Imagine that a satellite is launched into space and communications are intermittent. This happens because the satellite is wobbling, which causes connection problems in the receiver. The cause of the wobbling is identified: It is the result of not using a calibration provider with a low enough uncertainty.

The load cells used to measure the amount of fuel stored in the satellite must be almost perfect. However, if a calibration provider doesn’t have the right measurement capability, the load cells won’t be accurate enough to make the measurement. In this case, the result is a wobbling satellite and significant resources needed to fix the problem.

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