Get Calibration Certificates Out of Access Attachments
Certificates in Access Attachment fields don't survive a normal export. Extract them with instrument and event in the filename before you migrate.
Category: Calibration
Flat Access Calibration Register? Rebuild the History First
One row per gauge, every recalibration overwritten. How to rebuild calibration history from certificates and old backups before you leave Access.
Open Calibration Work Orders on Cutover Day
A torque wrench half-calibrated, gauges at a vendor, a height gauge on the floor. How to move calibration records without a custody gap at cutover.
Put Your Pyrometry Chain on the Calibration Register
FTIs, SAT sensors and first-use thermocouples kept in a separate binder are the weak point of a heat-treat audit. Here is how to register each link.
One Calibration Record, Four Auditors: Multi-Standard Ops
One micrometer answers ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100 and ISO/IEC 17025. Keep one evidence set per instrument instead of four that drift apart.
Not Your Gauge, Still Your Audit Finding
A customer's wrench, a loaner micrometer, an employee's caliper — if it verifies your product, IATF 16949 7.1.5 makes it your audit finding, not theirs.
Loaner and Eval Gauges Are in Scope on Day One
That IMTS loaner CMM or scanner enters your quality system the moment it accepts a part. Here's how to register temporary units with real due dates.
A “Pass” Isn’t Enough: Decision Rules & Guardbanding
A bare PASS won't survive an audit. Name the decision rule (ISO/IEC 17025 7.8.6), account for guardbanding, and store what makes it defensible.
Metrology Data Platform vs. Calibration Register
A metrology data platform records what the part measured, not whether the gauge was in calibration. Know the gap before you buy at IMTS 2026.
Hard Block vs Soft Warning: The Overdue Control
Access can flag a gauge overdue in red, but it can't stop anyone using it. Why configurable hard-block vs soft-warning control closes the audit finding.