2025 Tuesday Tutorials

This course will serve as an introduction to optical and light calibration in a laboratory setting, followed by an in depth dive into some of the unique challenges facing metrology laboratories today, specifically in the field of ultraviolet meter and source testing.  Attendees of this course will leave with a basic understanding of the various techniques used in a laboratory environment as well as gaining a peek into the past, present, and future of optical metrology. This course will also include some tangible access to actual laboratory artifacts.

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This ISO/IEC 17025 training course prepares the internal auditor to clearly understand technical issues relating to an audit. Attendees of this Auditing to ISO/IEC 17025 training course will learn how to coordinate a quality management system audit to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and collect audit evidence and document observations, including techniques for effective questioning and listening. This training course comes with a workbook and includes several exercises to reinforce the concepts discussed.

This course is an introduction to design, construction, evolution, practical use, and common errors associated with dry block temperature calibrators. The course will start by examining known temperature calibration devices, including their benefits and limitations. It will progress to discuss dry block calibrator design, evolution, and progression to the current level of temperature standard. The material will include dry block selection, use, best practices, set up, care, misuses, and common issues experienced while using dry block calibrators. The course will finish with hands-on activities with various levels of dry block calibrators. 

Learning Objectives: 

1. Understand the purpose for using a dry block calibrator and where it may be advantageous of over other technologies, but also understand where it may be limited or inappropriate.
2. Gain an awareness of the design and basic operation of a dry block calibrator as well as understanding the evolution of the models from the inception of the technology to the models available today.
3. Practical applications, proper use, care, and common mistakes made when using dry block calibrators.
4. Understand how to perform basic operations using a dry block calibrator.

This Tutorial serves to establish minimum requirements for the calibration procedure and the estimation of the measurement uncertainty in the calibration of pressure gauges. It applies to Bourdon tube pressure gauges, electrical pressure gauges and pressure transmitters with electrical output for absolute pressure and differential pressure. This material includes general specifications and operation principles of the instruments under test, also, some types of reference standards and recommended practices for their calibration. 

This one-day tutorial offers a comprehensive introduction to writing and understanding procedures in MET/CAL, the industry-leading automated calibration software. Designed for beginners, this session will cover the foundational concepts of the MET/CAL procedure language, including an overview of key commands and how to utilize various Function Select Codes (FSCs). Attendees will learn how to create a basic procedure, step by step, with practical examples. By the end of the tutorial, participants will have the confidence to start building their own calibration procedures and expand their automation skills in calibration labs. Whether you are new to MET/CAL or looking to refresh your knowledge, this tutorial will provide the essential tools to get started. 

Selecting, Implementing, and Maintaining a Calibration Management Software System is a critical process for a calibration laboratory, especially in a regulated environment. However, there are few examples or documents that explain this process from a user’s perspective. The objective of this paper is to explain the selection process, the implementation process, and the maintaining process, while providing examples of the documentation used and to pass along lessons learned. The following topics will be discussed: 

• Selection Process Overview with a focus on how to “Develop Business Requirements,”
• Implementation Process Overview with a focus onthe “System Development and Validation Life Cycle,” and
• the Maintaining Process Overview with a focus on “Configuration Management and Change Control.”