Metrological laboratory

SM laboratory, located in Volpiano, Via Brandizzo 182, founded in 1984, deals with industrial and scientific instruments for tests, maintenance, calibration and certification. It features an air conditioned metrological room within a temperature range of 20° C±0.5°C, humidity 50% ± 10%, with dynamic insulation from the external environment, and in addition, since 2010, an additional air conditioned room has been added, set-up by company Branca, with controlled temperature ranging from 20° C±0.2°C for more accurate measurements. It is equipped with measurement instruments and machinery, certified specimens that refer to primary national and international specimens. The activities are carried out by highly qualified staff inside the internal laboratory, and at customers' premises, when possible. It operates according to the requirements set forth by international standards, and it implements Technical and System’s Procedures for each calibrated measurement. The Quality Manual contains in an orderly and updated fashion, the internal rules and guidelines for corporate management and the Quality System.

 

 

CALIBRATION REPORTS

SM Laboratory, which is equipped with suitable instruments, procedures and certified specimens, carries out calibrations on multiple measurement instruments, releasing a ''Calibration Report" after testing, referred to national or international specimens, also stating the associated measurements and uncertainties. This way, the user can comply with the requirements set forth by UNI EN ISO 10012 standard, according to which each measurement instrument must be regularly subject to a metrological test. The main phase of this test consists in the calibration procedure, which must be carried out by a competent and accredited laboratory. The calibration report also complies with the requirements set forth by UNI EN ISO 9001-2008 standard, section 7.6 ‘’Control, monitoring and measuring equipment''.

EXTERNAL CALIBRATIONS

The external calibrations with subsequent issuing of the Test Report, are carried out only on equipment which cannot be conveniently transferred to SM Laboratory. The calibration validity is assured by complying with the conditions set forth by international standards and by SM Quality Manual: in fact, the primary specimens used for external tests are ACCREDIA certified and the environmental conditions are acknowledged in calculating the uncertainty associated to the measurements, according to procedures.

INSTRUMENTS AND SPECIMENS FOR WHICH THE CALIBRATION REPORT IS RELEASED

INSTRUMENTS AND SPECIMENS
Roundness testers	Mass specimens
Circularity specimens	Dynamometers
Guizzo specimens	Load cells
Profilometers Scales	Dynamometric
Specimens for Profilometers wrenches	Dynamometric wrenches
Mechanical comparators	Thermometers and thermal sensors
Eletronic comparators	Gauges
Analogue/digital slide gauges transmitters	Pressure transmitters
Micrometers for indoors	Profile Projectors
Micrometers for outdoors	Rockwell durometers
Parallel plane blocks	Brinell durometers
Long blocks	Vickers Durometers
Graduated rulers	Shore (A-D) durometers
Smooth rings	Digital multimeters
Threaded rings	Analogue multimeters
Smooth pads and calibrated wires	Ammeter clamps
Threaded pads	Revolution counters and counters
Transit tools	Levels
Total stations	Tape measures

 

For instruments not listed herein, SM carries out the complete service in collaboration with SNT (National Calibration Service).