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KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions Launches New Phoenix Lab to Advance Precision Measurement for High-Tech Industries

March 17, 2026 Office

Publish date Tue, 03/17/2026 – 12:00 KBR announced today the opening of its new Phoenix Metrology Engineering Center, an internationally accredited 4,500-square-foot facility providing advanced measurement, precision calibration and engineering services to commercial and national […]

A New Era Unfolds: FARO and Creaform Combine to Form Two New Business Units

January 13, 2026 Office

Purpose‑built for customers: FARO CREAFORM, turning portable and automated dimensional measurement into strategic advantage for manufacturers, and FARO INSIGHT, transforming captured reality into trusted insight for construction, public safety, and geospatial professionals. Lévis, Québec, January […]

Trescal Expands Global Footprint with 14 Acquisitions and Entry into India

January 13, 2026 Office

Paris, France – January 13, 2026 Trescal, the global leader in metrology services, announces 14 acquisitions throughout Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. This represents €50M+ additional sales and 800 employees. In Portugal, the company […]

Welcoming New Calibration Technicians the Right Way

December 12, 2025 Office

by Joseph Rindone Bringing new technicians into a calibration lab is more than an HR formality—it’s an investment in the accuracy, reliability, and reputation of the entire organization. Too often, onboarding is treated as a […]

Transcat Acquires Premier Calibration Services Provider Essco Calibration Laboratory

August 5, 2025 Office

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS) (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leading provider of accredited calibration services, cost control and optimization services, and distribution and rental of value-added professional grade handheld test, measurement, and control […]

Digitalization in the Quality Infrastructure – Perspectives from Novo Nordisk

January 18, 2025 Office

by Heidi Foldal Novo Nordisk, established in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark, is a global healthcare company dedicated to providing medication for chronic diseases. Our operations are managed through process management across the organizational structure, […]

What a Long-Term Instrument Warranty Can Mean to a Calibration Operation

September 30, 2024 Office

by Jesse Morse Most all test and measurement equipment (TME) come with some amount of warranty: 90 days, one year, etc. From the manufacturer’s perspective, it is simply to protect the buyer from having to […]

Don’t Run Your Calibration Lab Like Blockbuster

September 30, 2024 Michael Schwartz

One of the quotes I love is by Henry Ford: “If I asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Another quote is from Neil deGrasse Tyson: “In the 1900s, horses […]