Infrared Thermometer Calibration Resources

Traceable Blackbody Calibration & Services for Thermal Infrared Radiation Thermometers or Pyrometers...(What's in a name?)

 

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National Measurement Institutes (NMIs*):

U.S.A.: National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
https://www.nist.gov/publications/nist-measurement-services-radiance-temperature-calibrations

Canada: National Research Council (NRC)
https://nrc.canada.ca/en/certifications-evaluations-standards/instrument-calibration-services/thermometry-humidity-calibration-services

Argentina:  Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INITI)
https://www.inti.gob.ar/areas/metrologia-y-calidad/patrones-nacionales-temperatura

Brazil: Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia  (INMETRO)
http://inmetro.gov.br/laboratorios/rbc/detalhe_laboratorio.asp?num_certificado=250&situacao=AT&area=TEMPERATURA%20E%20UMIDADE

France: Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE)
https://www.lne.fr/en/metrology-measurement/calibration/pyrometers-thermometers-cameras

Germany: Physikalish-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
https://www.ptb.de/cms/en/ptb/fachabteilungen/abt7/fb-75/ag-751.html

New Zealand: Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL)
https://www.measurement.govt.nz/calibration/temperature/

Sweden: Research Institutes of Sweden AB (RISE)
https://www.ri.se/en/what-we-do/expertises/national-laboratory-temperature

UK: National Physical Laboratories (NPL)
https://www.npl.co.uk/products-services/temperature/blackbody-radiation

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*All the NMIs  are shown on the BIPM website at: https://www.bipm.org/en/worldwide-metrology/national/.

Commercial Calibration Resources:

Sensortherm GmbH:  https://www.sensortherm.de/en/calibrationsources

Calex Electronics, Limited: https://www.calex.co.uk/choosing-blackbody-calibration-source/

Temperature Instruments Ltd: https://thermometer.co.uk/content/107-how-to-calibrate-an-infrared-thermometer

Tradelab, S. L.: https://www.tradelab.es/en/radiation-thermometers-thermographic-cameras-calibration/

Fluke Calibration: https://us.flukecal.com/howtoselectIR

Wintronics, Inc.: https://www.wintron.com/Calibration/Calibration-Services

AMETEK Land Certification: https://www.ametek-land.com/services/certificationandcalibration

CHINO Corporation India PVT LTD: https://www.chinoindia.com/productdetail/temperature-calibration/ir/

Thermo Gauge Instruments, Inc.: http://thermogauge.com

Exergen Calibration Verification Kit: https://www.exergen.com/professional-medical-products/products/calibration-verification-kit

Useful References...

ASTM International - Temperature Measurement Standards: https://www.astm.org/Standard/interests/temperature-measurement-standards.html

Dealing with the size-of-source effect in the calibration of direct-reading radiation thermometer: http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/90157824/dealing-size-of-source-effect-calibration-direct-reading-radiation-thermometer

MSL Technical Guide 22 - Calibration of Low-Temperature Infrared Thermometers: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/408a/354c752a4124f68369fa671d93f5acfba7fc.pdf

ASTM E2847 - Standard Test Method for Calibration and Accuracy Verification of Wideband Infrared Thermometers. https://www.astm.org/Standards/E2847.htm

Fluke Infrared Thermometer Calibration Guide: https://eu.flukecal.com/es/literature/articles-and-education/temperature-calibration/application-notes/infrared-thermometer-cal

Temperature Measurement with Infrared Thermometers ("The Land Guide"): http://www.lirkorea.com/Landinstruments.net%20Website/infrared/downloads/pdf/temperature_measurement_radiation_thermometers.pdf

Uncertainty Budgets for Calibration of RadiationThermometers below the Silver Point:https://www.academia.edu/20317931/Uncertainty_Budgets_for_Calibration_of_Radiation_Thermometers_below_the_Silver_Point

How to Verify the Accuracy of Your IR Thermometer...: https://calibrationawareness.com/how-to-verify-the-accuracy-of-your-ir-thermometer-using-an-ice-bath-ir-thermometer-calibration-procedure

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Last Updated May 6, 2020