What Instrument Services Co does

Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. (IRC) is a privately held Texas corporation headquartered at 4400 South Wayside Drive in Houston, operating continuously for more than forty years in the instrument repair, calibration, and N.I.S.T. certification market. The company serves industrial and commercial customers in the greater Houston region and broader Texas, providing multi-disciplined calibration services, repair of a broad spectrum of test and measurement equipment, and N.I.S.T. certification with traceability documentation. Its service footprint is delivered through two primary channels: an in-house laboratory at the Houston facility and a fully equipped Mobile Calibration Laboratory that travels to customer sites for on-site work. Technical operations rely on precision measurement capabilities anchored by the Labmaster Universal 175 platform, supported by a multi-disciplinary technical team capable of custom design, redesign, and repackaging of instruments to meet specific customer requirements.

The company's revenue model is built on six professional- and service-oriented streams: Repair Services (one-time engagements with a free six-month warranty), Calibration Services (in-house and on-site), Certification Services (N.I.S.T. traceability), Design Solutions (custom engineering), On-Site Asset Management (managed services including laboratory staffing), and Equipment Rentals. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with free consultations, free Houston-area pick-up and delivery, and free six-month warranty as standard. Distribution is direct and field-led—phone, email, walk-in, and on-site via the mobile lab—reinforced by a 24/7 online customer portal that provides job status, asset records, recall reports, and calibration certificates. The company is privately held, has no disclosed institutional investors, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no management team publicly listed, and markets itself as a veteran-friendly employer. Operating geographies are restricted to Texas with no claimed global footprint.

Name

Instrument Services Co

Legal name

Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc.

Website

https://instrumentservices.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. is a Houston-based provider of instrument repair, multi-disciplined calibration, N.I.S.T. certification, custom design, and on-site asset management services for industrial and commercial customers across Texas, operating in-house labs and a mobile calibration unit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Instrument Calibration & Repair Services

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Instrument calibration services
• Measurement equipment repair
• NIST certification services
• On-site asset management
• Test equipment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Repair Services: One-time repair services for test and measurement equipment with free six-month warranty on all repaired equipment.
2. Calibration Services: Multi-disciplined calibration services offered in-house and on-site via mobile laboratory, includes N.I.S.T. certification.
3. Certification Services: N.I.S.T. certification services for instruments meeting traceability standards.
4. Design Solutions: Custom design, redesign and repackaging solutions for instruments with innovative team capabilities.
5. On-Site Asset Management: On-site asset management services including laboratory staffing and equipment setup.
6. Equipment Rentals: Equipment rental services mentioned as part of full-service offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. (IRC) provides multi-disciplined calibration, repair, and N.I.S.T. certification services for test and measurement instruments, delivered in-house at its Houston facility or on-site via a Mobile Calibration Laboratory. The company also offers custom design/redesign/repackaging solutions, on-site asset management and laboratory staffing, and specialized services, supported by a 24/7 online customer portal.

Product overview

Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. (IRC) operates as a precision-focused service company offering a unified suite of technical services for test and measurement instruments. The core offerings include Repair Services, Calibration Services, and Certification Services (N.I.S.T.), which form the foundation of the company's business. These are complemented by Design Solutions (custom design, redesign, and repackaging), On-Site Asset Management (including staffing and mobile lab services), and Special Services. The company provides both in-house laboratory services and a Mobile Calibration Laboratory for on-site deployment, with over 40 years of industry experience serving sectors requiring precision instrumentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Repair Services Repair services for a broad spectrum of test and measurement equipment, with a free six-month warranty on all repairs, designed for industrial and commercial businesses whose instruments have fallen out of sync or need restoration.
• Calibration Services Multi-disciplined calibration services for various test and measurement instruments, available in-house at the Houston facility or on-site via a fully equipped Mobile Calibration Laboratory, supported by Labmaster Universal 175 precision technology.
• Certification Services N.I.S.T. certification services for instruments, providing traceability and compliance documentation for regulated industrial and commercial operations.
• Design Solutions Custom design, redesign, and repackaging solutions for instruments to meet specific customer requirements, delivered by IRC's innovative team of professional technicians.
• On-Site Asset Management On-site asset management services including laboratory staffing and equipment setup, with 24/7 customer portal access for tracking job status, asset information, repair status, recall reports, and calibration certificates.
• Special Services Additional specialized services beyond standard repair, calibration, and certification offerings, available to industrial and commercial customers with unique instrument requirements.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/texascalibrate
• Facebookfacebook.com/instrumentrepairandcalibration
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instrument-services-co

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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