Course Information

Managing Calibration Programs Training

Learners will be able to:

Explain the impact of instrument calibration on product and process quality.
Develop and implement a calibration management plan.
Reduce sources of measurement error.

About This Course

Why is a program that Manages Calibration Systems necessary?

A measurement device that doesn’t read accurately and repeatably or is no longer in calibration compromises the integrity of the quality of your product and can unknowingly lead to the production of nonconforming parts.
We need to “trust” measuring devices to effectively and efficiently produce product. If the gages and instruments used are not controlled and calibrated, there is no way of knowing what the true output of a process really is!
Based on measurements that are taken during manufacturing, an organization may think that it is producing good parts only to find out that the parts are seriously defective or out-of-tolerance because the measuring device used is inaccurate, out-of-calibration, or not stable. When that happens, it is no difference than using a “rubber ruler” for measuring!

The Managing Calibration Programs course will help learners learn about the importance of measurement device calibration management.

Price: See Pricing

Type of Course: Targeted Training (.5 Training Credit/Learner)

Certificate of Completion: Yes

Continuing Education Units: 0.3 CEU’s/RU’s

Time to Complete: Approximately 3.0 Hours

Audience: Engineers, Quality Professionals, Managers

Prerequisites:

None.

Languages:

English (EN-US)
Chinese (simplified) (ZH)
Czech (CS)
French (FR)
German (DE)
Italian (IT)
Japanese (no audio) (JA)
Korean (no audio) (KO)
Polish (PL)
Portuguese (Brazilian) (PT-BR)
Romanian RO)
Russian (RU)
Spanish (ES)
Vietnamese (no audio) (VI)

Course Objectives

Explain the importance of calibration and management.
Describe the primary sources of measurement error.
Show how the calibration of a measurement device is tied to ISO standards.
Specify requirements for measurement instrument management software, if you choose to computerize your records.

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Course Outline

Lesson 1 | Formal Instrument Management

Identify the components of a good calibration program.
Explain why many industry standards require formal measurement device management programs.

Lesson 2 | Sources of Measurement Error

Explain the four major categories of measurement error: calibration, usage or handling damage, errors of judgment, measurement system variation.
Know what to do about sources of measurement error.

Lesson 3 | Calibration Practices

Understand the requirements of a measurement calibration system as defined by ISO 10012.
Establish calibration procedures to check the calibration of a measurement device.

Lesson 4 | Calibration Standards & Tools

Understand the traceability route of measurement standard back to primary national standards and ISO.
Select measurement standards appropriate for the measuring device.

Lesson 5 | Calibration Pitfalls

Become familiar with the 7 most common calibration pitfalls.
Overcome calibration pitfalls.

Lesson 6 | Records & Audits

Establish comprehensive records needed to document the management of measurement devices.
Develop an audit system to ensure the measurement management system is being used correctly.

Lesson 7 | Calibration Software Considerations

Explore common options of measurement management software.
Evaluate measurement management software to select the software program that best fits the needs of your organization.

Challenge

An assessment of the learner’s progress in this course.

4.8 out of 5 stars

Comments from Learners About This Course

Good course, very informative!
Thorough and informative!
Great content, good references and solid description details of a calibration program.

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