SHEFFIELD, UK, (29th July 2020) - AMETEK Land, one of the world’s leading temperature measurement and combustion and emission monitoring specialists, is celebrating a major milestone in its company history - the 50th anniversary of its UKAS-accredited infrared temperature calibration laboratory in the United Kingdom.

 

In 1970, the laboratory in Sheffield was the first in the UK to be accredited by the then British Calibration Service (BCS), now the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), for the issue of calibration certificates for non-contact thermometry.

To date, the laboratory has issued over 22,000 certificates to customers around the world, including industry and research establishments, Formula 1 race teams, other calibration facilities, and national laboratories. The laboratory calibrates in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories) and offers a comprehensive service for the certification of infrared thermometers, thermal imagers, scanners, and blackbody sources across the range of -10 °C to 2500 °C (14 °F to 4532 °F).

“We’re very proud to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our UK laboratory,” explains Justin Smith, Division Vice President Business Unit Manager at AMETEK Land. “Our customers across many industries recognise the value of partnering with our UKAS-accredited laboratory, which operates to the highest international standards.”

 

Smith added, “By having their equipment calibrated in our laboratory, customers can be assured that their temperature measurement systems will achieve optimal operating performance, improving the accuracy of their measurement capability and meeting required national and international standards. It also means their production control systems are fully traceable, reducing risks to the business, and ensuring peace of mind. All processes, which rely on accurate temperature measurement, must have their instruments calibrated periodically to maintain the highest quality standards.”