Powerful, Easy-to-Use, Lightning-Fast
Gage Calibration Management Software
Manage calibration schedules and records for thousands of gages. Transact gages between Tool Crib, Factory Floor, and Calibration Vendors. Create and manage Gage Kits, perform Gage R&R studies, and link gages to inspection lots for deep traceability.
Maintain calibration for tens of thousands of gages, avoid quality problems, ensure audit readiness, and easily trace gage usage history across jobs.
Customer Testimonials
80% reduction in gage calibration time.
“Calibration in the old system took us about 10 min per gage. With 1factory it is only 2 min per gage"
C. Ramirez, Calibration Supervisor, ZimVie
Calibration management. Made easy.
“One of the most useful features is the Master Gage library, this can set up reminders for calibration, calibration history, serial numbers, attachments and practically anything to manage complex environments like ours with many hand gauges, tools and equipment.
It gives you easy to understand color-coded warnings to alert you that some of your gages and equipment are due for calibration. Plus it has built-in sorting capabilities to easily find the record that you are looking for.”
S. Avila, Stone Machine
Features: Gage calibration
1 Easily Import Gages
Load individual gages using the web-form, or load thousands of gages in a few seconds using our standard excel import template. Define Make, Model, Serial Number, Units, Resolution, Calibration Interval, and Accuracy.
2 Manage Calibration Schedules
Manage calibrations for all gages. Set frequency in Days or Months. Schedule to Exact Date or to End-of-Month. Instantly identify gages with Upcoming and Upcoming calibrations. Receive email notifications for upcoming calibrations.
3 Transact Gages
Transact Gages between Tool Crib, Factory Floor, and Calibration Vendors with simple barcode scanning. Issue gages from storage to a factory floor location (for a job number and operation), or to a user. Return gages to storage locations. Withdraw gages from the factory floor and from storage for calibration.
4 Create Pick Lists
Use powerful search to find gages. Generate a job-specific gage pick-list with a single click. Quickly find, pick and transact gages needed with built-in barcode printing and scanning capability.
5 Record Calibration Measurements
Manage internal and external calibrations. Capture before-calibration (as found) and after-calibration (as calibrated) measurements against required tolerances. Record master gage IDs for NIST Traceability, actions taken, and notes. Attach associated vendor calibration certs.
6 Calibration Workload Planning
Chart the number of gages coming due for calibration by month and week to plan your workforce and capacity. Withdraw customer-owned gages early to allow for replacement lead-time.
7 Print Calibration Labels
Print barcoded calibration labels with Gage ID, Last Calibration Date, Calibration Due Date and Notes. Speed-up gage transactions with barcode readers.
8 Capture Digital Signatures
Access detailed gage calibration history with the user's name and time stamp. Ensure all calibration records are digitally signed for 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance before a gage is released for use on the factory floor.
9 Output Calibration Reports
Print calibration reports for customers and auditors with a complete record of all calibration functions, measurements, master gages used, condition before, condition after, and temperature and humidity.
10 Gage Kits
Organize and manage part-number-specific kits of gages e.g. pin gages, thread gages, or other gages that are custom to a part or a family of parts. Easily find and transact all the gages required for a given part.
11 Gage R&R / MSA
Perform Variable Gage R&Rs. Configure number of operators, parts and trials. Instantly generate reports for both the ANOVA and Range methods. Accept/reject based on NDC, % Tolerance, % Contribution etc.
12 Classify Gages
Classify gages into Standard, Master Gages, Reference Gages, Fixtures, Customer Owned Gages etc. Customer-Owned gages require longer lead-tiems for calibration. Master gages can be recorded in calibration records for traceability to NIST standards. Reference Gages are not used for production and show up with a red warning in an inspection. Fixtures do not require calibration but require periodic maintenance.
13 Track Gages & Manage Recalls
Track gage by job number and feature. Easily find and recall all jobs for a specific gage and time period when needed.
Case Studies
Ultra Machining Company (UMC)
Ultra Machining Company (UMC) is a manufacturer of high-precision components for medical device, aerospace, and defense applications. Products manufactured by UMC are complex, with 100 — 800 features per product. And as a result, UMC maintains over 10,000 hand-gages to verify product conformance to specification.
"(1factory) also identifies which gage or CMM was used for inspection, and can identify all prior inspections performed with that gage."
