Tutorial Workshops

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.

Proficiency Testing (PT) and Interlaboratory Comparisons (ILC) play a critical role in demonstrating the technical competence of calibration laboratories and ensuring the reliability of measurement results. Accreditation requirements, such as ISO/IEC 17025 and related policies, emphasize participation in PT/ILC programs as a key component of laboratory quality management and continual improvement. By the end of the session, attendees will gain the knowledge and tools needed to strengthen their laboratory’s PT/ILC approach, improve measurement reliability, and sustain long-term accreditation compliance.

This course is an introduction to the design, construction, theory of operation, practical use, and common errors associated with deadweight pressure testers. The course will start by explaining the theory of operation of deadweight pressure testers. It will include details on piston gauges and ball type testers. The material will include deadweight tester use, best practices, set up, care, misuses, and common issues experienced while using deadweight testers including a section on site corrections with examples. The course will finish with hands-on activities with a deadweight pressure tester.

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.

Proficiency Testing (PT) and Interlaboratory Comparisons (ILC) play a critical role in demonstrating the technical competence of calibration laboratories and ensuring the reliability of measurement results. Accreditation requirements, such as ISO/IEC 17025 and related policies, emphasize participation in PT/ILC programs as a key component of laboratory quality management and continual improvement. By the end of the session, attendees will gain the knowledge and tools needed to strengthen their laboratory’s PT/ILC approach, improve measurement reliability, and sustain long-term accreditation compliance.

This course is an introduction to the design, construction, theory of operation, practical use, and common errors associated with deadweight pressure testers. The course will start by explaining the theory of operation of deadweight pressure testers. It will include details on piston gauges and ball type testers. The material will include deadweight tester use, best practices, set up, care, misuses, and common issues experienced while using deadweight testers including a section on site corrections with examples. The course will finish with hands-on activities with a deadweight pressure tester.