Glossar

A calibratable system is a measurement system that meets the legal requirements for use in commercial transactions and is prepared for official calibration. It enables the legally compliant recording of measurement values used for billing or contractual purposes.

Calibratable systems ensure that measurement values are precise, reproducible, and protected against unauthorized alterations. In logistics, they are used in particular for recording dimensions and weights when the measurement results serve as the basis for calculating shipping costs or other billing-related services. Depending on the country of use, the applicable legal regulations and measuring instrument guidelines must be complied with.

Practical example:

An express, courier, and parcel (ECP) service provider uses a calibratable DWS system to record package dimensions and weights in compliance with the law and to calculate shipping costs based on legally sound measurements.

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