Instrument Calibration Solutions

What Instrument Calibration Solutions does

Instrument Calibration Solutions (ICS) is a privately held, veteran-owned precision metrology company founded in 2004 by Marine Corps Metrologists David Beier and Darrell Martin. Headquartered in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania with an A2LA-accredited lab in Clayton, Ohio and a mobile lab in Canton, Ohio, ICS delivers ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration services across dimensional, electrical, torque, pressure, temperature and humidity, force, and optical/video disciplines to manufacturers in regulated industries including aerospace and defense, automotive, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, energy and chemicals, and metalworking. Service is delivered via in-house lab calibration, on-site field calibration within a roughly 150-mile radius of each location, and regional pickup and delivery, with a standard 10-day turnaround and capability for specialized work such as ultra-low temperature (-80°C) freezer calibration.

ICS also generates revenue as an authorized reseller of precision measurement hardware, including OGP multisensor measurement systems and optical comparators and Ametek/Chatillon force gauges and Lloyd Instruments materials testers, often pre-calibrated and shipped with NIST-traceable certificates. The company operates the ICS LIVE cloud portal for 24/7 customer access to calibration certificates, asset status, recall notifications, and QMS/ERP integrations. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting regulated manufacturers, supported by content marketing, technical case studies, brand partnerships, and annual open house events in PA and OH. In 2021 ICS entered a strategic partnership with Brechbuhler Scales and B-TEK Scales to provide turnkey calibration and repair solutions across electrical, mechanical, optical, and process control instruments, extending service reach to seven U.S. states.

Name

Instrument Calibration Solutions

Legal name

Instrument Calibration Solutions, LLC.

Website

https://instrumentcs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instrument Calibration Solutions is an A2LA-accredited, veteran-owned calibration lab providing ISO/IEC 17025 NIST-traceable services for dimensional, electrical, torque, pressure, temperature, force, and optical instruments to regulated manufacturers in the US Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, plus OGP and Ametek equipment resale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Calibration and Metrology Services

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Calibration Services & Standards (Calibration labs, reference standards, traceability services) (IMAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Precision calibration services
• Metrology equipment sales
• Dimensional measurement calibration
• ISO 17025 accredited
• Onsite instrument calibration

Headquarters

HQ city

Aliquippa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Calibration Services: Core revenue stream from calibrating a wide range of measurement instruments including dimensional, electrical, torque, pressure, temperature & humidity, force, and optical/video measuring systems. Services delivered in-house or onsite with 10-day standard turnaround. Pricing is quote-based; batch discounts and route-based savings available.
2. New Equipment Sales: Sales of new precision measurement equipment including optical comparators, vision systems, multisensor measurement systems, force gauges, material testing machines, and shaft measuring systems through vendor partnerships with OGP (Optical Gaging Products) and Ametek brands.
3. Instrument Repair: Repair services for instruments that fail calibration or require maintenance, when parts are available and economical. Post-repair calibration included to verify performance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Instrument Calibration Solutions (ICS) is an A2LA-accredited (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) precision metrology company that delivers calibration, repair, and certification services for dimensional, electrical, torque, pressure, temperature & humidity, force, and optical/video measuring instruments. The company also sells new precision measurement equipment from OGP and Ametek/Chatillon, and operates the ICS LIVE customer portal for asset and certificate management.

