Category Archives: Calibration

Custom Calibration at the SPIE Symposium 2012

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?Randy Yousey, CEO of Custom-Cal

The SPIE Defense and Security Symposium held in Baltimore during April was attended by Custom-Cal?s Randy Yousey and Peter Kostoulas.Held in the Convention Center at Baltimore?s Inner Harbor,this is the world?s largest unclassified event for the defense, security and sensing industry.

Would you like to see how other companies are saving over a $100k per year by avoiding test equipment repair markups that range as high as 60%?? Custom-Cal is unlike most Cal-Houses in that we perform repairs internally, charges are reasonable. You avoid both the flat rate OEM price and the markup. Your savings are substantial.

Case in point:? 86142A Agilent OSA.. OEM cost $17,000, CC invoice was $2850. Our flat rate on this repair is $6850.In this case, all that was needed was a display and display driver rebuild. A savings of over $14,150. The arithmetic speaks for itself.

We also sell equipment on consignment turning doorstops into returns by rejuvenating the equipment and selling it at market value returning the profit to you as a credit for new equipment, services or replacements.? You can also search our modest inventory at: http://www.custom-cal.com/Test_Equipment_Sales.aspx. Contact me via LinkedIn or via email- ry@custom-cal.com and Peter or I will contact you.

 

 

 

Custom-Cal Returns to Handle Nistica Calibration Requirements

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Nistica?is a world class supplier of agile optical modules. Custom-Cal is pleased to be Nistica?s preferred vendor for supplying optical calibration for SWS and high performance Yokagawa and OSA models such as:

Nick Codd, Lightwave Engineer and Calibration Team Leader

AQ-6310 or AQ6310

AQ-6310B or AQ6310B

AQ-6310C or AQ6310C

AQ-6312 or AQ 6312

AQ-6315A or AQ6315B

AQ6315C or AQ6315C

AQ-6315E or AQ6315E

AQ-6317 or AQ6317

AQ-6317B or AQ6317B

AQ-6319 or AQ6319

AQ-6330 or AQ6330

AQ-6331 / AQ-6331

We are also proud to support the new Agilent N7744a Multi Channel Power Meter.

 

 

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Custom-Calibration Assist Nistica To Meet ISO Requirements

In order to meet?Nistica immediate needs Custom-Calibrations established a Custom Response Team involving Randy Yousey, Tom Gadosky, Bill Pazik,?Peter Kostoulas, Irina Sakhartchouk and Bob Adamson.

Examples of the team?s accomplishments include:

  • Creating quotes for sixty-five items on site and identifying equipment requiring calibration.
  • Custom-Cal was able to accommodate and meet Nistica?s three day expedited calibration needs with our on-site services supplemented with pickup and delivery services.
  • The team calibrated complex optical gear such as: SWS 15107, SWS15101, and SWS20006 systems?on-site within the specified time constraints. Custom-Cal personalized responses to support Nistica?s work status requirements via email?and telephone communication.
  • ?Custom-Cal?also provided the customer with an online “My Data System” which allows calibration certificates to be viewed online, as well as assistance in recalling equipment?for sequent calibration.

Custom-Cal Gains ISO 9000 Certification in RF & Optical Repair

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Custom-Cal has successfully completed ISO 9000 registration. ISO 9000?consists of a family of standards?that apply to quality management systems. In order to be certified, there are requirements and standards that have been met by the company. ?Some of the requirements include: monitoring processes to ensure they are effective, having a?set of procedures that covers all key processes in the company and?facilitating continual improvement. ?For Custom-Cal, the ISO 9000 certification specifically applies to calibration and repair of Test and Measurement equipment (primarily RF and optical units), on-site calibration services and new & used equipment sales.

Field Calibration Pictures

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Featured are Peter Kostoulas and Sam Wong of Custom-Cal! This was an onsite service call to perform repair of an 86120B and a 86120C at the customers laboratory.

Aside from the repairs which saved downtime our staff was also able to satisfy the customers need to have all the optical test equipment calibrated. A sample of optical test equipment calibrated with-in the customers facility:

  • 86142A and AQ6317 Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA )
  • 8168F and 81640A Tunable Laser Source ( TLS )
  • 81524A, 81525A, 81533B, 81619A, 81636B Optical Sensors and Interface Modules
  • 8163A and 8164A Lightwave Mutimeter and Lightwave System
  • Various Wavelength Meters including 86120A/B and C