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News Release from: Alpha Laboratories | Subject: Calibration Standard for Volumetric Apparatus
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 December 2002
New Calibration Standard for Volumetric
Apparatus
ISO/EN 8655 (parts 1-6) passed their final International vote on 4th June 2002.
New International Calibration Standard for Volumetric Apparatus ISO/EN 8655 (parts 1-6) passed their final International vote on 4th June 2002 Expected to be published as full standards late in 2002 they will provide the first true international standard for calibration of Piston Operated Volumetric Apparatus (POVA)
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Alpha Laboratories have launched the latest version (3.2) of Pipette Tracker, which runs on any PC with Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP and will convert files from older versions of Pipette Tracker.
Current European National Standards (BS6018, BS7532, DIN 12 650) will in time be withdrawn and replaced by EN 8655.
The standard which has been approximately 5 years in preparation is a very complete and workable one and the six parts are made up as follows;- Part 1 Terminology, general requirements and user recommendations.
Part 2 Piston pipettes Part 3 Piston burettes Part 4 Dilutors Part 5 Dispenser Part 6 Gravimetric test methods Alpha Laboratories have been working as part of the relevant committees, are well advanced in preparation for the standard and already provide market leading calibration software capable of working to this and all existing equivalent standards.
Alpha also provide consultancy to those working to conform and some of the first products manufactured and calibrated to the requirements of the standard.
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