ISASA Calibrations

What ISASA Calibrations does

ISASA Calibraciones, S.A. de C.V. is a privately held Mexican calibration laboratory founded on October 24, 2001, in León, Guanajuato, operating under EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación) accreditation per NMX-EC-17025-IMNC-2018. The company delivers accredited calibration services across three measurement magnitudes — Optics (UV-Vis and FT-IR spectrophotometers, spectral and transmission colorimeters, gloss meters, reference materials), Mass (non-automatic weighing instruments), and Electrical (mV meters for pH readers) — with measurement traceability to CENAM (Mexico), NIST (USA), and NPL (UK). Complementary non-accredited services include refractometer and conductivity meter calibration (NIST-traceable), instrument qualification (DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ), Sartorius water purifier maintenance, sample analysis (color, oil, FT-IR), and STPS-registered professional training.

The company serves industrial clients in manufacturing, automotive parts, food and beverage, and chemical/synthetic materials verticals, addressing regulatory compliance with NOM, ISO 9001, GMP, and GLP quality systems through legally recognized calibration certificates. Revenue is generated on a per-instrument, per-calibration professional services basis, with pricing quoted individually rather than through published tiers. The go-to-market is entirely direct B2B: a Spanish-language website with detailed technical service pages, phone, email, and WhatsApp contact, plus LinkedIn and Facebook corporate profiles. The company is founder-operated with no external institutional investment, no disclosed revenue, no M&A activity, and no geographic expansion beyond the Mexican domestic market.

Operational scale is modest — between 11 and 50 employees — and the company's stated vision is to be recognized as Mexico's best optical calibration laboratory, indicating a depth-over-breadth strategy. The León/Guanajuato base places ISASA within Mexico's central industrial corridor, where automotive and manufacturing supply chains generate recurring calibration demand. The affiliated Nanociencias de México relationship suggests informal cross-referral within a founder-controlled group of scientific instrumentation entities.

Name

ISASA Calibrations

Legal name

Isasa Calibraciones, S.A. de C.V.

Website

https://isasacalibraciones.com.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISASA Calibraciones is a Mexican EMA-accredited calibration laboratory in León, Guanajuato, offering traceable optical, mass, and electrical calibration services to industrial manufacturing, automotive, food and beverage, and chemical sector clients across Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metrological Calibration Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Metrology, Calibration & Testing Equipment (Balances, pH/DO, Standards) (HLAGAIAL)

Keywords

• Metrological calibration services
• Instrument calibration laboratory
• Accredited calibration services
• Spectrophotometer calibration
• Industrial measurement certification

Headquarters

HQ city

León

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Calibration Services: Professional calibration services for scientific instruments including spectrophotometers, colorimeters, gloss meters, refractometers, conductivity meters, pH reader mV meters, and weighing instruments. Services are delivered on a per-instrument, per-calibration basis with accredited and non-accredited options.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ISASA Calibrations is an EMA-accredited calibration laboratory providing metrological calibration services for industrial measurement instruments across three main areas: Optics (spectrophotometers, colorimeters, gloss meters, reference materials), Mass (non-automatic weighing instruments), and Electrical (mV meters for pH readers). All calibrations are traceable to national and international standards maintained by CENAM, NIST, and NPL. The laboratory also delivers instrument qualification (DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ), sample analysis, Sartorius water purification system maintenance, and STPS-registered professional training.

Product overview

ISASA Calibraciones is an accredited calibration laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of calibration and testing services for the industrial sector. The core offering consists of accredited calibration services in Optics, Mass, and Electrical magnitudes, including spectrophotometer calibration (UV-Vis and Infrared), colorimeter and spectral colorimeter calibration, gloss meter calibration, refractometer calibration, conductivity meter calibration, and non-automatic weighing instrument calibration. These calibration services are complemented by instrument qualification services (DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ), sample analysis services, equipment maintenance and qualification, and professional training courses. The company operates under NMX-EC 17025-IMNC-2018 accreditation standards with full metrological traceability to CENAM, NIST, and NPL national and international standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UV-Vis Spectrophotometer Calibration Calibration of visible and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometers in wavelength and photometric scale, including photometric error, wavelength error, photometric linearity, repeatability, and measurement uncertainty verification. Accredited under NMX-EC standards and traceable to CENAM CNM-PNF-3 national pattern. Targeted at industrial and laboratory clients requiring traceable optical measurements.
• Spectrocolorimeter and Colorimeter Calibration Calibration of spectral colorimeters and colorimeters in d/8 geometry traceable to CNM-PNF-13 (National Colorimetry Pattern) and 45/0 geometry traceable to NPL (UK). Calibrates in CIE L*a*b*, Yxy scales with 2° and 10° observers and A, C, D50, D65 illuminants. Serves clients needing precise color measurement in industrial quality control.
• Transmission Colorimeter Calibration Calibration of transmission colorimeters in ASTM, Saybolt, and Gardner scales with certified patterns traceable to NPL colorimetry pattern. Serves food and beverage and chemical industry clients requiring standardized color scales for liquids and oils.
• FT-IR Spectrophotometer Calibration

Quantifiable outcome

• Measurement uncertainty estimates provided with every calibration report
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nanociencias de MéxicominorOthersA logo partnership relationship exists, with Nanociencias de México logo displayed on the ISASA website footer. Nanociencias de México is a related entity operating in the scientific instrumentation space, sharing similar management or ownership with ISASA Calibraciones.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) giant offering calibration as part of its broader industrial services portfolio. Comparable in accredited calibration delivery but as a much larger diversified TIC incumbent.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is a global manufacturer of industrial process measurement instruments that also runs accredited calibration labs. Comparable in serving process/manufacturing customers with calibrated instruments, but as an OEM-led incumbent with global lab network.
• Element Materials Testing: Element is a global testing services platform (acquired by Entegris/Suncor) offering calibration and metrology within a much broader materials and product testing portfolio. Comparable in industrial calibration delivery but as a full-spectrum incumbent.
• Intertek: Intertek is a global TIC company providing calibration services across multiple measurement magnitudes. Comparable in accredited calibration delivery to industrial customers, but as a much larger diversified incumbent with worldwide coverage.
• Mettler-Toledo: Mettler-Toledo manufactures precision weighing instruments and provides associated calibration services. Comparable to ISASA's mass and weighing-instrument calibration capability, but as a global instrument OEM with vastly broader scope.
• Fluke Calibration: Fluke Calibration (part of Fortive) is a global manufacturer of calibration instrumentation that also offers calibration services. Comparable to ISASA in measurement expertise (electrical, temperature, pressure) but operates at far greater scale and as an OEM plus services hybrid.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global TIC company providing calibration and metrology services alongside its wider testing and certification business. Comparable in calibration accreditation standards and industrial customer base, but operates at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Transcat: Transcat is a US-based accredited calibration services and measurement instruments distributor. Directly comparable in revenue model (fee-for-service calibration with accredited certificates) and serves industrial/process customers similar to ISASA's verticals.
• Trescal: Trescal is a global pure-play calibration services provider operating in 40+ countries including Mexico. Directly comparable to ISASA in business model (accredited calibration across multiple magnitudes) and target customer base (industrial manufacturers).

Others

• Sartorius: Sartorius is a global laboratory and bioprocessing equipment manufacturer for whom ISASA performs authorized maintenance and qualification services. Comparable through the partnership relationship and overlapping lab customer base, though Sartorius is an equipment OEM and ecosystem enabler rather than a competing calibration services provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1698648420379377
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/isasa-calibraciones-s-a-de-c-v
• Xx.com/ISASACalibra

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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