What is lab equipment calibration?

In the context of lab research, it typically means adjusting or standardizing your equipment so it can be more precise. This can include marking the graduations on a measuring device, or figuring out how much an instrument deviates from standard and adjusting for that difference.

How often should pressure gauges be calibrated

Calibration is the procedure of comparing a reference with a known error margin against a device (for example a pressure gauge) under test. If the device doesn’t match the reference, then we adjust it to match, or at least come close, the desired measuring accuracy. The reference measurement instrument must be more accurate than the pressure gauge to be calibrated, and it must also be traceable. To calibrate a pressure gauge, we will need to check the values throughout the entire measuring range, zero point, intermediate values, and the full-scale value.

What does calibrating an instrument mean

Calibration is a comparison between a known measurement (the standard) and the measurement using your instrument.

What is the purpose of equipment calibration?

It is important to calibrate equipment to help assure accurate measurements and production of quality products with reduced errors and recalls. It is also important to calibrate equipment to foster innovation and the development of new technologies, as accurate measurements are foundational to both.

How often should you calibrate lab equipment?

Instrument calibration and maintenance are an integral part of any operation in manufacturing/ laboratory. and are vital for data quality assurance. Accurate and reliable monitoring results are crucial for data analysis, particularly when the monitoring results are to be compared with the relevant standards or guidelines for compliance purposes, or for population exposure and health risk assessments. Where such analyses lead to air quality policy formulation and the quality of the original data is especially important. This Procedure outlines the basic requirements for the calibration and maintenance of monitoring instruments based primarily on standard monitoring methods. Monitoring agencies should develop their own detailed calibration and maintenance programs appropriate to their data quality assurance goals.

Lab Equipment Repair and Maintenance

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As one of San Diego’s leaders in laboratory equipment repair services, let Biotechnical Services, Inc. (BTS) put their 31 years of experience to work for you.

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Lab Equipment Repair Services

Biotechnical Services, Inc. (BTS) offers the quality laboratory equipment repair services you’ve been looking for. Our immediate service area includes San Diego, CA but we also cover all of California, locations in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah as well.

To enable our Field Service Group to provide the services our customers have come to expect, a lot of preparation is made before you place your service call.

Our engineers undergo a documented training regimen of everything from cGXP to laboratory safety and defensive driving.
Each product line of laboratory equipment we service is covered in detail starting from basic operation of the instrument to the details of our calibration procedures.
Calibration standards and tools are assigned only after the engineer has been approved for service by one of our senior technicians.

The ability to communicate with our customers during the lab instrument repair event is a key ingredient of our success. When you call our office at (800) 274-0287 there’s no confusing phone menu or excessive hold time. You get a real person ready to help you determine your needs and figure out a solution. Our service call processes also harness the latest technologies in service call management software and telecommunications to log, dispatch, and track your service call. Once the engineer confirms the scheduled time/date for the service call, you are e-mailed a confirmation of your call and your scheduled appointment time. No more return calls to see when the engineer will be there.

Just as important as your lab equipment repair call, you’ll want to know that your service doesn’t have to end there. We also offer calibration, validation, and preventative maintenance programs, as well as full coverage service agreements for most basic laboratory equipment. With our 30 day warranty on all laboratory equipment repair services you’ll have the added assurance that we stand behind our work.

Lab Equipment We Service

List Not All Inclusive

PCR / Thermal Cyclers
All Centrifuge Models and Brands
-80 ULT Freezers
CO2 Incubators
Shakers
Balances
Gel Dryers
Ovens
Speed VACs
Rotators
Cryostats
Freeze Dryer-Lyphilizers

Plate Readers
Hot Plates
Spectrophotometers
Shaking Incubator
Electrophoresis Baths
Dry Baths
Roller Apparatus
Scales
Water Baths
Mixers
Homogenizers
Most all Other General Laboratory Equipment

Quality Preventative Maintenance Service

AS ONE OF SAN DIEGO’S LEADERS IN LABORATORY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SERVICES, LET BIOTECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. (BTS) PUT THEIR 31 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO WORK FOR YOU.

Lab Equipment Preventative Maintenance

Biotechnical Services, Inc. (BTS) offers laboratory equipment preventative maintenance services on most general laboratory equipment. When you just want the reassurance your laboratory equipment is running in its best condition, give us a call. Our immediate service area includes San Diego, CA but we also cover all of California including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and locations in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah as well (zone travel charges will apply to remote locations).

Lab Equipment Service Agreements

Biotechnical Services, Inc. (BTS) offers annual laboratory equipment service agreements as well. Get our services in San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in CA along with other states such as Arizona, Nevada and Utah (zone travel charges will apply to remote locations). Here is a list and coverage of our Simplify Service Agreement Plans to make sure you laboratory equipment is well maintained and operating properly on an annual basis.