Product reliability is a cornerstone of success for any device manufacturer. One of the most effective methods for assessing and enhancing the reliability of your products is Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT). To shed light on this crucial process, we've invited Matt Wood, Director of Testing Services at Tektronix, to share his expertise and provide four essential tips to consider when …
A decision to purchase a calibration service, based on price alone, may result in hidden costs and the potential risk for quality issues to affect your product or service.
What is your risk tolerance for product recall or consumer liability? This overview provides tips on evaluating calibration service providers and their service offerings, and explains why the lowest cost calibration service …
When it comes to equipment calibration services, you have options, which can make decisions a little complex. With that in mind, let’s break down the two most common options to get a better understanding of what they are and when they are necessary.
Properly calibrated instruments help increase confidence for those using the equipment. As a calibration provider, we deliver information about the …
Industry specific calibration standards can change periodically, and this year is no exception. In this blog, we’ll discuss what’s new and what’s changed with calibration standards.
Background
Before diving into recent changes, let’s first take a look at the American Standards Z540.1 & Z540.3 along with international standard ISO/IEC 17025. ANSI – representing American National Standard Institute …
As the global leader in test and measurement, Tektronix, Inc., is making available its first ever 2022 Calibration Services Trend Survey. The newly published survey highlights the key issues facing calibration program managers and identifies the current trends, beliefs, and needs for calibration services in 2022. Tektronix conducted market research with nearly 300 respondents from a wide variety …
When it’s time to renew your contract with a calibration services provider, there are several important factors to consider. Cost is obviously a major component of a contract, but service levels and calibration quality vary greatly from provider to provider. That’s why it’s vital that your calibration contract negotiations are treated as far more than just a procurement exercise.
It’s more …
After surveying multiple vendors on accredited calibration capabilities, examining their quality history, and completing an onsite audit, the aerospace company decided to partner with Tektronix to augment their internal calibration lab. They now have a single vendor that can calibrate everything in their lab, including the most sophisticated electronic test and measurement instruments …
The trend toward requiring ISO 17025 accredited calibrations continues to increase. Find out why and the factors driving it in this brief trend talk with two of our Tektronix experts.
You’ll learn:
Specific industries that are driving this trend, and the flow through the industry ecosystem
The benefits of ISO 17025 including traceability and risk management
What to look for in an ISO …
Keeping your test and measurement instruments in compliance and in service is vital to maintaining efficient R&D and production operations. Going line-down because of equipment calibration is aggravating at best, and detrimental to your bottom line at worst. Lab managers, quality managers, and calibration coordinators are constantly looking for ways to streamline their calibration programs and …
