Calibration Management
Calibration Management ensures every instrument, gauge, and sensor stays within tolerance, supporting quality compliance and customer trust.
What it solves
- Reduces non-conformances tied to measurement drift.
- Simplifies regulatory compliance for ISO, IATF, FDA, or aerospace standards.
- Provides traceable records for audits and customer assurance.
Core capabilities
- Instrument registry with calibration intervals and tolerance limits.
- Automated scheduling with reminders for due and overdue calibrations.
- Integration with Preventive Maintenance and Ticketing for follow-up actions.
- Certificate storage, calibration results, and as-found/as-left data capture.
- Vendor management for outsourced calibration labs.
Implementation playbook
- Catalog instruments. Import asset details, serial numbers, and tolerance ranges.
- Define procedures. Link calibration SOPs from the Docs & Knowledge Center.
- Set intervals. Choose calendar or usage-based triggers with escalation rules.
- Execute and record. Technicians capture readings, attach certificates, and flag out-of-tolerance findings.
- Analyze drift. Trend results over time to adjust intervals or trigger corrective maintenance.
Data captured
- Calibration readings (as-found, as-left).
- Certificates and vendor credentials.
- Non-conformance notes and required corrective actions.
Best practices
- Always link calibration tasks to affected production lines to assess risk.
- Use QR codes on instruments to open OpexMx calibration records instantly.
- Combine with Reporting & Analytics to spot instruments that drift frequently.
KPIs to watch
- Calibration compliance rate.
- Number of instruments found out-of-tolerance.
- Turnaround time from scheduled to completed calibration.