| Category | Discipline | Typical Instruments |
In-Lab | Onsite | Subcontracted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional | Length | Tape Measures, Calipers, Bench Micrometers, Height Gages, Step Gages, Length Rods | X | X | |
| Dimensional | Optical Reference | Glass Scales, Optical Flats, Optical Comparators, Vision Systems | X | X | |
| Dimensional | Complex Dimensional Standards | Overlays, Custom Gaging (GD&T), Thread Plugs, Thread Rings | X | ||
| Dimensional | Diameter | Thread Wires, Cylindrical Gages | X | X | |
| Dimensional | Angular Measurements | Angle Gage Blocks, Clinometers, Levels | X | ||
| Dimensional | Surface Texture | Roughness Standards, Profilometers | X | ||
| Electromagnetic | DC Resistance | Standard Resistors, High-Value Resistors, Standard Resistor Shunts | X | X | |
| Electromagnetic | High Voltage | High-Voltage Dividers | X | ||
| Electromagnetic | Standard Capacitors and Inductors | Two- and Four-Terminal Standard Inductors and Capacitors | X | ||
| Electromagnetic | Ratio Measurements | Resistor/Resistive and Inductive Dividers, Current Transformers, Wattmeters | X | ||
| Electromagnetic | DC/AC-LF (DC to 100 MHz) Instruments | Multifunction Calibrators, Multimeters, Power Supplies, Signal Generators, LCR Meters, Bridges, Oscilloscopes | X | X | |
| Electromagnetic | HF/UHF (>100 MHz to 1.3 GHz) Instruments | Oscilloscope Calibrators, Scopemeters, Oscilloscopes, Time Domain Reflectometers, Counters, Network Analyzers | X | X | |
| Electromagnetic | RF/Microwave (>1.3 GHz to 50 GHz) Instruments | Power Meters and Sensors, Oscilloscopes, Time Domain Reflectometers, Counters, Generators, Spectrum Analyzers | X | X | |
| Electromagnetic | Fiber Optics | Optical Attenuators, Optical Power Meters and Sensors, Optical Time Domain Reflectometers, Optical Generators and Optical Spectrum Analyzers | X | X | |
| Electromagnetic | VXI/VMEbus and PXI/PCIbus Architecture Instruments | VXI/PXI Cards | X | X | |
| Ionizing Radiation | Radioactivity | Radioactive Sources, Gamma-Ray Emitting Sources, Alpha- and Beta-Particle Emitting Sources | X | ||
| Ionizing Radiation | Neutron Sources and Neutron Dosimetry | Radioactive Neutron Sources, Personal Protective Instrumentation Active Detector Dosimetry | X | ||
| Ionizing Radiation | Electrons | X-ray and Gamma Ray Measuring Instruments | X | ||
| Optical Radiation | Photometric Measurements | Luminous Intensity, Color Temperature Measuring Instruments, Photometers, Illuminance Meters, Luminance Meters | X | ||
| Optical Radiation | Lasers and Optoelectronic Components Used with Lasers | Laser Power and Energy Meter or Detectors Used with Lasers, Optical Fiber Power Meters and Detectors Used with Lasers | X | ||
| Life Science | Pharmaceutical Industry Instruments | Centrifuges, Autoclaves, Cryogenic Freezers, Sieve Shakers | X | X | |
| Life Science | Food Industry Instruments | Polarimeters to Refractometers | X | X | |
| Life Science | Chemical/Biological Instruments | Pipettes, Viscometers, Dissolved Oxygen Meters, Total Dissolved Solid Meters | X | X | X |
| Life Science | Biomedical Industry Instruments | Pacemaker Analyzers, Cardiac Output Simulators, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Simulators (NiBP) | X | X | |
| Mechanical | Pressure and Vacuum Instruments | Pressure Gauges, Manometers, Barometers, Pressure Calibrators | X | X | |
| Mechanical | Velocity (Speed) and RPM (Rotational Speed) Instruments | Tachometers, Tuning Forks, Radar Guns, Radar Detectors | X | X | |
| Mechanical | Rotational Force (i.e. Torque) Instruments | Torque Wrenches, Torque Screwdrivers, Torque Testers, Torque Analyzers | X | X | |
| Mechanical | Mass and Weighing Instruments | Weights and Weight Sets (Classes 4, 5, 6, 7) | X | ||
| Mechanical | Force and Hardness Instruments | Dynamometers, Crimp Tools, Force Gauges, Load Cells, Hardness Testers | X | X | |
| Mechanical | Vibration, Acceleration and Seismography Instruments | Accelerometers, Vibration Meters, Vibration Calibrators | X | X | |
| Mechanical | Flow Meters | 0 to 100 slpm of Air-Only Flow Meters | X | ||
| Mechanical | Air Speed Instruments | Anemometers, Air Velocity Meters, Leak Testers, Fume Hoods | X | X | |
| Mechanical | Gas Analysis Instruments | Oxygen Meters, Combustible/Toxic Meters | X | ||
| Mechanical | Environmental Instruments/Devices | Particle Counters, Environmental Meters | X | ||
| Mechanical | Hydrometers | Standard Hydrometers | X | ||
| Mechanical | Volume and Density | Volume Standards | X | ||
| Mechanical | Acoustic | Sound Level Meters, Sound Level Calibrators | X | X | |
| Thermodynamic | Temperature Instruments | Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers, Thermocouples, Temperature Indicators, Dry Block Calibrators | X | X | |
| Thermodynamic | Resistive Thermometry | PRTs and RTDs | X | ||
| Thermodynamic | Humidity Instruments | Chart Recorders, Humidity Meters, ThermoHygrometers, Hygrometers, Dew-Point Meters, Humidity/Temperature Transmitters | X | X | |
| Thermodynamic | Radiation Temperature 50° to 500°C | Infrared Thermometers and Pyrometers | X | X | |
| Time and Frequency | PM/AM Noise Measurement | Noise Generators, Phase Noise Measurement Systems | X |