The field-calibration department is a complement to RISE National Laboratories and contributes to the effective calibration services offered by RISE. The field-calibration resources are primarely intended to meet the need of accredited and traceable calibrations of instruments, which are used directly in production.

With the close co-operation between the National Laboratories and the field-calibration, an unique and complete calibration resource is established, which has access to all of RISE expertise concerning calibration. Our mobile measurement equipment gives us the possibility to perform most of our measurements, not only in the laboratory in Borås, but also directly at our customers facilities. The field-calibration department is accredited within five different technical areas. The results of our measurements are always documented in reports, with stated traceability and measurement uncertainty. We are also always pleased to assist with advice in the areas of calibration, traceability and quality systems.

RISE field-calibration department offers traceable and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration of gauges and transducers in a range of disciplines including torque, force, pressure/vacuum and mass/weight. We are vendor independent and able to support most brands and instrument types.

As a part of the National Metrology Institute (NMI) and accredited measurement sites, we work with methods reviewed and approved by Swedac. Calibrations are performed both in laboratories and, in certain areas, even on-site at our customers.

Customer website Calibration (KWP) is our customer website, that gives you full control over your measuring devices. Log in to your own site and see your measurement record, calibration status, calibration history and calibration certificate for each object.

Customer Website Calibration

Normally within five working days after the agreed start date for the assignment.

We offer standardized testing of extinguishing installations like sprinkler, water mist systems, gas systems and foam systems for land based, offshore- or maritime applications.

The tests are often performed in our test hall, which is one of the largest test halls for its use worldwide. In the test hall we control both wind and temperature conditions, which gives us the opportunity to conduct a variety of standardized tests and R&D experiments.

If you need to conduct tests, either ad hoc tests or tests according to test standards, please contact us and we will help you plan a test program. We are highly experienced in extinguishing tests and we can therefore offer our clients the confidence they desire when important R&D projects and classification tests are to be carried out.

If there exist test reports documenting the extinguishing system's efficiency, we can make assessments as to whether the system is suitable for other applications as well.

We are accredited for the following standardized methods:

• EN 14972 (Published parts from 1 to 17) Fixed firefighing systems - Water mist systems.
• IMO Res. MSC. 265 (84) Fire test procedures for water mist systems in accommodation, public spaces and service areas on passenger ships.
• IMO MSC/Circ. 1165 Test method for fire testing equivalent water-based fire-extinguishing systems for machinery spaces of category A and cargo pump-rooms.
• IMO MSC/Circ. 1387 Test method for fixed water-based local application fire-fighting systems.
• IMO MSC.1/Circ.1430 Test method for fixed water-based fire-fighting systems for RO-RO spaces and special category spaces.

In addition, we can conduct ad hoc tests and tests according to a range of standards, such as ISO, IMO, CEN, VdS, FM, UL etc.

• Test report
• Assessment reports
• Product documentation

RISE is an accredited inspection body for household electricity meters (category 1 energy measurement systems).

As an independent accredited inspection body, RISE participates in the Swedish National Cluster Sampling of Electricity Meters. We inspect electricity meters of category 1 in accordance with the national accreditation body Swedac's regulation STAFS 2022:9. Read more about the Swedish National Cluster Sampling of Electricity Meters at Energiföretagen Sverige.

An electricity meter measures the electrical energy delivered to households by electricity suppliers via grids owned by electricity grid companies. The electricity meters are owned and operated by the electricity grid companies and, according to Swedac's regulations, they may be tested on a random basis by accredited inspection bodies. Through this, the industry ensures that the electricity meter's error stays within the desired limits. The inspection takes place by adding voltages and currents that correspond to different power levels and comparing the measured energy with added energy.

We perform our services in accordance with the ISO 17020 quality standard and are monitored by Swedac.

We issue accredited control reports and can assist with the reporting of results to the national cluster sampling.

ISO 17020

STAFS 2022:9

RISE offers testing of photoluminescence materials which are used as marking for example emergency exit in buildings, ships and aircrafts. The material is charged by ambient light and will in event of a power failure light up and provide opportunity to find emergency exits despite darkness.

Emergency exits shall be marked in a manner that people may evacuate a building in a efficient manner in case of fire or other emergency. Fulfiling the requirements in occurring standards for emergency signs confirms that the signs are safe and will light up despite darkness. Another example of products tested may be phosphorescent pigments and products. 

RISE is accredited for testing of photoluminescence materials in accordance with the requirements in DIN 67510-1, ISO 15370, ISO 16069 and ISO 17398.

Testing involves photometric measurements of luminance decay and colour of the object in daylight condition and night condition. 

The results are presented in a report in Swedish or English which indicates that the testing is accredited.

DIN 67510-1

ISO 15370

ISO 16069

ISO 17398

RISE perform testing of road equipment, guide posts, sign posts and their materials

Testing of road equipment, guide posts, sign posts and their materials are made in accordance with occurring standards.

We perform testing in accordance with RISE Method 2519 for road equipment, guide posts, sign posts and their materials against requirements in occurring standards.

Tests are performed against following standards:

SS-EN 1463-1

SS-EN 12899-1, part 1

SS-EN 12899-3, part 3

CUAP 01.06/04

DIN 67520

DIN 6171-1

The results are presented in a report in Swedish or English which indicates that the testing is accredited.

SS-EN 1463-1

SS-EN 12899-1, part 1

SS-EN 12899-3, part 3

CUAP 01.06/04

DIN 67520

DIN 6171-1

Are you curious about the nanostructure of your material? We offer characterization on nanoscale level of materials by SAXS, WAXS and GISAXS measurements at our laboratory beamline. Depending on the material type, the material characterization involves analysis of size, shape, periodicity, porosity, orientation, crystalline structure, etc.