Product overview

Instrument Calibration Solutions (ICS) offers a comprehensive portfolio of precision metrology products and calibration services. Their product portfolio includes OGP (Optical Gaging Products) multisensor measurement systems (SmartScope E/M/Quest/Vantage/SP series, Pinnacle, Summit, Benchmark, FlexPoint, Fusion), optical comparators (QL-20, Focus, c-vision), video measuring systems (SNAP, StarLite), laser scanning systems (Lazer 200, ShapeGrabber), and shaft measuring systems (TurnCheck Series 6/10/14). They also distribute Ametek/Chatillon force measurement products including digital and mechanical force gauges (DFE3, DFS3, DFX3, DG, LG series), force testers (CS2Plus, TCM), and materials testing machines (LD, LSPlus, LS5HS, MT series). Supporting software includes Measure-X, ZONE3, NexygenPlus, and ForceTest. Their ICS Live portal provides cloud-based calibration management. In addition to selling equipment, ICS provides ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration services for dimensional, electrical, force, optical/video, pressure, temperature/humidity, and torque instruments, offered both in-house and onsite at customer facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dimensional Calibration Services ISO/IEC 17025-accredited dimensional calibration for calipers, micrometers, height gages, gage blocks, thread gages, surface plates, CMMs, and other dimensional instruments with NIST traceability, served to regulated manufacturers.
• Electrical Calibration Services Electrical calibration using Fluke 5522A, 5520, Agilent 3458A Multimeter, and Vitrek High Voltage Measurement Systems for handheld/bench meters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.
• Torque Calibration Services ISO 17025-accredited torque calibration for torque wrenches, screwdrivers, testers, and multipliers with NIST-traceable standards, used by automotive and industrial manufacturers.
• Pressure Calibration Services Calibration for pressure gauges, transmitters, transducers, vacuum gauges, manometers, and deadweight testers from vacuum to high-pressure ranges.
• Temperature & Humidity Calibration Services Calibration for thermocouples, RTDs, IR thermometers, temperature controllers, environmental/humidity meters, and chamber mapping services for medical, food, and energy applications.
• Force Measurement and Calibration Services Calibration for force gauges, load cells, universal testing machines, and dynamometers with multi-point verification, supporting force testing customers.
• Optical/Video Measuring Calibration Services Calibration for optical comparators and video measuring systems including magnification accuracy, screen distortion, stage linearity, and edge detection performance.
• Onsite Calibration Services Mobile calibration at customer facilities using portable NIST-traceable standards, covering a ~150-mile radius from Aliquippa, PA and Clayton, OH labs, plus a Canton, OH mobile lab, to minimize downtime.
• Calibration Data and Integration Services Integration of calibration results and certificate data with customer QMS/ERP systems, supporting audit-ready documentation and asset tracking.
• Instrument Repair Services Repair services for instruments that fail calibration or require maintenance, with post-repair calibration included to verify performance.
• OGP Multisensor Measurement Systems Sales of OGP SmartScope, Pinnacle, Summit, Benchmark, FlexPoint, and Fusion multisensor measurement systems for automated dimensional metrology in industrial and manufacturing environments.
• OGP Optical Comparators and Video Contour Projectors Sales of OGP QL-20, Focus, and c-vision video contour projectors for optical inspection and 2D measurement in metalworking and shop-floor applications.
• TurnCheck Shaft Measuring Systems Sales of OGP TurnCheck Series-6, Series-10, and Series-14 shaft measuring machines for high-volume shaft and turned-part dimensional inspection.
• Chatillon/Ametek Force Gauges Sales of Chatillon DFE3, DFX3, DFS3, DG, and LG series digital and mechanical force gauges for push/pull and production line force measurement.
• Chatillon/Ametek Force Testers and Test Stands Sales of CS2Plus force testers and TCM/MT motorized and manual test stands for tensile, compression, peel, and flexural testing up to 5kN.
• Lloyd/Ametek Materials Testing Machines Sales of Lloyd Instruments LD, LSPlus, and LS5HS materials testing machines and tablets for plastic, rubber, packaging, metals, and automotive parts testing.
• ICS LIVE Calibration Management Portal Cloud-based customer portal providing 24/7 access to calibration certificates, asset status, recall notifications, scheduling, and multi-user role-based access.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ torque devices calibrated in one week across four facilities for an automotive manufacturer
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brechbuhler ScalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, ICS joined a strategic partnership with Brechbuhler Scales and B-TEK Scales to provide turnkey calibration solutions to customers. The partnership enables ICS to offer complete metrology solutions for calibration and repair of electrical, mechanical, optical, and process control instruments across both companies' service areas.
• B-TEK ScalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, ICS joined a strategic partnership with Brechbuhler Scales and B-TEK Scales to provide turnkey calibration solutions. The partnership expands ICS's metrology capabilities and service reach, combining calibration and repair expertise across electrical, mechanical, optical, and process control instruments.
• Optical Gaging Products (OGP)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorICS is an authorized reseller and service partner for OGP products including SmartScope multisensor measurement systems, TurnCheck shaft measuring systems, optical comparators, contour projectors, c-vision video contour projectors, Focus contour projectors, QL-20, StarLite video measuring systems, SNAP video measurement systems, Fusion large field-of-view systems, Pinnacle, Benchmark, FlexPoint, ShapeGrabber 3D laser scanning, Lazer 200, and related software (Measure-X, ZONE3, SmartProfile).
• Ametek (Chatillon, Lloyd Instruments brands)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorICS is an authorized reseller and service partner for Ametek brands including Chatillon digital and mechanical force gauges (DFE3, DFX3, DFS3, DG Series, LG Series), force testers (CS2Plus), TCM motorized test stands, MT manual test stands, and Lloyd Instruments materials testing machines (LD Series, LSPlus, LS5HS) with NEXYGENPlus software.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Transcat: Public NASDAQ-listed provider of calibration services and test & measurement instrument rentals/distribution. Directly comparable business model combining ISO 17025 accredited lab services with equipment distribution — overlapping with ICS's calibration services and OGP/Ametek resale.
• Trescal: Global calibration services platform backed by Ardian, operating across dozens of countries. Provides ISO 17025 accredited calibration across dimensional, electrical, pressure, temperature, torque, and other disciplines — directly overlapping with ICS's core service portfolio and representing the most likely acquirer profile.
• Davis Calibration: US-based ISO 17025 accredited calibration laboratory providing onsite and in-house calibration across electrical, dimensional, mechanical, pressure, and temperature disciplines. Closely matches ICS's regional multi-discipline calibration business model.

