3. Measuring equipment management

The aim of measuring instrument fleet management is to build up and maintain a fleet that meets the company's needs.

Throughout the life of the instrument, the calibration laboratory will have to intervene on the equipment. Three phases are generally identified:

• instrument acquisition ;

• acceptance, commissioning and monitoring of equipment;

• metrological confirmation, including calibration or verification of measuring instruments; this 3rd phase is carried out at set intervals.

ISO 10012 introduces the notion of "metrological confirmation", and it is important to define it here.