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Vision Sytem Calibration target- need for recertification?

Vision Sytem Calibration target- need for recertification?

Vision Sytem Calibration target- need for recertification?

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Questions and guidance regarding chrome-on-fused silica targets used to calibrate vision systems:

We have a couple of these at our facilities and in order to satisfy ISO requirements, some people internally insist these must be sent out yearly to be 'calibrated' (re-certified is probably a better term). Since they are not subject to wear akin to rulers, scales, pin/plug gauges, I see no need to have this done. They are a pattern of squares and circles of various sizes, typically ranging from 0.0005" to 0.5" and have been measured at the time of manufacture to within +/-.00001" and 0.00002" uncertainty. Coefficient of expansion is a negligible 0.5ppm/C. Unfortunately, the companies that fabricated and measured the standards (P.P.L/Align-Rite and Optronics Specialty) have moved on to other lines of work and I cannot get a statement from them to back up my position. The last time we sent one out, it almost was lost in transit and then took 3 months to get it back.

Anyone else have experience with such matters and how did you handle it?

Other than NIST, any suggestions of companies that can certify such standards since I would like to get a tighter uncertainty measurement on one of the standards.

Thanks for your feedback!

-AK2DM
 

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RE: Vision Sytem Calibration target- need for recertification?

I'd ask http://www.edmundoptics.com/
They might be able to point you in the right direction

RE: Vision Sytem Calibration target- need for recertification?

Do you have NIST traceable dimension measuring equipment?  If so, you might be able to convince everyone that semi-annual internal measurement to verify compliance is sufficient.

TTFN

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