Glossar

Calibratability refers to the property of a measurement system to meet the legal and metrological requirements for official calibration. It is required when measurement results are used in business transactions for billing or contractual purposes.

A calibratable measurement system meets defined requirements for measurement accuracy, repeatability, tamper resistance, and documentation. It may only be used for billing-related measurements after successful calibration. In logistics, this applies in particular to systems for recording dimensions and weights, whose measured values serve as the basis for calculating transportation or storage costs.

Practical example:

A package delivery service uses only DWS systems capable of calibration for the automatic calculation of shipping costs, ensuring that all measurement values relevant to billing comply with legal requirements.

See also: Billing purposes, Calibratable system, DWS, European Measuring Instruments Directive (MID), Freight billing, Measurement accuracy, Volume weight, Weight measurement