Agilent To Offer ISO 17025-Compliant Calibration Services

Sept. 29, 2003

Fully conformant ISO 17025 calibration services for complex electronic test equipment are now available worldwide from Agilent Technologies. The ISO 17025 standard governs both calibration laboratory operations and procedures, as well as the data reporting of the calibration services they provide. It covers four key aspects: compliant laboratories, compliant calibration services, accredited laboratories, and accredited calibration services.

Conforming to the standard provides more accurate measurement information than what's available with traditional calibration procedures. Instruments calibrated to this standard increase production yields, optimize resources, and ensure compatibility with products manufactured by all test and measurement companies.

According to Agilent Technologies, its existing worldwide network of 28 calibration service centers follow ISO 17025 procedures for calibration-laboratory operation. Of these, 21 have also been fully accredited by ISO 17025-approved accrediting agencies. Furthermore, the company claims that its calibration services are priced competitively, typically costing only 12% more than its similar, noncompliant services.

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Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.