When the equipment stays where it is used
Tell us which part of the installation you need checked. For example, a sensor on its own and a sensor connected to the plant display are two different requests. Identify the connections, working range, available access and any restrictions on bringing reference equipment into the area.
Give the shutdown window and the name of the site contact who can arrange isolation or access. RTS can then assess whether the proposed method and reference equipment suit those conditions. Keep the instrument in service until the visit and any stop have been agreed with your plant team.
At the laboratory
- The instrument and its accessories can travel.
- Agree packing, transit and the return arrangement.
- Confirm the work and required conditions with the laboratory.
At your site
- The equipment is available where it will be checked.
- Agree safe access, utilities and any shutdown window.
- Check site conditions and the availability of the requested work.
When the instrument can travel
Portable meters and hand tools may be easier to send as a batch, particularly where you have spares to cover the work. Identify fragile parts, matched probes, cases and any accessories needed for operation. Ask which items to send before packing.
Include dispatch and return in your downtime estimate. If a complete batch cannot leave at once, ask about dividing it by production line or due date. For an instrument sensitive to temperature or vibration, describe how it is normally stored and transported.
Plan calibration around a shutdown
Make one row for each station that has to stop. Enter its tag, the first time the operator can release it, the latest handback time, the person arranging access and the person authorised to restart the line. Put portable tools with available spares on a separate list so they can leave before the shutdown.
Suppose an IMT Faridabad press shop can release its pressure transmitter between two production runs. The panel may be in a different room from the transmitter. Before booking a loop check, confirm that both rooms and the engineer who can witness the reading will be available together. Agree who records the handback. If production moves the stop, tell RTS which tags have lost their window while the other checks can still go ahead.
What RTS needs to compare the options
Send the instrument list, site PIN and the first date the equipment can be released. State which checks require the installed assembly and which units can travel. If either route is acceptable, ask for the site and laboratory options against the same measurement points.