Great rip off is Aussie spirit

[nukie]

This is 2013 prices extracted from the Australia National Measurement Institute for calibration services. Yes I know they run a Josephson standard but $1500 base charge for a Multimeter Calibration?! It makes Agilent calibration services look like a bargain now!

The NMI DC capability is indeed impressive

With least uncertainties of measurement of -
(0.2 uV/V + 10 nV) to (2.8 uV/V + 200 nV) up to 1100 V

vs Agilent

With least uncertainties of measurement of
10 uV/V + 0.4 uV from 1 uV to 0.22 V
6 uV/V from 0.22 V to 2.2 V
5 uV/V from 2.2 V to 22 V
8 uV/V from 22 V to 1000 V

http://www.measurement.gov.au/Services/calibrationtesting/Pages/LowFrequencyElectricalandMagneticQuantities.aspx

[ConKbot]

almost $4k from NIST
http://www.nist.gov/calibrations/voltage.cfm


Besides, who do you think Agilent goes to?   They spend big money for traceability to the big standard, and everyone else sends stuff to them to get their traceability though Agilent, and eventually the end user gets the sticker on his DMM from the plant cal lab...

[mzzj]

Roughly same price as Finland's national measurement standards lab. 

National Measurement Labs are at the top of the food chain. They are not interested to calibrate your average fluke 179 handheld, there are other services(Like Agilent) for that.

When you need to calibrate your HP/Agilent 3458A  that 1500 $AU is not that bad. Besides, getting accredited calibration for 8½ digit multimeter even from Agilent is pretty much same price level as Aus. NMI.

[EEVblog]

National Measurement Labs are at the top of the food chain. They are not interested to calibrate your average fluke 179 handheld, there are other services(Like Agilent) for that.

Yes, and their prices reflect.
Their are not in the volume calibration market.

When you need to calibrate your HP/Agilent 3458A  that 1500 $AU is not that bad. Besides, getting accredited calibration for 8½ digit multimeter even from Agilent is pretty much same price level as Aus. NMI.

A 3458A would be the minimum you'd consider sending to NMI. They usually do the gold standard and reference calibrators for the other cal labs.

[alm]

Can Agilent AU do a full cal on a 3458a? Last time I checked (a couple of years ago), only their Loveland facility had that ability.

[EEVblog]

Can Agilent AU do a full cal on a 3458a? Last time I checked (a couple of years ago), only their Loveland facility had that ability.

I recall them saying they could, but don't quote me on that.
Test uncertainty ratio would be small, and would likely require much beard stroking and metrology hand waving.