It's always good to know why your customers demand specific services and products from you! So we asked some of our calibration customers why they felt calibration was so important and their reasons to calibrate.

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A broad cross section of people means a broad cross section of reasons; if your reasons to calibrate your equipment aren't in the list, please let us know.

In no particular order, our customers believe calibration is essential because it...

1. Can Reduce Costs and Improve Profits
Properly calibrated equipment means less waste. Less waste means costs are kept down and margins aren’t negatively affected.

2. Increases Production Yields
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Some of our customers tell us that they needed to explain the importance of calibration to other parts of their business. With this in mind, we've compiled 10 risks which make most successful organisations consider calibration as essential.

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1. Safety
This is particularly relevant when considering food preparation and storage. Equipment that is not calibrated correctly can lead to food being stored at inappropriate temperatures (Leading to bacterial growth) or inadequate cooking temperatures for high risk foods (Leading to Food Poisoning).

2. Loss of Reputation
Bad news tends to circulate faster than good news and it doesn’t take long to damage a reputation that may have taken years to build. Corrective

Calibration is sometimes seen as an additional unnecessary cost to a business but in many cases it is vital for a business to trade legally and safely. Calibration and business go hand in hand.

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But what is Calibration? At its most basic, calibration is the process of comparing a reading on one piece of equipment or system, with another piece of equipment that has been calibrated and referenced to a known set of parameters. The equipment used as a reference should itself be directly traceable to equipment that is calibrated to a National Standard. The UK Standard being UKAS.

The more common measurements that are calibrated include: temperature, RH (relative humidity) Current, Pressure & Voltage, Relay

We've created a number of Energy Logger kits capable of logging both single and three phase systems.

The entry level kit is based around a UX90 event logger and enables you to monitor single phase systems. Being based on a UX90 it is a single channel logger so, although there is a 3 phase kit available, you will not be able to increase the number of channels (Unless you buy an additional kit!).

Our mid-range system is based on the H22 energy Logger from Onset. This kit is available in a single phase or 3 phase version. Being 6 channel you can also monitor a range of other parameters should you wish (Such as temperature or state) provided you use the correct sensors. Alternatively, you can also use this logger as the basis for monitoring additional single and 3 phase systems. Should you

There is a new wireless monitoring system from Dyzle available! Now you can enjoy the peace of mind of being alerted within minutes that there’s a potential problem, giving you time to take action.

In this article you can find an innovative use of the Hobo Pendant G Logger from Onset. Here the loggers were used to determine the optimum incline for eel passes to be positioned and also to determine whether they would be feasible in the first place.

The G Logger provides an easy way to obtain inclination data in almost any discipline you can imagine. Measure 3-dimensional motion, such as sports activity or medical therapy compliance with the HOBO® Pendant G loggers. With this logger, users can measure acceleration and angular displacement in 1, 2 or 3 axes. Use this data to monitor activity and improve performance.

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ABOUT ONSET

In response to recent outbreaks of Legionella being reported, we've launched a new Legionella Water Monitoring Kit.

The kit marries the popular and highly accurate 2006T Digital Thermometer with a: FT101 Insertion temperature probe, T0684 Surface temperature probe, FT106 Exposed Junction Probe (Fine Wire), Calibration Certificate, Hard Carry Case, Thermometer Protective Jacket, Record Sheet, Legionella Fact Sheet and Probe wipes.

We're delighted to announce that we've adding Onset's brand new HOBO Dissolved Oxygen Data Logger, a self-contained logger that measures concentrations of oxygen in lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters to our range of HOBO data loggers.

Onset, a supplier of data loggers, has added the HOBO U26 Dissolved Oxygen data logger to its portfolio of water monitoring instruments. The new data logger is a self-contained unit designed for water quality monitoring applications. Water quality plays a crucial role in the health of aquatic life.

This device measures concentrations of dissolved oxygen in coastal waters, estuaries, rivers, and lakes. It features the robustness and high accuracy of the optical rugged dissolved oxygen (RDO) basic sensor technology from In-Situ. And as with all the

We're frequently asked how you should check the accuracy of an infrared thermometer. As with any type of calibration, you need a reference point by which you can compare the thermometer. In this article we will explain how you can calibrate an infrared thermometer.

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We recommend 2 ways of achieving this:

• Crushed ice solution
• Comparator

Using a crushed ice solution is reasonably straightforward. Essentially you need to make a crushed ice and water mix that has a slurry consistency (This is to ensure that you are measuring a uniform temperature). Then by pointing the infrared thermometer (Ensuring the area being measured by the thermometer is only covering

Are you looking for research grade equipment?
The quality of your research results can only ever be as good as the quality of the equipment used to conduct your research. With this in mind, you are no doubt familiar with the old adage: "Rubbish in, rubbish out!".

Whether you need to determine: the thermal gain of new building materials, the shell temperature of an African snail or temperature fluctuations on the antarctic seabed, let us assist you in sourcing the most appropriate equipment and technology for your needs.

We've supplied data loggers for use in the most extreme and unusual conditions as well as the more benign (or not!) laboratory  environments.

Rest assured that, being manufacturers of temperature sensors, we are more than happy to provide you with custom sensors, built to your specifications, in