Description
In the course measurement uncertainty with MET/CAL® you will learn how to set up, calculate and in MET/CAL® deposit. The subject matter is conveyed clearly and understandably using several practical examples.
seminar document
Because reading is always important in everyday laboratory work, all seminar participants receive the book "Measurement Uncertainty: Basic Knowledge for Beginners and Users" written by Mr. Bernd Pesch.
All participants will also receive another 35-page paper summary.
Both documents are used throughout the seminar.
Expiry of the measurement uncertainty- training in Kassel (Germany)
The seminar measurement uncertainty with MET/CAL® takes place in a large, quiet and modern training room on the premises of 1A Cal GmbH in Kassel (Germany) instead. Cold drinks, coffee, tea, fruit and pastries are available during the breaks.
A lunchtime snack is provided.
The seminar begins daily at 08:30 a.m. and ends between 16:00 p.m. and 16:30 p.m.
Separate seminar times can be agreed for the arrival or departure on the first and last day.
It is worked in small groups of max. 5 - 8 participants.
Numerous practical exercises are carried out.
On the first day, Mr. Bernd Pesch introduces the topic of measurement uncertainty and conveys the basics of this topic. Various paradigms, methods and models are presented.
Equations for calculating the measurement uncertainty are set up and the mutual dependency of influencing variables is also dealt with.
On the second day, Mr. Marc-Gunnar Schröder takes up the topics of the first day and shows various ways in which these processes can be used MET/CAL® can be implemented.
technique during the seminar
Each participant has their own PC during the training MET/CAL® available.
Laboratory tour with Josephson voltage standard
At the end of the first day of the seminar METTEAM® seminars there is the possibility to take part in a guided tour of the laboratory 1A Cal. An exciting insight into state-of-the-art measurement technology awaits you here. Among other things, here is a Josephson voltage standard can be seen with which stresses with relative uncertainties of less than one ten-billionth can be generated.
Dates 2026
The seminar will be held on the following dates:
| Appointment | Days | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2025 | 2 | Kassel (Germany) (at 1A Cal) |
Your seminar leader
Marc Gunnar Schroeder since 2010 he has been the technical director and deputy head of the laboratory 1A Cal GmbH. He has held for many years MET/CAL® seminars.
Until 2010 he worked for Fluke Germany. There he was responsible for DC NF calibration, temperature calibration and MET/CAL® support and training.
Bernd Pesch is deputy chairman of the Technical Committee on Measurement Uncertainty German Calibration Service (DKD).
He was also a member of the Sector Committee on Measurement Uncertainty German Accreditation Body GmbH (DAkks).
Bernd Pesch worked metrologically for the German Armed Forces for a good 30 years.
He worked in quality management for seven years and as a division manager in the area of electronics in general, LF calibrators and high-frequency standards.
For the Air Force, he was responsible for the operation and supply of all measuring equipment.
In the USA, he rebuilt a Bundeswehr calibration laboratory.
Since 2017 he is as freelance metrological consultant and seminar provider and has since published several books on the subject of measurement uncertainty
His focus is on laboratory management, measurement uncertainty, measurement methods, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, DIN EN ISO 9001, etc.
His seminars and lectures are consistently practice-oriented and excellently prepared in terms of didactics.
seminar topics
Tag 1:
- Preface:
- Awareness raising: Significance of measurement uncertainty / examples
- Change of paradigms: presentation of older procedures and reasons for the introduction of the GUM, comparison of procedures, reference to standards, reasons why the standardized procedure is propagated today.
- Overview of possible methods: GUM Framework, Monte Carlo simulation, Bayesian statistics, Markov,...
- Recognizing and describing influencing factors: Introduction to technical terms and spellings, "What makes measurements inaccurate?"
- Basics
- Process equation: description of the measurement process, presentation of the notations medium δ- and Δ-Terms
- Model equation: Incorporation of the measurement uncertainty influences into the process equation. Additive and factor models, mixed models
- Measurement Uncertainty Analysis: The way to the numerical description of the influencing variables, collection of information, evaluation of influencing variables, estimates
- Sensitivity coefficients (formerly: sensitivity coefficients): How do influencing variables affect the measurement result?
- "Distributions" (probability density functions): normal, triangle, rectangle, U-distribution (and others if needed)
- Conditional equation: The tabular form for calculating the measurement uncertainty and displaying the corresponding mathematical bases.
- Correlations: Mutual dependence of influencing variables
- Effective degrees of freedom: Brief reference to the problem and the calculation
- Limits of the procedure: What is possible with the GUM and where is it necessary to switch to other procedures? Presentation of alternative methods
Day 2:
- Repeat day 1
- Possibilities of intervention and control of the measurement uncertainty calculation in MET/CAL®
- Implementing a measurement uncertainty budget in MET/CAL®
- Basics and algorithms of guardbanding
Cancellation
- Cancellations must be made in writing.
- Cancellation is possible free of charge up to two weeks before the start of the event, after which the full course fee is due, just as in the case of no-show. Alternatively, a substitute participant can be registered.
- We reserve the right to cancel a seminar due to insufficient number of participants or if there are reasons for which we are not responsible (e.g. illness of the lecturer, force majeure). In these cases, participants will be notified immediately. Seminar fees already paid will be reimbursed; there are expressly no further claims.
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