Hardware Calibration Services
When accuracy drives your success, calibrate with the experts who built your instrument. Our calibration services combine proprietary procedures, tighter performance thresholds, and deep product insight to deliver more than compliance: We deliver confidence. With high-performance hardware at the core of what we do, we are committed to helping you maintain that performance for years to come with multiple service levels and flexible options that are available worldwide.
In test and measurement, precision isn’t a luxury—it’s a requirement. Whether you’re validating critical components or monitoring essential systems, even the smallest deviation can lead to costly errors, safety risks, or failed compliance. Calibration ensures your instrument delivers precise and reliable results, every time.
With calibration traceable to NIST or other National Measurement Institutes (NMIs), you can confidently compare your measurements across the globe, ensuring consistency in performance and compliance with industry standards such as ISO 9001, ANSI/NCSL 2450-1, and ISO/IEC 17025.
Unplanned downtime can halt productivity and lead to costly failures. Regular calibration helps you stay ahead of disruptions. By aligning calibration with your planned maintenance schedule, you can catch performance drift early and prevent expensive breakdowns later. It’s a small investment that safeguards your operations, reputation, and revenue.
Our Calibration Advantage
We offer global calibration through in-house and certified centers, using proprietary procedures tightly integrated with product design. Our technicians have direct access to engineers in product development, manufacturing, customer support, repair, and other related functions, ensuring expert service. We use dense test point grids, tighter limits on outgoing tests, and advanced automation to deliver precise, reliable results, helping you maintain peak performance. Multiple calibration levels and delivery options are available worldwide to suit your needs.
Calibration Capabilities
We provide a range of calibration service levels designed to match your needs and manufacturing conditions, helping you maintain accuracy and efficiency.
| Level | Standard | In-Lab Turnaround Time ** | Expedited Turnaround Time ** | On-Site Calibration *** | Calibrated Replacemnts *** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traceable * | N/A | 5 to 10 business days | 3 business days | Available | Available |
| Compliant | ANSI/NCSL 2540.1-1994 | 10 to 15 business days | N/A | Available | Available |
| Accredited | ISO/IEC 17025 | 10 to 15 business days | N/A | Available | Available |
*All levels of calibration are traceable to National Measurement Institutes by definition
**Turnaround time is the dock-to-dock time after product is received by NI.
***Not available for al products. Contact us to confirm availability.
Additional Calibration Resources
Find the resources you need to get the most out of your calibration services. Explore manuals, documents, articles, online tools, and webinars with practical guidance and insights to help keep your systems accurate and reliable. Whether you need quick answers, detailed instructions, or insights into industry standards, these resources are here to help you make the most of your your hardware calibration services.
Global Coverage
Wherever you work, we can support your calibration needs. With in-house operated Calibration and Repair Service centers and a global network of Certified Calibration Centers, you gain access to trusted local expertise backed by our global standards. Choose the delivery method that fits your workflow—on-site, in-lab, or calibration replacement—our global infrastructure gives you the flexibility to maintain compliance, minimize downtime, and keep your systems performing with confidence wherever you operate. Take a look at our global service locations and discover how we make precision simple and accessible.
Calibration Services
NI offers high-performance hardware and is committed to helping you maintain that performance for years to come. Calibrating your test and measurement hardware regularly is critical to ensuring quality measurements and traceability. With multiple levels of calibration available worldwide, in addition to flexible options for service, NI can help you maintain peak performance while meeting your budgetary and uptime needs.
Why Calibration Matters
Although all NI hardware receives calibration in adherence to NI specifications prior to shipment, the accuracy of electronic components in all instruments naturally drifts over time. It's necessary to calibrate your hardware at regular intervals to maintain the intended level of accuracy. Depending on your hardware and the nature of your application, NI recommends calibration intervals of one or two years.
Calibration Services Capabilities
Flexible Service Options to Accommodate Your Needs
Purchase calibration services on an incident basis or include them in your prepaid service program. NI offers flexible calibration service options to help you optimize your budget and uptime needs. Calibration service options include standard, expedited, or on-site.
Multiple Levels to Meet a Variety of Standards
Comply with quality programs like ISO 9001 by using calibration services from NI, which are traceable to national and international standards. In addition to these basic requirements, NI offers a number of calibration service levels to meet your more advanced needs for compliance. Traceable calibration, which includes "as found" and "as left" data, is the most commonly requested calibration service and is recommended for most applications.
Calibration Service Centers around the Globe
Meet your global needs for calibration service using NI’s expansive network of service centers that work in conjunction with regional NI Certified Calibration Centers. These centers comply with global standards to ensure you're getting the highest quality possible.
Solutions for Corporate Metrology Laboratories
Calibrate your devices yourself or use your own metrology laboratories using one of the options that NI provides for self-calibration. Manual calibration procedures, including test points and step-by-step instructions, are online. With these procedures, you can programmatically verify and adjust the measurement capability of your NI hardware products.