News | June 30, 2008

Mountz, Inc. Calibration Lab Receives ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

San Jose, CA - Mountz, Inc. receives ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from ACLASS accreditation services. The ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation ensures the Mountz Calibration Lab operates with a quality system, document control, corrective and preventive action, accommodation and environmental conditions, equipment, measurement uncertainty, evidence of traceability and calibration results that are technically competent for customers.

Adhering to an international standard, the Mountz Calibration Lab follows a stringent testing calibration procedure that provides traceability and documentation control for customers. The accurate calibration of torque tools is a crucial quality control process for manufacturing companies. Any lapses in this process can affect production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality, product reliability, reputation and profitability. Torque equipment calibrated regularly and correctly provides repeatable accuracy and operates properly.

Calibration certificates for tools provide customers with traceability for their quality control and ISO documentation. The calibration document contains information on tool tested, tool serial number, equipment used, standards used, uncertainty of measurement and actual measurement data.

Mountz Inc. employs an experienced, well-trained calibration and repair staff. Mountz trained technicians can calibrate and repair most any tool. Mountz provides rapid service with quality that customers can trust as it offers state-of-the-art calibration lab and repair facilities that can calibrate up to 20,000 lbf.ft

ACLASS Accreditation Services, provides laboratory accreditation for testing and calibration laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025. ACLASS is internationally recognized by ILAC, APLAC and IAAC through the signing of Multilateral Recognition Arrangements (MRAs). These arrangements facilitate the acceptance of test and calibration data between ACLASS accredited laboratories and the international community.

SOURCE: Mountz, Inc.