Characterization of the nanostructure of materials provides an opportunity to understand the relationship between process, structure and material properties.

• Do you know the relationship between nanostructure and macroscopic e g mechanical properties of your material?
• Will your process parameters affect the nanostructure of your material?
• Are you planning to do advanced X-ray scattering studies on a synchrotron facility? SAXSpoint 2.0 provides analysis results of materials nanostructures close to the synchrotron level.

SAXS* measurements provide information on structures in the range 1 - 170 nm. The method is accurate, non-destructive and usually requires only a minimum of sample preparation. SAXSpoint 2.0 is a unique, advanced, automated SAXS / WAXS* / GISAXS* instrument from Anton Paar. In order to minimize background disturbance, the sample chamber is under vacuum, which means that the sample environment must be vacuum compatible. Glass capillaries are used for liquids, and wet samples can be mounted in sample holders with windows of Kapton film. SAXS and WAXS measurements are made on the same sample with scattering angles up to 65 °. A background measurement of air / water between the Kapton films is normally made with the same settings. The background measurement is subtracted from the sample measurements.

GISAXS is a scattering technique used to study nanostructured surfaces and thin films. The sample is mounted on a GISAXS sample holder.

SAXSpoint 2.0 instrument data:

• X-ray source: Microsource Supernova Copper, wavelength 1.541 Å

• X-ray optics and collimation: ASTIX optics and X-ray alignment

• sample holders for liquids, solids, powders and thin films

• test environment: vacuum; ambient or temperature controlled

• detector: 2 D Eiger R 1M

• Available q range: 0.037 nm-¹ to 43.9 nm-¹, 170 nm> d> 0.14 nm

• software: SAXSdrive ™ for measurement and SAXSanalysis ™ for analysis

* Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS), Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) and Grazing-Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS)

Measurement data and report with analysis results.

Delivery time depends on the scope of the analysis.

  Contact us for price information.

Contact us for discussion of amount of material etc. Possibility to participate at the measurement occasion.

The National Laboratory of Force and Torque offers calibration of torque.

The national laboratories are responsible for maintaining the national reference standards for each measurement quantity and spreading metrological competence and traceability to industry and society at large. The national reference standards are the highest level of traceability in Sweden.

A calibration performed at a national laboratory fulfils all typical traceability and accreditation requirements that commonly exist in industry and society at large. 

Calibration at RISE or on site at customer

We offer calibration of your torque gauges either in our laboratory at RISE or on site at your location. To know how accurately you measure with of your instruments and sensors ar, it is important that you calibrate your equipment against traceable references. We calibrate all possible torque sensors with torque from 0.1 Nm to 5000 Nm.

The calibration results are reported in a digital calibration certificate in Swedish or English which states that the calibration was performed at a national laboratory.

The national Laboratory of Force and Torque offers calibration of force transducers, load cells, measuring brackets, dynamometers and crash sensors.

The national laboratories are responsible for maintaining the national reference standards for each measurement quantity and spreading metrological competence and traceability to industry and society at large. The national reference standards are the highest level of traceability in Sweden.

A calibration performed at a national laboratory fulfils all typical traceability and accreditation requirements that commonly exist in industry and society at large. 

Normals 

Forces up to 100 kN are generated with "dead weight", which means allowing well-determined masses to be affected by the local gravitational field.

Forces from 100 kN to 1 MN are produced by mechanical exchange of deadweight force and forces up to 6 MN (pressure forces only) are generated by a hydraulic loading machine.

Standard calibration

For calibration of force transducers and dynamometers not having the same high accuracy requirements, we can use a type of load rig (material testing machine) with the associated reference sensor instead of our dead weight machine. However, the reference sensors are always traceable to our dead weight machine.

Measurement Uncertainty

Measurement area                                   Best measurement uncertainty (%)

1 N – 1 MN                                                     0,01

1 MN – 6 MN (pressure)                        0,05

We can also perform calibrations on site at our customers.

The calibration results are reported in a digital calibration certificate in Swedish or English which states that the calibration was performed at a national laboratory. 

The field-calibration department is a complement to RISE National Laboratories and contributes to the effective calibration services offered by RISE. The field-calibration resources are primarely intended to meet the need of accredited and traceable calibrations of instruments, which are used directly in production.

With the close co-operation between the National Laboratories and the field-calibration, an unique and complete calibration resource is established, which has access to all of RISE expertise concerning calibration. Our mobile measurement equipment gives us the possibility to perform most of our measurements, not only in the laboratory in Borås, but also directly at our customers facilities. The field-calibration department is accredited within five different technical areas. The results of our measurements are always documented in reports, with stated traceability and measurement uncertainty. We are also always pleased to assist with advice in the areas of calibration, traceability and quality systems.

We provide traceable and accredited calibration of gauges and sensors measuring pressure and vacuum. Typical gauges we calibrate: manometrar pressure transducer and transmitter.

As a part of the National Metrology Institute (NMI) and accredited measurement sites, we work with methods reviewed and approved by Swedac. Calibrations are performed both in laboratories and, in certain areas, even on-site at our customers.

Customer website Calibration (KWP) is our customer website, that gives you full control over your measuring devices. Log in to your own site and see your measurement record, calibration status, calibration history and calibration certificate for each object.

Customer Website Calibration

Normally within five working days after the agreed start date for the assignment.