Calibration of measuring wheels at The National Laboratory

Purpose

The national laboratories are responsible for maintaining the national reference standards for each measurement quantity and spreading metrological competence and traceability to industry and society at large. The national reference standards are the highest level of traceability in Sweden.

A calibration performed at a national laboratory fulfils all typical traceability and accreditation requirements that commonly exist in industry and society at large. 

Method

We offer calibration of measuring wheels which are used in several areas and are divided into two main categories:

• Measuring wheels which are rolled on the ground to measure for example football fields or roadwork.
• Measuring wheels which are used in industry to measure the length of cables or fabrics

Measuring wheels come in various sizes (often 500 mm in diameter and 10 to 80 mm in width) with wear surface in different materials, most often aluminum or rubber. If the measuring wheel being calibrated has a counting device attached this is also checked at the time of calibration.

Deliveries

The calibration results are reported in a digital calibration certificate in Swedish or English which states that the calibration was performed at a national laboratory.