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Suggested test tools
Automating Temperature Calibration
at the Bench
Automating temperature calibration has many ad-
vantages. For example, technicians need automa-
tion because they are under tremendous pressure
to do more with limited resources, and automa-
tion can help reduce the number of repetitive
time-consuming tasks required to complete a
calibration.
Managers need automation to improve the pro-
ductivity of their workforce, to reduce the skills
required to complete calibration tasks, and to
ensure compliance with documented procedures
every time.
Automated calibration can be performed in the
plant or shop without software when an instru-
ment such as the Fluke 754 Documenting Process
Calibrator or Fluke 1586A Precision Temperature
Scanner is connected to a temperature source
such as a Fluke dry-well or Micro-Bath. A degree
of automation can also be achieved with Field
Metrology Wells alone, as they can record data
while running custom programs to a set of prede-
termined temperatures.
In a laboratory or shop environment, calibra-
tion software may be used for more complicated
calibrations that require multiple temperature
sources or generation of calibration coefficients.
1586A/1HC Super-DAQ
Precision Temperature
Scanner with
temperature source
See pg 32
1586A/1DS
Super-DAQ Precision
Temperature Scanner
See pg 32
754 Documenting
Process Calibrator with
temperature source
See pg 29