Colorado Department of Agriculture
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Services & Fees

Metrology Laboratory

The Colorado Metrology Laboratory offers a wide range of calibration and testing services.  These services are available to both the public and private sectors on a fee basis. Calibration services are offered in the areas of mass (weight), volume, length, grain moisture, and time/frequency in both customary and metric units.  The laboratory is capable of performing calibrations at varying levels of accuracy.

 

Many standards do not need calibration at the highest levels and in fact, may not be stable enough to maintain high accuracy.  We will gladly answer your questions regarding what kind of calibration will best suit your needs by contacting us We can also assist in specifying standards that you are looking to purchase.  Please see FAQs  to help answer some general questions.

 

Calibration Services

Category

Description/ Weight Classes

Examples

Range

Mass Echelon II

ASTM 1,2,3; OIML E2, F1

Precision Weight Set for Precision Balances/ Comparators

10 kg - 1 mg

Mass Echelon III

ASTM 4,5,6,7

NIST Class F

OIML M1, M2, M3

Stainless Steel weights, Weight Sets, Dead Weight Testers Cast Iron Weights

25 kg - 1 mg

5,000 lb - .001 lb

4 oz - 1/32 oz

Volume Transfer

Glassware, Provers, Test Measures

5 gallon test measures
100 gallon provers
3 Liter Air Syringes

100 gal - 1 pt
3 L - 10 mL

Length

Steel Tape Measures
Rigid Rules

Survey Tapes
Law Enforcement
Precision Length

Tapes: 300 ft - 1 ft
90 m - 0.1 m
Rigid: 18 in - 1 in

Time/ Frequency

n/a

Stopwatches, Tuning forks, LIDAR speed guns, distance meters

<= 100 mph

Grain Moisture

n/a

Corn, Millet, Pinto Beans, Sunflower, Barley, Sorghum, Wheat

<= 25 %

 

Fees
Laboratory fees are $50 per hour for non-governmental entities and $25 per hour for governmental agencies. There is a minimum charge of $25 for all orders.  Please contact us for a quote for your specific item(s).