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Length & Geometric calibrations

Guage blocks (cheramic)

Guage blocks (steel)

ILC Length 2025:1

One package involving:

Guage blocks (steel)

Range 1,2 mm – 100mm

Guage blocks (cheramic)

Range 1 – 90 mm

Observe: You do not need to calibrate all guage blocks.

A reference laboratory will be used.

Start: September 2026

 

Control rod 1000 mm

Calliper 1000 mm

Micrometer 500 mm

ILC Length 2024:4

One package involving:

Different length measures:

Control rod 1000 mm

Calliper 1000 mm

Micrometer 500 mm

A reference laboratory will be used.

Start: April 2026

Description will be published January 2026

 

Preliminary

Coordinate measuring machines

ILC Length 2024:3

Coordinate measuring machines

Reference or consensus value will be implemented.

Possible start: November 2026

Location: Somewhere in Europe.

Description will be published February 2026

Preliminary

Plug gauges

Setting rings

Measuring tapes 3 m

Line scale of glass 500 mm

ILC Length 2024:2

Other equipment according to requests.

Examples:

  • Plug gauges,
  • Setting rings,
  • Measuring tapes 3 m.
  • Line scale of glass 500 mm

Start: August 2026

 

Preliminary

Calliper 150 mm

Micrometer 25 mm

ILC Length 2024:1

One package involving:

Different length measures

  • Calliper 150 mm (resolution 0,01mm)
  • Micrometer 25 mm (resolution 0,001mm)
  • Micrometer 25 mm (resolution 0,0001mm)

A reference laboratory will be used.

Start: September 2024

Metric thread measurements

Thread gauges

Thread ring gauges

ILC Length 2023:2

One package involving:

Metric thread measurements, thread gauges and thread ring gauges

Reference or consensus values will be implemented.

A reference laboratory will be used.

Possible start: September 2026

 Description will be published May 2026

Preliminary

Surface tables

ILC Length 2023:1

Surface tables (flatness measurement) on site.

Reference value will be implemented.

Start: December 2026

Location: somewhere in Nordic
Europe

Description will be published June 2026

Preliminary

Digital Precision level 0 – 90º (0,05°)

Details will be decided based on interest

ILC Angle measurement 2023:2

Digital Precision level 0 – 90º (0,05°)
Details will be decided based on interest

A reference laboratory will be used.

Possible Start: March 2026

Description will be published January 2026

Preliminary

Bevel Protractor 0 – 360º (0,1°)

ILC Angle measurement 2023:1

Bevel Protractor 0 – 360º (0,1°)

A reference laboratory will be used.

Start: January 2024

Measuring tapes 50 m

Laser distance meter

Line scale glass, 200 mm

ILC Length 2022:1

One package involving:

Different length measures:

Measuring tapes 50 m
Laser distance meter
Line scale of glass, 200 mm

A reference laboratory will be used.

Start: January 2023

 

Gauge blocks

Control rods / micrometer setting standards

Inside micrometers

Calliper

ILC Length 2021:2

One package involving:

Gauge blocks (report 1)

2mm, 50 mm, 200 mm, and 600 mm.
For the 600 mm gauge block, only the central length will be considered
Observe: You do not need to calibrate all gauge blocks.

A reference laboratory will be used.

Control rods / micrometer setting standards (Report 1)

100 mm and 500 mm
Observe: You can choose to only calibrate one if you do not cover both lengths

A reference laboratory will be used.

Inside micrometers (Report 2)

2-point inside micrometer 75-600 mm
Observe: You do not need to cover all distances

A reference laboratory will be used.

Calliper (report 2)

600 mm
Observe: You do not need to cover the whole range

A reference laboratory will be used.

Start: July 2022

 

Gauge blocks

Micrometres

Callipers

Dial gauge indicator

ILC Length 2021:1

Gauge blocks

  • 1,26 mm, 50 mm, 80 mm

Micrometres

  • Outside analog 75-100 mm
  • Outside digital 25-50 mm
  • Inside 50-75 mm— 2- point

Callipers

  • Outside analog 0-150 mm
  • Outside digital 0-150 mm

Dial gauge indicator

  • Analogue 0-10 mm

A pilot laboratory will be used.

 

Please inform us if you are interested in any of these fields.
We are now also prepared to arrange intercomparisons in different areas where there is no service available now in Europe.
Please send a request to us through e-mail hakan.kallgren@smquality.se and we will see how we may support you.