Precision Acoustics announces that it has recently received an accreditation for ISO:17025 from the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) for its ultrasonic calibration services.
Precision Acoustics Limited has received an accreditation under ISO:17025 (international standard specifying the requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories) from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
Annmarie Gayle, Coda Octopus Group’s Chairman and CEO, commented: “We are very pleased to have received this major vote of confidence from the UKAS in recognition of our subsidiary, Precision Acoustics’, ultrasonic hydrophone calibration capabilities in “Ultrasonic Free-Field Sensitivity. This accreditation to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard positions us among a very small elite group: we are now one of only two organisations in the United Kingdom with this certification, alongside the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Globally, only a handful of facilities hold ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for these measurements.”
Ultrasonic free-field sensitivity calibration is critical for markets that require precision ultrasonic measurement, strict safety compliance, and full metrological traceability. These include regulated and high-risk applications, such as:
- Diagnostic and therapeutic medical ultrasound,
- Defence and underwater acoustics, where free-field calibration is essential to ensure accurate beam sensitivity and minimal interference.
“Precision Acoustics has manufactured and calibrated thousands of hydrophone systems and supplied more than ten thousand transducers. We hope that this accreditation will reinforce the confidence that our customers worldwide have in the Group’s products and services. This achievement underscores the Group’s commitment to delivering world-class calibration services in line with the highest international standards.”
Dr Andrew Hurrell, Principal Research Physicist at Precision Acoustics, added, “It’s very satisfying to see the metrological rigour and consistent high standards of our measurements team recognised through this accreditation. This provides our customers with the confidence that a Precision Acoustics Ltd hydrophone calibration has been conducted in a manner that conforms to the most demanding and exacting international standards”.