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This document provides guidance on tool calibration requirements for fabrication of piping subassemblies. It outlines that tools, gauges, and instruments must be calibrated according to manufacturers' procedures and calibration frequencies to ensure conformance to established requirements. Calibration frequencies range from each use to every 5 years depending on the device type and accuracy needs. Records must be maintained for calibrated devices including identification, traceability, calibration dates and results.

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This document provides guidance on tool calibration requirements for fabrication of piping subassemblies. It outlines that tools, gauges, and instruments must be calibrated according to manufacturers' procedures and calibration frequencies to ensure conformance to established requirements. Calibration frequencies range from each use to every 5 years depending on the device type and accuracy needs. Records must be maintained for calibrated devices including identification, traceability, calibration dates and results.

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PFI Standard ES-32


| Denotes Revision (Revised March 2004)
TOOL CALIBRATION

1. Scope 4. Calibration Frequency


1.1 To verify conformance to the established 4.1 Table 1 provides guidance as to the frequency
requirements in the fabrication of piping of calibration of selected devices.
subassemblies, it is necessary to assure that all
tools, gauges, and instruments shall be in good 4.2 The ca
working order operated per manufacturers’
listed in Table 1 shall be determined by the
recommended procedures, and be calibrated as
fabricator based on the past performance and
required.
adjustments required during calibration.
1.2 It is the intent of this standard to provide
4.3 The intervals given in Table 1 reflect suggested
guidance for establishing the minimum frequencies and should be adjusted to meet
requirements for calibration, accuracy and particular needs when necessary.
documentation of equipment used in the
inspection and fabrication activities. 4.4 Devices which require calibration prior to each
use shall be so identified.
2. Definitions
2.1 Calibration - A comparison of a device with a 5. Calibration Tolerances
higher ranking reference device traceable to factory
5.1 Calibration tolerances should be determined
standards (when such standards exist) and the based on the manufacturer’s published accuracy
adjustment of the device being calibrated to meet for the device. Typical tolerances are shown in
permissible tolerances. Table 1.
2.2 Device - A tool, gauge or other equipment used
to determine whether prescribed characteristics 6. Control of Calibration
have been obtained. 6.1 For work where full Traceability of operation is
required, a record shall be maintained for each
2.3 Reference Device - A device of higher accuracy device. As a minimum, the following
used only for calibration of working devices. information shall be recorded:

3. Devices Subject to Calibration 6.1.1 Name of the device.


3.1 Calibrated Devices 6.1.2 Identification or serial number.
6.1.3 Traceability to national standards, when
3.1.1 Reference devices. such standards exist.
3.1.2 Inspection, examination or testing devices 6.1.4 Date of last calibration.
used for final acceptance of a fabrication.
6.1.5 Environmental conditions during
3.1.3 Process control devices, such as calibration, when relevant.
temperature controlling, recording or
indicating devices, electrical meters, etc. 6.1.6 Amount of deviation corrected, if any.
3.2 Non-Calibrated Devices 6.1.7 Date of next scheduled calibration.
6.1.8 Identification of the individual or vendor
3.2.1 Non-precision measuring devices, such as performing the calibration.
measuring tapes, fillet weld gauges, squares,
bubble levels, etc., need not be calibrated. 6.2 Devices or their container shall be permanently
However, it is recommended that an initial identified, provided such identification does not
check be made prior to issuance for use to detect interfere with the proper operation of the
possible manufacturing errors or defects. device.
3.2.2 Meters subject to adverse operating conditions
(such as meters on welding machines) need
not be calibrated, provided other means are
established for control of the process.
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PFI Standard ES-32


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Table 1

Description Suggested Suggested Tolerance


Calibration Frequencies
Primary Standard
Gage Blocks 5 Years Factory Stds.
Test Bars/Rods 5 Years Factory Stds.
Proving Ring 5 Years Factory Stds.
Mercury Thermometer 1 Year + 2° F.
Laboratory Hardness Testing Equipment 1 Year Factory Stds.

Load
Load-Set Machines 3 Months  2%
Dynamometers 3 Months  2%
Tensile Test 1 Year  1%
Machines Snubber 6 Months  2%
Test Ring 1 Year  1%
Impact Testing Equipment
Temperature
Thermocouple 3 Months Greater of  2% or 25°F
Temperature Recording 6 Months  1% of Chart
Instrument Optical Pyrometer 6 Months  1% of Meter
Contact Pyrometer 6 Months  1% of Meter

Electrical
Tong Tester 6 Months  1% of Meter
Volt-Ohm-Amp Meter 6 Months  2% of Meter
Potentiometer 18 Months  2% of Meter

Pressure
Welding Gas Proportioners 3 Years  2%
Pressure Gauge/Recorders 6 Months Factory Stds.
Dead Weight Tester 1 Year  1%

NDE
Magnetic Particle Equipment - Yoke 6 Months (ASME Sec. V)
Magnetic Particle Equipment - Prod/Coil 6 Months  2% of Meter
Ultrasonic Equipment* Each Use
Portable Hardness Testing Equipment* (Note 1)
Portable Chemistry Analyzers* (Note 1)
Densitometer* Each Use

Dimensional
Outside Micrometers 3 Months  .002"
Inside Micrometers 3 Months  .001"
Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge* Each Use
Paint Thickness Gauge - Magnetic 3 Months  8%
Paint Thickness Gauge – Electronic 3 Months  8%
Electronic Level 1 Year Factory Standards

Note 1. These devices shall be verified against two (2) known standards prior to use.
*This equipment does not require a calibration sticker.

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