Ten Tips for Ensuring Your Calibration Provider is World-Class

For most operations and maintenance departments, precision calibration of measurement equipment is a necessary evil. It’s time consuming and requires a great deal of paperwork. But when that inspector comes around, either from the FDA, ISO or another governing body, and you can produce all the required certs and answer all their questions, you’ll know it was money well spent.

But not all metrology and calibration companies are created equal. Some are the real deal: measurement professionals who take pride in what they do and provide a high quality service and value for money. Others are fly-by-night operators who work out of their homes with outdated calibration standards. How do you tell the difference? Take a look at our latest Ask the Experts article “Ensuring Your Calibration Provider Is World Class” to see ten tips from our experts on what to look for!

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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.