Applus+ Laboratories achieves ENAC accreditation for liquid flow calibration

This new accreditation significantly expands the range of accredited calibration services previously available within the group, enabling us to meet the needs for accuracy, traceability and regulatory compliance in liquid flow measurement across industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, energy and automotive.

Technical excellence and expanded scope

The accredited scope covers the calibration of liquid flowmeters from 17 kg/h to 45,000 kg/h in the permanent laboratory, with measurement capability of up to 100,000 kg/h for on-site calibrations at customer facilities. The service covers nominal diameters from DN08 to DN150, with an uncertainty of 0.3%.

The lower limit of the range, starting at just 17 kg/h, is particularly relevant for dosing and low-flow applications, common in the pharmaceutical sector and in high-precision industrial processes, a segment that had not previously been covered by the group’s accredited services.

The laboratory can calibrate the most common types of flowmeters used in industry:

• Mass flowmeters
• Electromagnetic flowmeters
• Vortex flowmeters
• Ultrasonic flowmeters
• Rotameters
• Differential pressure flowmeters
• Parshall flumes
• Turbines

Guaranteed accuracy in critical industrial environments

Periodic calibration of flowmeters is essential in industries where the quality of the final product depends on the precise dosing of fluids. Over time, wear and changes in fluid conditions affect instrument accuracy, making accredited calibration essential to ensure reliable and traceable measurements.

This accreditation is important for the pharmaceutical sector, in dosing and manufacturing processes under regulated environments; for the chemical and food industries, where the exact proportion of fluids determines product quality and safety; and for the energy and automotive sectors, in the verification of fluid measurement systems used in industrial processes.

This accreditation adds to Applus+ Gometrics’ accredited capabilities in gas flow, pressure and vacuum, temperature and humidity, electricity and low frequency, and mass, and expands the industrial calibration services portfolio of Applus+ Laboratories.

With this achievement, Applus+ Laboratories reaffirms its commitment to metrological innovation, strengthening its position as the trusted technology partner for global industry.