Sieve calibration - a new simple but high precision approach

This paper describes the preparation, measurement and use of microspheres f or calibrating individual test sieves. Using a 63 mu m sieve as an example, 2.5 million apertures, or 80% of the surface is examined in under 2 minute s. Because of the narrowness of the size distribution, a 5% difference in p ercent passing only results in a mean aperture difference of 1 mu m, indeed , the measurement uncertainty for all 24 tests performed was only 0.7 mu m The calibration is independent of the method of shaking and can be used for most sieves.