Laboratory Testing Inc. Chosen to Host NCSL International Meeting

HATFIELD, Pa. - Oct. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) will be hosting an NCSL International Philadelphia Section meeting on Thursday, October 23. The meeting will focus on risk assessment, measurement uncertainty for pressure and metrology updates from NIST. Meeting arrangements are being organized jointly by the calibration and metrology staff at Laboratory Testing Inc., Marcus McNeely, NCSLI Regional Coordinator and Phil Smith of A2LA.

Registration is free of charge, and will cover the full-day of events including meeting topics, three presentations and a tour of LTI’s materials testing and calibration facilities.

Meeting Information

Date:

10/23/2014  8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location:

Laboratory Testing Inc.
2331 Topaz Drive
Hatfield, PA 19440

Presentations:

1)   “Who needs calibrations anyway?”

Greg Strouse, Leader of NIST's Temperature and Humidity Group, will explore examples of how NIST measurement services are evolving to meet the needs of the ever-changing manufacturing landscape.

2)   “Metrology and the Consequences of Bad Measurement Decisions”

Scott Mimbs, former leader of NASA’s Metrology and Calibration Program, will demonstrate the influence of metrology throughout the phases of product development and will illustrates the negative consequences when one or more of metrology’s elements fail.

3)   “An Uncertainty Analysis of Fluke Calibration Fused-Quartz Bourdon Tube Pressure Products”

Joshua Biggar, Metrologist at Fluke Calibration, will explain the unique facets of Quartz Bourdon Tube technology, basis of operation and available uncertainty classes.

The meeting will conclude with the tour of Laboratory Testing Inc., including the 30-year-old company’s materials testing, nondestructive testing and calibration labs. Register here (http://www.ncsli.org/I/iCore/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Ev...) to attend the meeting and tour LTI.

NCSL International was formed in 1961 to help measurement laboratories work together to solve their common problems. Today, the organization has over 1000 members around the world representing a variety of industries. Its mission is to invest in the advancement of measurement science, promote education and skill development, provide tools and resources to enhance member processes and drive technical integrity in documentary standards.


About Laboratory Testing Inc. - Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) is an independent, accredited testing and metrology laboratory in business since 1984. The company specializes in metals and plastics testing, material analysis, nondestructive testing, failure analysis, calibration services, dimensional inspection, specimen machining and certified reporting of results. The lab is accredited by PRI/Nadcap and A2LA and certified to ISO/IEC 17025, which complies with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Testing services include mechanical testing, chemical analysis, metallurgical testing, corrosion analysis and nondestructive testing such as ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection, liquid penetrant inspection, X-ray inspection, visual inspection and hydrostatic pressure testing. Chemistry services are available for metals, powdered metals, ores, ferroalloys, composites, ceramics and plastics. The company’s metrology division performs dimensional inspection and dimensional, pressure, force, torque, electrical, temperature, mass and vacuum calibration services traceable to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Field calibration, repairs, new instruments and replacement parts are provided.