Automating calibration procedures with MET/CAL software can reduce the time to set up and run procedures by as much as 80 percent, helping calibration laboratory technicians get more done.
Fluke Calibration software technicians have compiled data to provide examples of the average time it takes to calibrate various types of test equipment manually and with MET/CAL so you can see the types of time savings you might see in your own lab.
Please note that these are estimates from Fluke Calibration. For specific procedure timing information, visit the Procedures page in the My MET/SUPPORT online community and look at individual procedures.
| Estimated average calibration time (hour) | ||||
| Manual | w/ MET/CAL | Time saving | % Saved | |
| Result Documentation | Variable based on UUT | 0 | Manual documentation is eliminated | 100% |
| 5.5 / 6.5 Digit DMMs | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 75% |
| 7.5 / 8.5 Digit DMMs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 67% |
| Digital Oscilloscopes | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Power Quality Analyzers | 0.75 | 0.15 | 0.6 | 80% |
| Phase Angle Meters | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 70% |
| Spectrum Analyzers | 8 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 81% |
| Signal Generators | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 63% |
| RF Power Meters | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 83% |
| Process Calibrators | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 75% |
| Data Acquisition | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 73% |
| Frequency Counter | 1 | 0.15 | 0.85 | 85% |
| Power Supplies | 1.5 | 0.15 | 1.35 | 90% |
| Function Generators | 1.5 | 0.15 | 1.35 | 90% |
| Audio Analyzers | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 80% |
| Average time saving from calibration automation | 84% | |||