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Title:
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Panel Discussion: Calibration Intervals: Many Perspectives
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Topic Group:
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Calibration Intervals (Panel discussion)
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Co-Authors:
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Dr. Dwyer S, statistician, US NAVY; Dr. Jackson D, statistician, US NAVY; Mr. Deaver D, Fluke; Dr. Watters R, Chief of Measurement Science Div, NIST
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Abstract:
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The agenda includes several perspectives of the calibration interval of: users, manufacturer, centralized reliability management, national metrology institute, and regulatory.
ISO 17025 addresses calibration interval a customer‘s decision. A customer may apply statistical control method, seek for advice from manufacturer, or comply to a centralized management. When calibration interval analysis is performed without full knowledge of in-use condition or considering wrong test decision cost, how satisfactory are these intervals? How calibration affects the user, such as test criticality, support costs, and downtime from the perspective of the calibrator, manufacturer, analyst, and the user himself?
The unique issues of setting calibration intervals that may be unique pertaining to each entity below will be discussed: manufactures, military, national metrology institute, regulatory, and service providers.
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