Sieve Verification

• Compliance Test Sieves are manufactured with wire cloth that has been inspected and measured in roll or sheet quantities prior to being cut and mounted in the individual sieve frames. Opening sizes are not measured in individual sieves. Each Compliance sieve is supplied with a certificate of manufacturing compliance, but no statistical documentation is given. Compliance sieves are designed for applications where a basic, reliable degree of accuracy and repeatability are sufficient.
• Inspection Test Sieves have a specified number of openings measured in each sieve after the cloth is mounted in the frame. There is a 99% confidence level that the standard deviation of these openings is within the maximum allowed by ASTM. Inspection Sieves are a good choice in applications where accuracy and repeatability are critical. Each Inspection Sieve consists of a Compliance Sieve with added Inspection Sieve Verification service.
• Calibration Test Sieves have about twice as many openings measured as Inspection Sieves. The higher number of openings measured on each sieve increases the confidence level to 99.73% that the standard deviation of these openings is within the maximum allowed by ASTM. Calibration Sieves should be used in applications where a very high degree of accuracy is required. Each Calibration Sieve consists of a compliance sieve with added Calibration Sieve Verification service.
• Master-Matched Sieves are ASTM E11 8in diameter stainless steel or combination sieves from No.8 (2.36mm) to No.325 (45µm) that have been measured and shown to closely match a set of master sieves maintained by Gilson in a reference laboratory. Master-Matched Sieves from Gilson are always matched to the same master set, assuring that one sieve is very close to another. Master-Matched Sieves are also certified to meet ASTM E 11, so additional verification is not normally necessary. Master-Matching is done using special standard reference materials, sized for each sieve. Each sieve is performance tested to ensure it yields ±2% by weight of the value of the master sieve.

Ordering All Gilson test sieves meet ASTM or ISO requirements for Compliance Test Sieves. Ordering additional verification services for each individual sieve upgrades them to meet Inspection or Calibration specifications.