ISO 17025 insures technical competence

Controlled documents

• All Calibrate, Inc. employees work from most current SOPs and QAPs ONLY.
• Eliminates “out of specification” work.
• Eliminates confusion and misunderstandings.
• Requires an organized system of communication, training, and record keeping, all of which are “hall marks” of a well run company.

Part and supplier control program

• All Calibrate, Inc. suppliers are accredited to ISO 9000. As part of our accreditation to ISO 17025 we can only use vendors that are accredited and all must be interviewed to determine that they meet the standard.
• Calibrate, Inc. follows a First In First Out program for all parts used in the repair and service of pipettes.
• Calibrate, Inc. uses Genuine Gilson Parts.
• The Calibrate, Inc. batch numbering system insures quality control.

Measurement and test equipment trace ability

• All measurement and test equipment undergoes installation qualification prior to use.
• All measurement and test equipment is calibrated by third party accredited vendors to insure SI through NIST traceability.
• Complete historical equipment logs are maintained for each item of measurement and test equipment.

Controlled data

• All data is reviewed for accuracy before release to the customer. This eliminates unnecessary concern, review and time on behalf of the customer.
• All data is secured through our three levels (minimal) of data storage: Level 1 is the reps home office, Level 2 is the main computer at the home office, and level 3 is the CD format each data file is copied to and stored in a locked and secured environment.