- TCC
- Reinventing the calibration process
Reinventing the calibration process
What if you could eliminate product quality risk due to inaccurate process temperature measurement between calibration cycles?
ifm’s “Calibration Check” technology provides real-time continuous monitoring of instrument accuracy and measurement uncertainty. A large, bright LED dome provides an immediate signal of any deviation from the user-specified tolerance.
What if your temperature instrument could reduce your total cost of ownership?
Initial purchase price of an instrument is generally only a small percentage of the total cost of ownership equation.
| Sensors/adapter/installation costs | Calibration cycle 4x/year (250$/sensor) | ||
| Initial calibration $180/sensor | Calibration cycle 2x/year (250$/sensor) |
ifm’s “Calibration Check” technology automates manual periodic calibration checks. By eliminating mistakes from manual measurements and hand-recorded values, you ensure accurate time-stamped quality records.
Typical periodic calibration verification cycle
- Install: It is necessary to install two identical units next to each other. Typically, both units are taffected by drift in the same way
- Remove: Periodically, remove a unit from service. Frequency depends on each user’s quality process
- Check: Check the calibration of the unit against a known standard. This is done in-house by the user or by third party labs
- Validate manually: Validate the results
- Document maually: Document the results
- Reinstall: Reinstall the unit
Automated continuous calibration verification with IO-Link
- Install: A single TCC takes the place of two standard transmitters
- Measurement: Measured process value sent to PLC via IO-Link for process control
- Document automatically: Via IoT port, record time-stamped PT and NTC measured values
- Check automatically: Automatically check documented values for drift
- Continue: This verification cycle continues without the need to remove the TCC from service