What equipment do aerospace and defense manufacturers need calibrated?

Most aerospace and defense manufacturers calibrate their torque wrenches and drivers, dimensional gages and inspection tools, electronic and RF test equipment, accelerometers used in vibration and shock testing, cable tension meters, crimpers and wire pull testers, pressure gauges on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and the environmental chambers used for qualification testing. QSI calibrates all of these.

Does AS9100 require calibration?

Yes. AS9100 requires that monitoring and measuring equipment be calibrated or verified at specified intervals against standards traceable to national or international standards. It also requires organizations to evaluate the validity of previous measurement results when equipment is found out of tolerance, which is why calibration records matter.

Is QSI an accredited calibration lab?

Yes. QSI is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration laboratory, accredited by ANAB (certificate AC-3452). You can view our full scope of accreditation at https://www.qualitysurveillanceinc.com/scope-of-accreditation.

Calibration for Aerospace & Defense

Q: Can QSI calibrate accelerometers?

Yes. QSI calibrates single-axis and triaxial accelerometers used in vibration, shock, and qualification testing.

Q: What if my contract requires ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration?

Many aerospace and defense contracts specify accredited calibration. QSI is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory, and our scope of accreditation lists exactly which calibrations are covered. Send us your equipment list and contract requirements, and we'll tell you up front how each item will be handled.

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QSI calibrates the torque tools, dimensional gages, electronic test equipment, accelerometers, and other instruments that aerospace and defense manufacturers, contractors, and suppliers rely on. Our calibration laboratory in Oxnard, California, is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited. Ship your equipment to us from anywhere in the U.S., or schedule on-site calibration in Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, the Santa Clarita Valley, and Los Angeles.

Aerospace & Defense Equipment We Calibrate

Torque tools

Torque wrenches and drivers from 5 lbf·in to 250 lbf·ft, including the small preset wrenches used on RF connectors, plus torque analyzers.
Related: Torque Calibration

Electronic and RF test equipment

Multimeters, oscilloscopes up to 1.1 GHz, power supplies, signal generators, spectrum and network analyzers, and RF power meters and sensors.
Related: Electrical calibration · RF & microwave calibration

Accelerometers and vibration testing

Single-axis and triaxial accelerometers used in vibration, shock, and qualification testing, plus frequency counters.
Related: Accelerometer calibration

Cable tension meters, crimpers, and pull testers

Cable tension meters for control cable rigging, crimpers and crimp dies for wire harness work, and wire pull testers that verify crimp strength.
Related: Force calibration · Dimensional calibration

Dimensional inspection tools

Calipers, micrometers, height gages, gage blocks, thread gages, and surface plates for machined parts and first article inspection.
Related: Dimensional & gage calibration

Hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Pressure gauges and transducers from vacuum to 12,000 psig, for hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and test stands.
Related: Pressure calibration

Environmental test equipment

Environmental chambers and ovens used for thermal cycling and qualification testing, plus the data loggers that monitor them.
Related: Temperature & humidity calibration

Serving Aerospace & Defense Across the Region

The Central Coast and north Los Angeles are one of the country’s busiest aerospace and defense regions, home to Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu and Port Hueneme, Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, and the contractors and suppliers that support them. From our lab in Oxnard, QSI supports aerospace and defense work across Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, the Santa Clarita Valley, and Los Angeles, along with customers nationwide through mail-in calibration.

Calibration That Supports AS9100 and Contract Requirements

Aerospace and defense quality systems put measurement under close scrutiny:

AS9100 requires that monitoring and measuring equipment be calibrated or verified at specified intervals against traceable standards. When equipment is found out of tolerance, organizations must evaluate whether earlier measurements are still valid. That’s why calibration records matter as much as the calibration itself.

Contract and customer requirements often specify how calibration must be performed, such as ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. QSI’s scope of accreditation lists exactly which calibrations are covered. Send us your equipment list and requirements, and we’ll tell you up front how each item will be handled.

Every QSI calibration includes a certificate documenting your equipment’s results, ready for audits, customer reviews, and source inspections.

Frequently Asked Questions

What equipment do aerospace and defense manufacturers need calibrated?
Most aerospace and defense manufacturers calibrate their torque wrenches and drivers, dimensional gages and inspection tools, electronic and RF test equipment, accelerometers used in vibration and shock testing, cable tension meters, crimpers and wire pull testers, pressure gauges on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and the environmental chambers used for qualification testing. QSI calibrates all of these.
Does AS9100 require calibration?
Can QSI calibrate accelerometers?
What if my contract requires ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration?
Is QSI an accredited calibration lab?