{"id":3176,"date":"2026-06-24T16:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/wiki\/test-equipment-management\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:13:03","slug":"test-equipment-management","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/glossary\/test-equipment-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Equipment Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"glossar-eintrag\">\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> Test equipment management refers to the systematic administration, monitoring and <a class=\"tc-inlink\" href=\"\/en\/calibration-metrology\/\">calibration<\/a> of measuring and testing equipment within a quality management system. The aim is to ensure correct and traceable measurement results. Requirements arise, among others, from ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO\/IEC 17025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical relevance:<\/strong> Among the items recorded and assessed are test equipment identification, calibration status, intervals, relevant measurement uncertainties and areas of use. Complete and up-to-date documentation makes it possible to avoid the use of unsuitable or overdue measuring instruments. Faulty test equipment can lead to systematic wrong decisions, complaints or liability cases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decision-making perspectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technical decision-makers:<\/strong> Ensuring reliable and traceable measurement data in production and testing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purchasing\/project management:<\/strong> Selection of suitable test equipment as well as competent calibration and testing service providers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Science:<\/strong> Assessment of measurement uncertainties, comparative measurements and measurement methods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insurance\/law:<\/strong> Proof of standard-compliant test equipment monitoring in the context of liability and damage cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Typical testing or verification methods:<\/strong> Calibration, test equipment monitoring systems, auditing, measurement systems analysis (MSA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>FAQ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why is <a class=\"tc-inlink\" href=\"\/en\/calibration-metrology\/calibration-and-test-equipment-management\/\">test equipment management<\/a> legally relevant?<\/li>\n<li>It documents compliance with duties of care and the validity of quality-relevant measurements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-3176","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/3176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technical-center.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=3176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}