01)00609-0
Popis: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is expanding into a new frontier in the delivery of measurement services. The Internet will be employed to provide industry with electronic traceability to national standards. This is a radical departure from the traditional modes of traceability and presents many new challenges. The traditional mail-based calibration service relies on sending artifacts to the user, who then mails them back to NIST for evaluation. The new service will deliver calibration results to the industry customer on-demand, in real-time, at a lower cost. The calibration results can be incorporated rapidly into the production process to ensure the highest quality manufacturing. The service would provide the US radiation processing industry with a direct link to the NIST calibration facilities and its expertise, and provide an interactive feedback process between industrial processing and the national measurement standard. Moreover, an Internet calibration system should contribute to the removal of measurement-related trade barriers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE