Standards

STANDARDS FOR MOISTURE SENSORS

Standards are the way to get vendors to provide the best at a competitive price. Some vendors will give you the best on their own; some will not, until pressured.

There are numerous examples of the advantages of standards to organizations and vendors world-wide. Usually the most conscientious vendors are already involved in standards efforts.

For a partial list of temperature sensor standards and organizations, see our Standards pages.

One way to learn which vendors are truly serious and reliable is to check the rosters of the standards societies to see which companies foster them by committing the time of their staff to participate.

The largest vendors are not necessarily the lowest cost nor the best quality, nor the repository of competent know-how.

Often the small, specialized manufacturer, or those with a tradition of excellence and a very satisfied list of customers will provide what you need and participation in standards developments. They are the gems and any extra cost you must pay is usually well earned and worth not having to go through the process twice!

Finding gems takes time and often costs money. Talk to your peers, learn of their success and share your own; check to see which vendors are active contributors in standards development societies/associations and organizations.

Standards Organizations:

ASME-American Society of Mechanical Engineers,

ASTM- ASTM International (Formerly The American Society for Testing and Materials),

ASNT- The American Society for Non-destructive Testing,

BIPM – The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures)

BSI- The British Standards Institute,

ISA- The Instrumentation Society of Automation (Originally the Instrument Society of America),

IEEE- The Institution of Electrical & Electronic Engineers,

IEC -The International Electrotechnical Commission

ISO-The International Standards Association,

NCSLI-(formerly the National Conference of Calibration Laboratories, International) or

VDI-VDE, The German Engineers societies…
to mention a few.

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