1. German calibration lab association
The refounded
German calibration lab association
Dr. Peter Ulbig Chairperson of DKD steering committee Head of Division for Scientific-technical cross-sectional tasks

2. Legal task of PTB Excerpt of the German Units and time act:
Die Entwicklung des DKD
Excerpt of the German Units and time act:
§6 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
(2) The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt has
1. to realize and to dissiminate the legal units, and to develop relevant procedures to do so,
…..
If PTB works to together with third parties to fulfill the task,
PTB is responsible for the unity of measurements.
Legal task to cooperate with accredited calibration labs

3. Measurement Standards
Traceability for calibration labs
Die Entwicklung des DKD
Natl. Standard
Accr. Cal. lab
Meas. standards
Measurement Standards
of a company
Meas. instruments company
Accredited
calibration lab
Product

4. The logo of the DKD: known around the world

5. The development of the DKD
1992
= DKD starts as
accreditation
body
2007
= DKD becomes
independent
of the PTB
(EA request)
2010
= accr. body of DKD merges with DAkkS
1977
= private
laboratories
take over
calibrations
for industry
= DKD starts
techn. work
(guide lines)
= DKD consists
of 12 technical
committees
DKD
techn. forum

6. The DKD until 31.12.2009 Ministry Accreditation Traceability
Advisory board
DKD
Accreditation
body
DAR BMWA
Associations PTB
Accr.bodies Techn. Committees
Recommendations
body
forum of experts
Assessors
Traceability
Accreditation
Supervision
Chairpersons
DKD
Technical
committees
Oberservers
DKD
Accredited
calibration labs
Heads of labs
source: Dr. Bosch

7. The TCs of DKD 1 January 2010 ?
Accreditation
Supervision

8. Decision on 16 November 2010 takes over patronage Prof. Peters
Vice president
of PTB
Technical committees

9. Restart of DKD
The restart of the DKD
as a technical board of PTB
was realized on 3 May 2011
in agreement between all 12 chairpersons of the technical committees and the PTB.

10. Agreement document

11. The new DKD aims at: The most important aims of the new DKD are:
Support of the calibration sector in agreement with the German units and time act (in terms of dissimination of the units by third parties)
Support of the information exchange between all the members of the DKD
Development of calibration guides (DKD-R), which represent the state-of-the-art in calibration procedures resp. which can be used by assessors of calibration labs for the technical assessment

12. Tasks of the new DKD Tasks of DKD:
Keeping members informed on new national and international developments in calibration
b) Active cooperation in the framework of national, European and international calibration
c) Issuing of publications and documents
d) Cooperation with DAkkS
e) Encouragement of further training for people involved in calibration activities
f) Keeping the public informed on DKD activities
g) Promotion of interlaboratory comparisons/comparison of measurements

13. Structure of the new DKD
Chairmen of Technical Committees
Chair
Chairmen of Technical Committees
Steering Committee
TC 1
Direct flow Low Frequency
TC 2 High Frequency
Optics
TC 12
Flow
measurement
TC 13
Measurement
uncertainty
……………

14. Cooperation between DAkkS and DKD
PTB
DKD -
Geschäftsstelle
Kalibrierlaboratorien
DAkkS
akkreditierte
Vorstand
Fachausschüsse
(12)
Rückführung
Akkreditierung
Überwachung
Vorsitzender
Vorsitzende (12)
Beisitzer
Office of
accredited
calibration laboratories
Steering committee
Techn. Committees
(13)
Traceability
Accreditation
Supervision
Chairperson
Chairpersons (13)
Observer

15. Forms of Membership Different forms of DKD membership:
a) full members b) associate members Membership in the new DKD
is free of charge c) honorary members d) supporting members
Full membership is open to every corporate body or natural person, operating an accredited calibration
laboratory within the boundaries of the Federal Republic of Germany
Associate membership is open to every accredited calibration laboratory outside the boundaries of the
Federal Republic of Germany
Honorary membership may be granted by the steering board, following recommendations of members,
to persons, who contributed largely to the success of DKD
Supporting membership is open to everybody who agrees with and supports the objectives of DKD, but
who does not comply with the requirements for becoming a full or associate member

16. DKD – a Board of PTB Office DKD membership has been offered
to approx. 450 calibration laboratories
Office

17. DKD Office The DKD Office supports the DKD technical committees
and manages the administration of their members
In case of any questions please contact Ms. Claudia Merkel
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
Ms. Claudia Merkel
DKD Office
Vieweg Building, room 106
D Braunschweig
Phone:

18. State of Affairs
approx. 370 DKD members by now, with numbers still increasing
DKD issued a couple of new guidelines and a code of best practice
existing guidelines and codes of best practice are to be maintained by DKD, all other documents will remain with DAkkS  written agreement in preparation
new technical committee ‘Chemical Measurement and Material Properties‘ implemented
new DKD Homepage online

19. New homepage

20. New homepage

21. New DKD Documents Guideline: DKD-R Code of Best Practice: DKD-L
Expert Report: DKD-E

22. Conclusion DKD returned to its origin within PTB
DKD no longer acts as an accreditation body, but became a regulating board of PTB instead
DKD provides PTB with the opportunity to continue ensuring a technically advanced level in calibration (as definded by Article 6, Time and Units Act)
DKD forms an important link between PTB, calibration laboratories, DAkkS and auditors

23. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Braunschweig und Berlin
Bundesallee 100
38116 Braunschweig
Dr.-Ing. habil. Peter Ulbig
Division Q „Scientific-technical cross-sectional tasks“ Chairperson of Deutscher Kalibrierdienst (DKD)
Telephone:
Peter.