Calibration helps ensure accurate measurements — the foundation of quality, safety and innovation in most of the products and services we depend on daily. Few people realise the vital role calibration plays in everyday life: it underpins the accurate measurements required for research, development and the production of millions of products worldwide. Most of what you see around you is manufactured within strict measurement specifications backed by calibration.

The importance of calibration will keep increasing. As technology advances, measurements need to be more accurate and calibration becomes more critical. Consider self-driving cars: knowing that their precision measurement systems pass the higher level of assurance that calibration offers is exactly what will make future transport systems trustworthy.

The purpose of calibration is to ensure accurate measurements. The benefits include increasing profitability by raising revenue and reducing costs; increasing sales by helping manufacturers and service providers deliver quality products that earn good reviews and loyal customers; and saving money by reducing manufacturing errors and recalls, eliminating wrong acceptances and rejections, and extending the life of manufacturing equipment.