The need for a calibration management solution

As businesses expand, so do their equipment. This increase in business equipment also increases the amount of manual documentation that needs to be done almost exponentially. In the Power & Energy sector, for example, almost 33% have more than 5,000 instruments that require calibrating. Moreover, around 42% of companies perform more than 2,000 calibrations each year.

According to the same survey, an equipment manager can spend almost half of his or her time on documentation and paperwork. This time can instead be spent on other value-added activities.

A calibration management software (CMS) is a software designed to schedule the calibration of instrumentation and maintenance requirements in all types of industrial settings. It uses a combination of scheduling, history, and communication with field instrumentation to ensure that calibration, adjustments or replacements are performed on a timely basis.

A calibration management solution helps equipment managers to better monitor processing equipment and ensure they are working at their optimal levels. This is done by ensuring that moving parts have lubricants and that consumable products used in a process are replaced in advance. It also provides equipment managers with automated planning options that help reduce administration and management effort.