Title :
Maintaining traceability at remote sites with process metrology
Author :
Kletke, Ray ; Wong, Warren
Author_Institution :
Fluke Corp., Everett, WA, USA
Abstract :
Establishing traceability on the factory floor or other remote sites can be a challenge. The Fluke Corporation uses a method called process metrology to maintain traceability for high-end products in its factory annex. Process metrology not only establishes an accredited, traceable chain through the standards laboratory to national standards, but it also provides the basis for a quality control system. This presentation describes the two-loop quality control system which links the standards laboratory with specific calibration systems in the factory annex
Keywords :
accreditation; calibration; measurement uncertainty; process monitoring; quality control; transfer standards; accredited traceable chain; calibration systems; factory floor; high-end products; local check standard loop; multifunction calibrator; national standards; process metrology; regression model; remote sites; standards laboratory; system performance monitoring; test console performance; traceability; transfer standard; two-loop quality control system; uncertainty limits; Calibration; Frequency; Instruments; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Measurement standards; Metrology; Production facilities; Quality control; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5276-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1999.777029