San Luis Obispo, CA ‐ Crystal Engineering, a leading pressure instrumentation company, has announced that it has been awarded calibration accreditation to ISO 17025:2005 and ANSI / NCSL Z540-1-1994 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). Crystal Engineering’s accomplishment will also be recognized by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), giving more credibility overseas.
ISO 17025 certification is a global compliance system for calibration and testing laboratories requiring strict adherence in order to guarantee the reliability of the measurements provided. “Accreditation attests to the technical capability of a laboratory to carry out certain types of measurement and ‘raises the bar’. Additionally, accreditation validates our specifications which are expressed as a percent of the indicated reading (rather than of the full scale range of the product). Few similar products are specified this way,” says Tom Halaczkiewicz, president of Crystal Engineering.
This ISO certification recognizes Crystal Engineering’s commitment to deliver reliable, high-quality products and to continually improve development processes. The scope of the ISO certificate includes the calibration, repair and service of test and measurement equipment and software.
A2LA accreditation imposes stricter requirements than ISO 17025 and ANSI / NCSL Z540 certification alone, particularly focusing on technical competence, traceability of measurements and proficiency of the calibration lab. A2LA is a non-profit, non-governmental, public service, membership society whose mission is to meet the needs of both laboratories and their users for competent testing and calibration; improve the quality of laboratories and the data they produce; and increase acceptance of accredited laboratory data to facilitate trade, based on internationally accepted criteria for competence (ISO / IEC 17025:2005).
“Although our products have been accepted and used as the artifacts for inter-laboratory comparisons all over the world (as required by ISO17025), we were not accredited. This accreditation will eliminate the cost of having our products recertified by a local recognized body. It will also be especially beneficial to our customers in highly regulated industries, such as the manufacture of pharmaceuticals,” says Tom. A2LA-accredited laboratories are recognized and accepted in 46 countries around the globe and in over 30 federal, state and local government agencies, companies and associations.
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