Mass and related Quantities Laboratory

Mass and related quantities laboratory comprise the following fields:

  1. Mass
  2. Volume
  3. Force and Torque
  4. Pressure

1.Mass

Mass Laboratory provides traceability and calibration in Mass instruments and equipment and it is accredited by SADCAS with the following capabilities:

PARAMETERS
RANGE
CALIBRATION MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY (CMC)

Weights (Mass pieces)

1 mg to 1000 g

0,0002%

(2000-5000) g

0,0005%

10 kg to 20 kg

0,0005%

From 21 kg and above

Above 0,0005%

Mechanical Balance

(0-20) kg

0,0008%

Weighing Balance

(10-50) kg

0,003%

Weighing Balance

(51-150) kg

0,003%

Weighing Balance

(151-250) kg

0,003%

Batch Plant

(500-2000) kg

Above 0,003%

Spring balance

(0-20) kg

0,003%

Aircraft Weighing - Red pad

3781 kg

Above 0,003%

Aircraft Weighing - Yellow pad

4143 kg

Above 0,003%

Aircraft Weighing - Green pad

2039 kg

Above 0,003%


2.Volume

Volume Laboratory provides traceability and calibration in Volume instruments and equipment and it is accredited by SADCAS with the following capabilities:

PARAMETERS
RANGE
CALIBRATION MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY (CMC)

Piston pipettes

5 µl to 100 µl

1,0 µl

101 µl to 250 µl

2,0 µl

251 µl to 500 µl

4,0 µl

501 µl to 1000 µl

8,0 µl

1001 µl to 3000 µl

20 µl

3001 µl to 5000 µl

40 µl

5001 µl to 10000 µl

60 µl

Glassware:

Beaker, syringes, pipette, burette,

flask, pycnometer, measuring cylinder

1ml-5ml

0,05 ml

5 ml-50 ml

0,10 ml

50 ml-250 ml

0,2 0 ml

250 ml-1000 ml

0,50 ml

1000 ml-2000 ml

2,0 ml

Metal strike measures

1000 ml-2000 ml

2,0 ml

Other metal standard measures

2000 ml-5000 ml

4,0 ml

3.Force and Torque

Force and Torque Laboratory provides traceability and calibration for force and torque instruments and equipment and has the following capabilities:
PARAMETERS
RANGE
CALIBRATION MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY (CMC)

Compression machine, CBR, UCS machine,

Marshal machine

5 kN-50 kN

1%

50 kN-200 kN

0,5%

200 kN-2500 kN

0,3%

Torque wrench

1 Nm-50 Nm

1%

50 Nm-200 Nm

0,5%

200 Nm-1500 Nm

0,3%

4.Pressure

Pressure Laboratory provides traceability and calibration for Pressure instruments and equipment and has accredited by SADCAS with the following capabilities:
PARAMETERS
RANGE
CALIBRATION MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY (CMC)

Pressure gauges

0 to 4 bar

±0,01 bar

0 to 40 bar

±0,01 bar

40 to 100 bar

±0,01 bar

Hydraulic pressure gauges /indicators

101 to 400 bar

±0,01 bar

401 to 1000 bar

±0,01 bar

1000 to 1400 bar

±0,01 bar

Pneumatic pressure gauges /indicators

0 to 20 bar

±0,01 bar

Pressure balance

0 to 600 bar

±0,01 bar

Blood pressure monitor

30 mmHg to 300 mmHg

±1 mmHg

Barometer measuring devices

40 hPa to 1100 hPa

±1 hpa

pressure transmitter

0 t0 200 bar

±0,006 mA

Differential pressure transmitter

0 to 6 bar

±0,006 mA

Differential pressure gauges /indicators

0 to 200 bar

±0,005 bar

Pressure safety valve (PSV)

0 to 200 bar

±10% of set value