Broad incumbents

• Instron: Global manufacturer of materials testing and force measurement equipment. While primarily a hardware OEM, Instron offers calibration services that overlap with ICS's force/materials testing calibration and competes indirectly for similar end customers in regulated manufacturing.
• Mitutoyo America: World's largest manufacturer of precision measurement instruments including calipers, micrometers, CMMs, and optical comparators. Mitutoyo is both a competitor (precision equipment sales) and a frequent calibration customer (ICS calibrates Mitutoyo equipment), creating an adjacent competitive dynamic.
• Starrett: Manufacturer of precision tools, saw blades, and metrology equipment including optical comparators and measuring systems. ICS calibrates Starrett equipment but Starrett also represents an adjacent competitor in the precision measurement equipment distribution channel.
• Fluke Calibration: Division of Fortive that manufactures precision calibration instrumentation (including the 5522A and 5520A used by ICS itself) and provides calibration services. Functions as both a supplier (ICS buys Fluke equipment) and an indirect competitor for electrical calibration services.
• Mahr: Global manufacturer of dimensional metrology equipment including calipers, gauges, and form/roughness measurement systems. Represents an adjacent competitor in precision measurement distribution and a frequent supplier of equipment that ICS calibrates.

Regional players

• Brechbuhler Scales: Midwest-based scale and industrial calibration company that entered a strategic partnership with ICS in 2021. Direct comparable in industrial calibration services with overlapping service areas across Ohio and surrounding states.
• B-TEK Scales: Manufacturer and servicer of industrial scales and weighing systems, partnered with ICS and Brechbuhler Scales since 2021. Provides overlapping industrial calibration capabilities particularly in process control and weight-based measurement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Instrument Calibration Solutions