Specifications

Related functions
Trim, calibrate, and adjust
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“Just-in-time” inventory control is
more important today than it has
ever been because getting the order
may hinge on quick delivery time.
Winning an order when a competi-
tor fails to deliver can lead to repeat
orders. Plus, increasing inventory
turns increased profit directly to the
bottom line.
Summary
Calibration is a means to an end.
Practical devices have manufactur-
ing component tolerances that
can be calibrated out during final
production test with laboratory-
grade external test equipment.
Environmental drift due to time,
humidity, or temperature requires
field calibration. Electronically adjust-
able calibration parts allow quick
field calibration including power-on
self-test and continuous or periodic
calibration. Periodic calibration may
also include calibration against labo-
ratory equipment with standards
traceable to a recognized standards
body. Electronic calibration helps us
meet our goal; it allows us to have
affordable industrial equipment that
is also safe and accurate.