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Ask Metrology Lab Technician Rich Mathews anything about anemometers and he will be able to tell you how they work. Rich spends his days in the InnoCal air velocity lab using advanced wind tunnel technology to calibrate wind speed and air velocity equipment.b2ap3_thumbnail_Rich_Mathews.gif

With a background in mathematics and computer science, Rich began his tenure at InnoCal about seven years ago. He enjoys the “hands-on” process of calibration and advises customers: “Keep sending us your equipment!”

Rich knows how critical this equipment can be and works to turn it around quickly. And while he takes pride in helping customers maintain well-functioning anemometers and capture hoods, it’s not quite the same as being outdoors on a boat.

If there’s anywhere he’d rather be—outside of the metrology lab—it’s fishing the Great Lakes.

Wondering how a metrologist could keep your equipment accurate? Contact InnoCal. InnoCal can supply a calibration certificate that will pass any audit or customer inspection.

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As a military-trained metrologist, Peter has some sage advice for maintaining your equipment: “Periodic calibrations can only do so much. All it takes to knock your equipment out of tolerance is one drop,” he said. “If you suspect your equipment is not working correctly, check it or send it in for calibration.”

b2ap3_thumbnail_Peter_Sittinger.gifWith special skills in pressure, temperature, and dimensional equipment, Peter knows how valuable calibration is. These are critical parameters that can shut down production if they are reading incorrectly. Making sure equipment is in optimal shape prevents unnecessary delays or loss of production.

To keep the calibrations moving, Peter shifts from thermometer calibrations to calipers to scales to pressure gauges. He stays flexible to serve customers with a timely response.

In his time outside the calibration lab, Peter loads up on books and videos. “I love to read, write, and play video games,” he said.

Concerned about your equipment? Contact InnoCal to see how we can help with calibrations and repairs.

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Keeping temperature and humidity within a designated range is critical for many manufacturing and food processes. Even a degree or two out of range can create production or maintenance loss costs.

b2ap3_thumbnail_Thermohygrometer.gifA thermohygrometer measures both temperature and humidity. Technicians checking HVAC systems and scientists working in pharmaceuticals or environmental research use thermohygrometers regularly. These versatile meters also can be found in breweries and food storage facilities. With their portability and quick response time, thermohygrometers offer many advantages.

However. . .

Because thermohygrometers may be susceptible to losing their calibration, they need to be calibrated frequently for continued accuracy and stability.  Without a tested and calibrated instrument, your readings are suspect.

Many thermohygrometers are precalibrated so that once you receive them, they are ready to use. The key is recalibration when necessary to ensure high accuracy.

InnoCal’s ISO17025-accredited humidity services will reduce any doubt about the accuracy of your equipment. Our full-service temperature lab can also ensure that your temperature readings are accurate.

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With 16 years of experience in metrology, Elaine Yonkus knows how to calibrate. Her specialties include liquid-in-glass thermometers, digital thermometers and systems, data loggers, sub sieve sizer tubes, and refractometers. To enhance her expertise, she recently added sound meter calibrations to her portfolio as well.

b2ap3_thumbnail_Elaine_Yonkus_Image.gifElaine learned her craft from the ground up, beginning with glass thermometers, and has enjoyed seeing the end results of her work. “I like knowing that I may be helping people in the process,” she said. “Glass thermometers are used to regulate blood samples, to create sweet treats in bakeries and chocolate companies, and even to produce oil. It is fun to see where the next item I might be calibrating comes from.”

While calibration is close to her heart so is traveling. “My passion is traveling wherever I can go. I also enjoy being outdoors, especially when it involves walking or golfing. And, of course, I delight in spending time with family and friends,” she said.

For her calibration customers, Elaine strives to complete her thermometer calibrations as quickly as possible. She knows these are important instruments for most laboratory and process applications. Although sometimes it isn’t as simple as it seems, she puts her experience to work to deliver the best.

Find out more about thermometer and temperature calibrations

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Infrared technology is exploding in the various ways it is used and its future potential. From assessing heat leakage in homes to crime-fighting surveillance to healthcare applications, this technology is continually expanding to meet more and more needs. Recently, Phys.org even reported that “the government’s long-term goal for infrared technology is to remotely detect the exact materials, chemicals and gases coming and going from factories or other sites suspected of illegal nuclear production.”b2ap3_thumbnail_Infrared-Technology.gif

With such important aspirations, it is paramount to keep infrared instruments functioning well. Even if you use your infrared thermometer for food preparation or diagnostics and inspection, you need reliable readings to make the correct adjustments.

To depend on the readings that appear on infrared displays, the instruments must be calibrated at regular intervals to NIST- traceable standards. NIST establishes the scales for transmittance, reflectance, and emittance of materials in the infrared spectral region and maintains absolute radiometric scales, among other objectives of their Infrared Technology Group.

Whether you use a thermal imager, infrared calibrator, or infrared thermometer, the technicians calibrating these instruments should have specialized training in infrared measurements. Leading calibration laboratories, such as InnoCal, employ trained metrologists who use radiometrically calibrated gray-body calibrators to correct for emissivity and heat loss uncertainties.

For infrared technology, make sure your instrument readings are as accurate as they should be. You never know how you will use this versatile technology next.

InnoCal calibrates infrared thermometers, infrared pyrometers, infrared calibrators, infrared transmitters, thermal imagers, and visual infrared thermometers. For more information, contact us.

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