Calibration management software
Calibration management software
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Hi forum. Has anyone had any experience with calibration management software?
We are thinking of buying a system that beamex make. The engineers are all for it but the maintenance tech's are weary.
We don't like the idea of test equipment telling you what cal to do next or what the input / output should be etc etc.
Any reviews will be much appreciated.
regards
We are thinking of buying a system that beamex make. The engineers are all for it but the maintenance tech's are weary.
We don't like the idea of test equipment telling you what cal to do next or what the input / output should be etc etc.
Any reviews will be much appreciated.
regards





RE: Calibration management software
Are you also saying that you've never had to retest product because some critical instrument turned out to be out of cal? Or are you saying that you shipped that product without retesting?
TTFN
RE: Calibration management software
We already have a cal database that we designed ourselves and works perfectly but management want to introduce a recognised one even though we've had ours for last 7 years.
So ,basically i was wondering if anyone had any experience with them.
RE: Calibration management software
The thing is there to HELP you, you can make it as easy or awkward as you like.
Take a look at "Calwatch" from AMP or "Record" from Ambrit (which is web accessible).
Regards
RE: Calibration management software
On site we have a maintenance management system (PowerMaint) which creates jobs based on a weekly cycle. So if an instrument is due for calibration a work order is automatically generated. From a calibration management point of view we are ok. However this system does not have the facility to store the calibration results, and to this end we created an access database which is tailor made to suit the instruments we have onsite.
Our management team have highlighted this as a weak point in our system, as they feel their could a risk to the integrity of the database should the main designer leave the company.
This is probably a fair point, and so the management are looking into various commercially available calibration packages.
From a technicians point of view I'd like to know which of these systems are good, and whether they flexible enough to suit our site instruments. I.e. do they cater for analytical instruments such as NOx, gas leak detectors, silica,pH, etc, as well as the usual pressure, temp etc
So the reply I'm after is if someone has used a good system which can cope with our requirements please let me know.
RE: Calibration management software
RE: Calibration management software
Good Luck