About Us
About Us
How the work is coordinated, and what has stayed fixed throughout its growth.
Background
Columbus CMM Calibration and Repair coordinates calibration, repair and programming support for coordinate measuring machines and related gauging across Central Ohio and the Greater Midwest. Requests are matched to laboratories accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, and certificates are issued under the performing laboratory's scope with reference standards and uncertainty stated. The work serves quality managers, procurement staff and maintenance engineers responsible for keeping measurement equipment compliant between audits, across industries that range from machined components to assembled electromechanical products. A single point of contact covers CMM calibration, mechanical repair, part programming and the surrounding gauging a quality department also depends on.
A Brief History
Coordinate measuring machines, portable arms, surface plates and gauge blocks are supported under one coordinated request process, so a plant does not need separate vendor relationships for each category of equipment. Scope is checked against the performing laboratory's accreditation before a request is accepted, and travel or shipping follows only once a quotation is issued. Requests arrive from machine shops, device assemblers and metal fabricators across Central Ohio, each with its own mix of fixed and portable equipment.
Repair and programming needs are identified during the same review, so a machine that fails calibration or a program that needs revision does not require a second intake process. Documented procedures govern method selection, result review and release, with a complaints-and-appeals process available if a result is disputed. A quality manager preparing for a supplier audit can request calibration records, uncertainty statements and repair history together, rather than reassembling them from multiple vendors.
What the Work Is Measured Against
These are the operating commitments the work is measured against.
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Traceability
Measurements are traceable to the SI through NIST on every certificate issued.
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Documented review
Method selection and result release follow written procedures, not informal judgment.
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Scope checked first
Instruments are matched against accredited scope before a request is accepted.
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Honest refusal
A machine beyond economical repair is reported as such instead of quoted indefinitely.
See Also
The standards, traceability arrangements and management system behind the work are set out on the quality system page. The competence standard behind the people doing the work is detailed on the our team page.
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