JERUDONG, Friday 6 Dec 2013 – Calibration Centre Ministry of Defence (Mindef) was also featured at the Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition (BRIDEX) 2013. Visitors were enthusiastic as they gained information and knowledge about the services and facilities the Calibration Centre provides to its customers.
The Calibration Centre is owned and funded by the Government of His Majesty Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam through the Ministry of Defence. It is maintained to support the equipment of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence. To widen its services across the nation, the Calibration Centre also open its services to all Government departments and to private sectors.
The Calibration Centre has been in Metrology and Calibration Services for more than 30 years in the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF). It obtained its first ISO/IEC 17025 International Standard Accreditation on 19 February 1996 in the scopes of electrical and mechanical metrology. It is the only Calibration and Metrology Organisation obtaining UKAS Accreditation in Brunei Darussalam. The Calibration Services is equivalent to European Standard accordance with the measurement standards traceable to SI unit of measurements.
The Calibration Centre building is located and equipped with enforce features to minimal vibration to traffics, stable temperature and humidity control, minimal electromagnetic interference and an UPS to supply all the electrical needs of the building during a power failure.
Measurement Standard is necessary for industries, trades, military and science. For the Military the reliability and accuracy of modern weapons and engineering systems is totally dependent upon the quality of precision equipment used to measure, calibrate, gauge, test or inspect these systems. The accuracy of the precision measuring equipment can be assured only through a programme of maintenance and periodic calibration traceable to international standards.
The Calibration Centre has established a firm reputation as the one-stop calibration and repair facility that will maintain the integrity, accuracy and traceability of your most accurate instrument. With international accreditation there can be no doubts about the competency of the calibration facilities within Brunei Darussalam.
Calibration Manager, Mr Lim Tiong Thai giving explanation to a visitor on one of the instruments