WORLD Winter 2012 / 2013 The production of the new industry benchmark Beamex MC6 Calibration in a regulatory environment Customer success stories CH2M Hill, US Miami-Dade WASD, US Bhilai Calibration Laboratory, India B e a m e x c o r p o r a t e m a g a z i n e • w w w. b e a m e x . c o m

Calibration World • Winter 2012  2013 /  CEO’s Letter   T he need for calibration from the viewpoint of the reliability, repeatability and accuracy of a measurement has been around for thousands of years with various requirements and ‘controlling’ systems. In today’s calibration environment, there are basically two types of ‘official’ requirements for calibration: ISO standards and regulatory requirements. The greatest difference between the two is simple – ISO standards are optional, and regulatory requirements are mandatory. One of the topics in this edition of Calibration World is calibration...

Contents CEO’s Letter  2 Calibration in a regulatory environment  4 The production of the new industry benchmark Beamex MC6  10 Customer success stories CH2M Hill develops valuable calibration process for a massive PROFIBUS PA installation at BASF  16 Efficient automated calibration procedures at Miami-Dade WASD  18 Bhilai Calibration Laboratory offers high-accuracy calibration services  20 News 22 Beamex® MCS200 workstation—a modular solution for calibration and testing Emerson and Beamex combine expertise with advanced calibration and asset management package Beamex award winner in Processing...

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Calibration in a regulatory environment F or process manufacturers, regular calibration of instruments is common practice. In areas where instrument accuracy is critical to product quality or safety, for example in process industries such as chemicals and pharmaceuticals, calibration every six months – or even more frequently – is not unusual. In such industries rigid calibration schedules are necessary in order to maintain compliance. Mistakes in calibration records or missed calibration tests are especially costly, as they can result in lost batches, fines, or other sanctions. The purpose of...

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Calibration in a regulatory environment Due to the high number of instruments and the frequency of calibrating, large amounts of calibration data is produced and archived. This data must be easily accessible, especially for audit purposes. ISO standards is a major contributing factor here, as well as the sheer volume of instruments that need calibrating at regular intervals. Due to the high number of instruments and the frequency of calibrating, large amounts of calibration data is produced and archived. This data must be easily accessible, especially for audit purposes. When a plant is being...

costly. Based on the stored calibration records, companies analyze the history trend reports and can thereby optimize the calibration interval for a certain instrument. Quality and accuracy of calibration results also improve, as there are fewer mistakes due to human error. By integrating calibration software to the calibration process with documenting calibrators, companies save time and improve calibration consistency, as the calibration procedure is fully automated and paperless. Calibration reports and calibration certificates are configurable and available in a paperless electronic signature...

Beamex MC6 THE PRODUCTION OF THE NEW I Beamex Beamex launched the MC6 advanced field calibrator and communicator in February 2012. This article takes a closer look at the production of this revolutionary product. 10  CALIBRATION WORLD WINTER 2012 / 2013  www.beamex.com/calibrationworld

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Beamex MC6 T he processing industry is constantly going through changes and is inf luenced by several trends in industry, which naturally affect process calibration equipment. The starting point for the product development of the Beamex MC6 several years ago was the result of extensive market- and customer-related studies, customer feedback and analyses in industrial trends and competition. Hereby, the fundamental basis for the design and functionality of the new product design was formed. Beamex decided to develop a device that would be the next benchmark for measurement in industry – the Beamex...

in analyzing critical components related to accuracy and long-term stability. Reliability and stability A calibrator like the Beamex MC6 contains an extensive number of various components. Once all of the components have been received in house, the most critical of them are aged and temperature cycled according to R&D specifications. Thereafter, the components are soldered to the printed circuit boards. Then various tests are performed to verify the proper operation of the boards. The aging and temperature cycling of components and boards serve two main purposes. Firstly, if an electronic component...

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TYPICAL ”BATHTUB AGING CURVE” OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Useful life Wear out By aging the components before installation the “infant mortality” of components can be avoided. This process improves the reliability and long-term stability of the final product. Failure rate Burn in λ Time test will indicate the temperature behavior of each individual unit. Only units meeting the specifications in every temperature, will proceed forward in the production process. This assures that when the calibrator is in use, no matter what the temperature of the environment is, the calibrator will always have...