J.A. King Company Newsletter – January 2017

J.A. King Opens Laboratory in Birmingham, AL

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The addition of this new facility significantly enhances J.A. King’s measurement and calibration service offering for the state of Alabama and throughout the region.

“J.A. King has entered Alabama in a big way,” said John King, CEO of J.A. King.  “In October of 2016, we acquired B & C Instruments in Huntsville and we’re now delighted to be opening our Birmingham lab.”

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Vendor Spotlight: Hexagon’s Tesa / Brown & Sharpe

Tesa and Brown & Sharpe product We are proud to announce that J.A. King is now a distributor for both Tesa and Brown & Sharpe product lines from Hexagon!

Click on the catalog to the right for their latest promotion.  To learn more or place an order, just click the “request a quote” button below!

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 Ask the Experts: Determining Calibration Frequency

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J.A. King’s GageSuite® improves equipment tracking capabilities

Start off 2017 on the right foot! Save time and money by determining your equipment calibration schedule ahead of time.

Take a look at some of our top determining factors for calibration frequency and let the J.A. King experts help you build a plan for the upcoming year.

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.