diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/delays.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/delays.py
index b1d7f9976ec5de3e75784dac484c9c33584f2806..d3b674b3fcfaa0d8ff6047a8fde460ac2d885cee 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/delays.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/beam/delays.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def subtract(a, b):
     return numpy.array([x - y for x, y in zip(a, b)])
 
 
-class delay_calculator:
+class Delays:
     def __init__(self, itrf: list([float])):
 
         """ Create a measure object, configured for the specified terrestrial location. """
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py
index c8ccf78e649b194b9efd0a2e97231310cf091581..46f8ef4e01c56c4f88c3a8566afa33a85e354dfe 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/beam_device.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from tangostationcontrol.common.measures import get_measures_directory, get_avai
 from tangostationcontrol.common.lofar_logging import log_exceptions
 from tangostationcontrol.common.states import DEFAULT_COMMAND_STATES
 from tangostationcontrol.devices.device_decorators import TimeIt, only_in_states, fault_on_error
-from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import delay_calculator
+from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import Delays
 from tangostationcontrol.devices.lofar_device import lofar_device
 
 __all__ = ["beam_device", "main", "BeamTracker"]
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class beam_device(lofar_device):
         self.Beam_tracker = None
 
         # generic delay calculator to ask about validity of settings
-        self.generic_delay_calculator = delay_calculator([0, 0, 0])
+        self.generic_delay_calculator = Delays([0, 0, 0])
 
     # Derived  classes will override this with a non-parameterised
     # version that lofar_device will call.
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/sdp/digitalbeam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/sdp/digitalbeam.py
index 256d156a4337bffb46e2ed085cbcc151d6d4f5b2..a0efcfad316ec4955b2bf5b34fd630cba01900ec 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/sdp/digitalbeam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/sdp/digitalbeam.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from tangostationcontrol.devices.beam_device import beam_device
 from tangostationcontrol.devices.sdp.beamlet import Beamlet
 from tangostationcontrol.devices.device_decorators import TimeIt
 from tangostationcontrol.common.lofar_logging import log_exceptions
-from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import delay_calculator
+from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import Delays
 
 import numpy
 import datetime
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class DigitalBeam(beam_device):
                 input_itrf[input_nr] = antenna_itrf[antenna_nr]
 
         # a delay calculator
-        self.delay_calculator = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
+        self.delay_calculator = Delays(reference_itrf)
 
         # relative positions of each antenna
         self.relative_input_positions = input_itrf - reference_itrf
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py
index d8e98ad75c550ed85b5d6a23cc0c8c7543637011..36b8b8a0db6c34221b20ff9c9fa13d3630dbff24 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/tilebeam.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from tango import Util
 # Additional import
 from tangostationcontrol.common.entrypoint import entry
 from tangostationcontrol.common.lofar_logging import device_logging_to_python, log_exceptions
-from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import delay_calculator
+from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import Delays
 from tangostationcontrol.beam.hba_tile import NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS_PER_TILE
 from tangostationcontrol.devices.beam_device import beam_device
 from tangostationcontrol.devices.device_decorators import TimeIt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TileBeam(beam_device):
         HBAT_antenna_itrf_offsets = self.antennafield_proxy.HBAT_antenna_itrf_offsets_R.reshape(self._nr_tiles, NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS_PER_TILE, 3)
 
         # a delay calculator for each tile
-        self.HBAT_delay_calculators = [delay_calculator(reference_itrf) for reference_itrf in HBAT_reference_itrf]
+        self.HBAT_delay_calculators = [Delays(reference_itrf) for reference_itrf in HBAT_reference_itrf]
 
         # absolute positions of each antenna element
         self.HBAT_antenna_positions = [HBAT_reference_itrf[tile] + HBAT_antenna_itrf_offsets[tile] for tile in range(self._nr_tiles)]
diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py
index 12d015774c933322495fc3aa7abe8d5c57052628..cba2a103db32526c04bbdeca0f370d74ef75aecd 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/beam/test_delays.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 import numpy
 import numpy.testing
 
-from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import delay_calculator
+from tangostationcontrol.beam.delays import Delays
 from tangostationcontrol.test import base
 
 
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
         """
 
         reference_itrf = [3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]  # CS002LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
-        d = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
+        d = Delays(reference_itrf)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(d)
 
     def test_is_valid_direction(self):
-        d = delay_calculator([0, 0, 0])
+        d = Delays([0, 0, 0])
 
         # should accept base use cases
         self.assertTrue(d.is_valid_direction(("J2000", "0deg", "0deg")))
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
     def test_sun(self):
         # # create a frame tied to the reference position
         reference_itrf = [3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]
-        d = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
+        d = Delays(reference_itrf)
 
         for i in range(24):
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
     def test_identical_location(self):
         # # create a frame tied to the reference position
         reference_itrf = [3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]  # CS002LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
-        d = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
+        d = Delays(reference_itrf)
 
         # set the antenna position identical to the reference position
         antenna_itrf = [[reference_itrf[0], reference_itrf[1], reference_itrf[2]]]  # CS001LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
 
     def test_regression(self):
         reference_itrf = [3826577.066, 461022.948, 5064892.786]  # CS002LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
-        d = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
+        d = Delays(reference_itrf)
 
         # set the antenna position identical to the reference position
         antenna_itrf = [[3826923.503, 460915.488, 5064643.517]]  # CS001LBA, in ITRF2005 epoch 2012.5
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
         """
 
         reference_itrf = [0, 0, 0]
-        d = delay_calculator(reference_itrf)
+        d = Delays(reference_itrf)
 
         # set the antenna position 0.1 lightsecond in the Z direction of the ITRF,
         # which is aligned with the North Pole, see
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
         self.assertAlmostEqual(0.1, delays[0], 6, f"delays[0] = {delays[0]}")
 
     def test_convert_bulk(self):
-        d = delay_calculator([0, 0, 0])
+        d = Delays([0, 0, 0])
         timestamp = datetime.datetime(2022, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0) # timestamp does not actually matter, but casacore doesn't know that.
         d.set_measure_time(timestamp)
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class TestDelays(base.TestCase):
             numpy.testing.assert_almost_equal(single_pos_result[0, :], bulk_result[i, :], 4)
 
     def test_convert_bulk_speed(self):
-        d = delay_calculator([0, 0, 0])
+        d = Delays([0, 0, 0])
         timestamp = datetime.datetime(2022, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0) # timestamp does not actually matter, but casacore doesn't know that.
         d.set_measure_time(timestamp)