{"id":5330,"date":"2015-07-21T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=5330"},"modified":"2019-09-24T11:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:41:30","slug":"precalibrate-your-instruments-and-save-time-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/precalibrate-your-instruments-and-save-time-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Precalibrate Your Instruments and Save Time &amp; Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suppose you are ordering a balance, mixer, or flowmeter. In the listing, the product describes <a title=\"Calibration Services\" href=\"\/calibration-services\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NIST-Traceable calibration<\/a>. Why consider precalibration? Is it really worth the cost up front?<\/p>\n<p>Well, actually it really is. Your new instrument will have its accuracy validated and you can be confident the product is ready to use as soon as it arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Precalibration can save you:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Time<\/strong>: Typically, you may need to keep the item out of service for at least a week to send it out for calibration. With precalibration, you don\u2019t lose this time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effort:<\/strong> Rather than finding a calibration lab, filling out the paperwork for service, or making the necessary phone calls, your work is done when you place the order<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost: <\/strong>With some instruments the cost of precalibration is built into the overall cost of the product. If not, you still save the shipping costs of sending it in for calibration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Want more information about <\/em><a title=\"NIST-Traceable Calibration\" href=\"\/calibration-services\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>calibration services<\/em><\/a><em>? <\/em><a title=\"Cole-Parmer Contact\" href=\"\/contact-us\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Contact<\/em><\/a><em> us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suppose you are ordering a balance, mixer, or flowmeter. In the listing, the product describes NIST-Traceable calibration. Why consider precalibration? Is it really worth the cost up front? Well, actually it really is. 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