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2024-09-04

Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates

Desarrollo y validación de un método de calibración asequible para superficies de referencia

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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.106659

Keywords:

length metrology, surface plates, flatness (en)
metrología de longitud, superficies de referencia, planitud (es)

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The measurement and calibration of flat surfaces is highly relevant for precision engineering, length metrology, and optical systems. Hence, many National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) tend to offer calibration services in this regard. Typically, mechanical, electromechanical, and optical measuring techniques are applied, with uncertainties in the order of micrometers. However, these techniques necessitate expensive equipment that requires periodical calibration and maintenance, which not many laboratories can afford. This work presents the validation of an affordable and simple calibration technique for surface plates through the evaluation of metrological compatibility with a reference calibration method. A surface plate was calibrated with both methods under the same conditions to validate our proposal. The 2.9 µm uncertainty obtained with the new method demonstrates its reliability and usability for laboratories with surface plates up to 300 mm in length that have a grade AA to B flatness accuracy. Due to its low initial cost, reliability, and ease of implementation, the proposed calibration method can be recommended to all laboratories and industries that need to constantly verify their surface plates.

La medición y calibración de superficies planas es de gran relevancia para la ingeniería de precisión, la metrología de longitud y los sistemas ópticos. Por lo tanto, muchos Institutos Nacionales de Metrología (NMIs) tienden a ofrecer servicios de calibración en este aspecto. Típicamente se aplican técnicas de medición mecánica, electromecánica y óptica, con incertidumbres del orden de micrómetros. Sin embargo, estas técnicas requieren de equipos costosos que necesitan calibración y mantenimiento periódicos, lo cual no es asequible para muchos laboratorios. Este trabajo presenta la validación de una técnica de calibración asequible y sencilla para placas de superficie mediante la evaluación de la compatibilidad metrológica con un método de calibración de referencia. Una placa de superficie fue calibrada con ambos métodos bajo las mismas condiciones para validar nuestra propuesta. La incertidumbre de 2.9 µm obtenida con el nuevo método demuestra su fiabilidad y usabilidad para laboratorios con placas de superficie de hasta 300 mm de longitud que tienen una precisión de planitud de grado AA a B. Debido a su bajo costo inicial, fiabilidad y facilidad de implementación, se puede recomendar el método de calibración propuesto a todos los laboratorios e industrias que necesiten verificar constantemente sus placas de superficie.

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Garzón , D., Galvis Arroyave, J. L., Plazas, D., Gil, V. H. and Almanza, O. (2024). Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates. Ingeniería e Investigación, 44(2), e106659. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.106659

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Garzón , D., Galvis Arroyave, J.L., Plazas, D., Gil, V.H. and Almanza, O. 2024. Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates. Ingeniería e Investigación. 44, 2 (Feb. 2024), e106659. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.106659.

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Garzón , D.; Galvis Arroyave, J. L.; Plazas, D.; Gil, V. H.; Almanza, O. Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates. Ing. Inv. 2024, 44, e106659.

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GARZÓN , D.; GALVIS ARROYAVE, J. L.; PLAZAS, D.; GIL, V. H.; ALMANZA, O. Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates. Ingeniería e Investigación, [S. l.], v. 44, n. 2, p. e106659, 2024. DOI: 10.15446/ing.investig.106659. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/106659. Acesso em: 3 feb. 2025.

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Garzón , Daniela, Jorge Luis Galvis Arroyave, David Plazas, Victor Hugo Gil, and Ovidio Almanza. 2024. “Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates”. Ingeniería E Investigación 44 (2):e106659. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.106659.

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Garzón , D., Galvis Arroyave, J. L., Plazas, D., Gil, V. H. and Almanza, O. (2024) “Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates”, Ingeniería e Investigación, 44(2), p. e106659. doi: 10.15446/ing.investig.106659.

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Garzón , D., J. L. Galvis Arroyave, D. Plazas, V. H. Gil, and O. Almanza. “Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates”. Ingeniería e Investigación, vol. 44, no. 2, Feb. 2024, p. e106659, doi:10.15446/ing.investig.106659.

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Garzón , Daniela, Jorge Luis Galvis Arroyave, David Plazas, Victor Hugo Gil, and Ovidio Almanza. “Development and Validation of an Affordable Calibration Method for Surface Plates”. Ingeniería e Investigación 44, no. 2 (February 20, 2024): e106659. Accessed February 3, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/106659.

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