Time Standards

Notification – Calibration Scheduling over the Christmas Holiday Period
MSL and our Inwards/Outwards Goods Store will be closed from midday on Friday 22 December and reopen on Wednesday 10 January 2024. Enquiries will not be responded to during this time.
The last day for calibration scheduling is Friday 1 December. Please continue to send your calibration requests, which will be backlogged and scheduled with you from Thursday 1 February 2024.
Our Accredited Calibration Services (typical turn-around time 10 working days):
Full IANZ scope is available here [PDF, 543 KB]. BIPM Calibration Measurement Capabilities available here [PDF, 83 KB].
Service |
Range/Conditions |
Least Uncertainty |
NZ Price (excl GST) |
5.91 (a) Frequency meters |
1 Hz to 40 GHz 0.001 Hz to 1 Hz (period) |
1 x 10-10 1 ns |
Please enquire |
5.91 (c) Counters |
1 Hz to 40 GHz |
1 x 10-10 |
Please enquire |
|
0.001 Hz to 1 Hz (period) |
1 ns |
Please enquire |
5.91 (d) Time interval meters |
10 ns to 86400 s |
2 ns or 2 x 10-13, whichever is greatest |
Please enquire |
5.91 (e) Clocks and watches |
5 ns to 1 s |
50 ns |
Please enquire |
5.91 (g) Frequency standards |
100 kHz to 10 MHz |
2 x 10-13 |
Please enquire |
|
0.001 Hz to 1 Hz (period) |
1 ns |
Please enquire |
5.91 (h) Time measurement |
Time scale difference – Local clock vs UTC (MSL) -1 s to 1 s |
2 ns |
Please enquire |
|
Time scale difference – Local clock vs UTC -1 s to 1 s |
50 ns |
Please enquire |
Waveform Measurement 5.92 (a) Frequency characteristics |
1 Hz to 20 MHz |
1 in 10-10 |
Please enquire |
|
0.001 Hz to 1 Hz (period) |
1 ns |
Please enquire |
Waveform Measurement 5.92 (b) Input characteristics |
1 V and 3 V (frequency, f = 1 MHz to 100 MHz) Pulse risetime (T>5 ns) (10 mV to 10 V) |
0.16 mV/V to 2.6 mV/V |
Please enquire |
|
0.005 µs to 1.00 x 106 µs |
Q(2 ns, 0.05T), T in s |
Please enquire |
|
Pulse amplitude (pulse length > 200 µs) (10 mV, 100 mV, 1 V, 10 V) 0 V to 10 V |
(30 μV+ 100Va + 420Vr), applied voltage Va in V, voltmeter range Vr in V, values range from 34.2 µV to 5230 µV |
Please enquire |
Waveform Measurement 5.92 (c) Timing characteristics |
10 ns to 100 s (time difference) |
2 ns |
Please enquire |
Note: All calibrations of instruments will be priced on application.
Shipping details:
Measurement Standards Laboratory
Callaghan Innovation
69 Gracefield Road
Lower Hutt 5010
New Zealand
Please be in touch for advice on packing and shipping your equipment to us.
Terms and Conditions:
Prices and typical turn-around times only apply to equipment suitable for calibration using our standard methods and booked in advance.
All other terms and conditions as per our standard work order agreement.
Other IANZ-accredited laboratories with similar services:
Link to a table listing the accredited laboratories with services in this area (updated March 2018 [XLSX, 9 KB]).
Full up to date schedules including detailed measurement capabilities are available from IANZ.(external link)