Webinar Topic:When a calibration report is provided by a calibration supplier, a typical concern for the customer is to know if the item calibrated is within the tolerance specified so it can be used with confidence. While this traditional approach is still thought to be fine over the years, measurement science has evolved where it is not a simple binary issue of a “pass” or “fail” status within manufacturer’s specification.Laboratory accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 has advanced the good practices related to calibration to include more information to the process of calibrating an item and calling it within conformance (“pass” or “fail”).This presentation describes what is involved in making a statement of conformity. What was traditionally the job of a calibration laboratory (“the experts”) to make a call (“pass” or “fail”) now requires interaction up front from the customer before they can make that call on a calibration certificate. The contract review phase becomes more important in specifying the calibration requirements by the customer.This presentation educates both the consumer and supplier of calibration services on what is required of them to ensure that an “appropriate” pass or fail call is made to meet the requirements of the customer when a calibration activity takes place.Speaker:Dilip A. Shah has over 45 years of industry experience in metrology, electronics, instrumentation, measurement and computer applications of statistics in the Quality Assurance areas. He has been employed in various positions with Philips Electronics (UK), Kodak Ltd. (UK), Instruments Division of Monsanto Corporation, Flexsys America and Alpha Technologies. He is currently a Principal of E = mc3 Solutions, a consulting practice that provides training, consulting and auditing solutions in ISO/IEC 17025, Measurement Uncertainty and its computer applications.Dilip is the co-author of The Metrology Handbook (1st and 2nd editions) and a reviewer of the 3rd edition published by the ASQ Quality Press. Dilip is an A2LA Workplace Training instructor and conducts various workshops related to measurement uncertainty and ISO/IEC 17025 related topics.Dilip is an ASQ Fellow and certified by American Society for Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer and Certified Calibration Technician.