"On top of that, the software tracks calibration schedules for all measurement equipment - which at UMC includes more than 10,000 hand gages - and displays a red flag if an operator attempts to use a gage that requires calibration."
Read the full Modern Machine Shop Feature on 1factory's work with UMC.
Easy to use. Lightning fast. Secure & reliable.
Intuitive design. Lightning-fast speed.
1factory's intuitive interface and streamlined workflows make training effortless - most teams achieve full deployment in under two hours with zero operational disruption.
Speed is non-negotiable on the shop floor. Every interaction - from data entry to ballooning to search - happens instantaneously. Your manufacturing operations run at full pace, never waiting on software. With 24/7/365 global availability and real-time analytics, 1factory keeps your quality operations moving at the speed of production.
Secure. Reliable.
1factory meets the security standards that matter to regulated manufacturers: hosting on AWS GovCloud, full NIST 800-171 compliance, and SOC 2 Type 2 certification. In addition, 1factory's GOV environment meets FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent criteria. Your quality data stays protected and audit-ready.
Over the past decade, 1factory has maintained >99.99% uptime - because we understand that your quality system can't afford downtime. Data encryption, daily database snapshots, and redundant file storage ensure your critical quality records are always protected and recoverable.
FAQ: Gage Calibration Management
What challenges do manufacturers face in gage calibration management?
Effective gage calibration management is fundamental to quality control, ensuring measurement accuracy and product conformance. It extends far beyond periodic calibration — encompassing gage tracking, Gage R&R studies, usage history, and recall management across every measurement device from simple calipers to complex CMMs. As operations grow, managing this process becomes increasingly difficult. Challenges include:
Managing thousands of gages across multiple locations is complex. Tracking gages between tool cribs, factory floor locations, and external calibration vendors creates significant logistical burden, with no clear real-time picture of where each gage is or when it is due.
Calibration schedules are typically maintained in spreadsheets. Manual tracking of due dates, overdue gages, and calibration history is time-consuming and error-prone, leaving teams constantly at risk of missing critical calibration windows.
Links between gages and their measurement history are difficult to maintain. Without a system that connects each gage to the inspections it was used for, recall situations become extremely challenging — making it nearly impossible to quickly identify which measurements may have been affected by an out-of-calibration device.
Gage R&R studies are manually documented and hard to manage. Conducting and recording measurement system analysis studies without dedicated tooling consumes hours of quality team time and introduces inconsistency into the process.
Vendor calibration management lacks visibility. Coordinating with external calibration providers, tracking certificates of calibration, and maintaining traceability across in-house and outsourced calibrations is difficult to manage without a centralized system.
The Impact
Without proper calibration management, manufacturers risk making decisions based on unreliable measurements — leading to quality escapes, unnecessary production adjustments, or failed audits. Quality teams spend excessive time on tracking and documentation rather than analysis, while the integrity of the entire measurement process remains at risk.
How does 1factory address gage calibration management challenges? What is the Return on Investment?
1factory transforms gage calibration from a tracking burden into a streamlined, automated process — managing the complete gage lifecycle from calibration scheduling and vendor management to Gage R&R studies and usage tracking.
Real-Time Gage Visibility: Quality teams gain instant visibility into gage locations, calibration status, and upcoming due dates across all facilities and tool cribs, eliminating the need for manual spreadsheet maintenance and reducing the risk of using out-of-calibration equipment.
Automated Calibration Scheduling: 1factory automatically tracks calibration due dates and alerts teams to upcoming or overdue gages, ensuring calibration schedules are maintained without manual follow-up.
Gage-to-Inspection Traceability: The platform automatically links each gage to the inspection lots it was used for, enabling instant retrieval of potentially affected measurements during recall situations — one of the most challenging aspects of traditional calibration management.
Integrated Gage R&R Studies: 1factory simplifies the execution and documentation of measurement system analysis studies, reducing the time required and ensuring consistent, audit-ready records across all gage types.
In-House and Vendor Calibration Management: The platform maintains comprehensive calibration records for both internal and outsourced calibrations, streamlining gage transactions between tool cribs, production areas, and external calibration providers while preserving full traceability.
Return on Investment:
By replacing manual calibration tracking with 1factory's integrated gage management platform, manufacturers can eliminate the risk of out-of-calibration measurements, dramatically reduce the administrative burden on quality teams, and maintain the measurement integrity needed to support audits, recalls, and continuous quality improvement — without adding headcount or relying on spreadsheets.
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