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Kistler offers accredited calibrations and services for measurands force, torque, rotation angle, acceleration, and pressure.

Types of calibration

Calibration services of various types are available to match the application and the requirements. You yourself can choose the measurement uncertainty you require, or you can let us advise you: Kistler is your experienced and accredited partner for calibrations.
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With our calibration services, sensors from Kistler and third parties deliver maximum measurement accuracy.
Kistler also performs in-situ calibrations to support customers, e.g. medical device manufacturers.

Traceable calibrations are performed by accredited laboratories (to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025). This is the globally recognized standard that defines the requirements for the competence of test and calibration laboratories.

Measurands available for traceable calibrations

Kistler's calibration laboratories offer traceable calibrations for numerous measurands including force, torque, rotation angle, acceleration and pressure, and also for electrical measurands. In addition, we can calibrate wheel force transducers, multicomponent force dynamometers, rotating torque sensors and many other complex systems.

We will be glad to assist with your specific inquiries and provide additional information.

Force sensors

Piezoelectric force sensors are designed for the precise measurement of compressive and tensile forces.

Force sensors and transducers are used in various applications where parts are pressed, formed or assembled in a specified way to meet defined requirements. Kistler offers calibration services that compare your equipment against a higher-level standard. Different types of calibration are available to match your device and requirements.

  • Multi-component sensor calibration
  • Force calibration up to 20 MN
  • Torque calibration up to 20 kNm
  • Laboratories accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025

Torque and angle sensors

Kistler torque sensors guarantee precise definition of the power and friction values of drives, transmissions and pumps.

Dependable torque tools are essential whenever reliable threaded joints are needed in today's industrial production processes. As well as calibration, these tools need repeated verification throughout their lifetimes to maintain continuous high performance – the key to optimal results and compliance with specified standards. Kistler can calibrate sensors that measure reaction torque as well as sensors with rotating measuring shafts.

  • Calibration of torque wrenches to ISO 6789
  • Torque calibration up to 100 kN·m
  • Laboratories accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025

Acceleration sensors

Accelerometers and accelerometer sensors from Kistler are designed to measure vibration and shock in various applications.

Accurate acceleration sensors are essential to measure vibrations or oscillations in various applications. To meet this need, Kistler offers a vast range of customized solutions, including calibration services for monoaxial, triaxial and shock acceleration sensors and devices.

  • 3-component sensor calibration
  • Calibration up to 200 m/s2
  • Laboratories accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025

Electrical measurands

Service calibrations are also available with extended scope.

In order to verify complete measuring chains, Kistler also offers calibration services for electronic equipment such as DAQ systems. The major electrical measurands available include resistance, capacitance, voltage, charge and current, etc.

  • Static and dynamic calibration
  • All major electrical measurands
  • Laboratories accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025

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