Our Expertise
GIS was founded by plastics engineers with over 20 years of experience in metrology & plastics testing. From the design and manufacture of testing equipment such as HDT/Vicat testers, melt flow indexers and impact testers, to the testing, service and calibration of all types of physical testing and analytical instruments, GIS has the knowledge, skills and experience to help keep your plastics testing equipment in optimal performance to ensure your laboratory continues to produce accurate and reliable results.
GIS service engineers offer a unique set of skills when it comes to the servicing and calibration of plastics testing instruments. Not only do we have to technical know-how for how to calibrate, service and repair your instruments, but we also have a deep understanding of how the various parameters affect your testing results, and regularly assist labs in troubleshooting SPC/SQC deviations, questionable or unsatisfactory proficiency testing or round-robin results.
Quality – ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited
GIS is proud to be the #1 ISO/IEC 17025 accredited plastics calibration company in all of North America having the largest scope of calibration capabilities for the plastics industry.
GIS quality assurance management personnel have been involved with the accreditation of calibration laboratories since the days when ISO/IEC 17025 was called ISO Guide 25, and were responsible for attaining accreditation well before most peers in the industry. At GIS, the effort to stay ahead of the curve in matters of quality and technical expertise continues unabated.
Our extensive ISO/IEC 17025 scope of calibration capabilities may be viewed here. For additional details, please see the section below titled Polymer Test Calibration Capabilities.
Online Access to Certificates
GIS offers an easy to use online portal for access to your calibration certificates, and with GIS’ calibration due notification system, you can rest assured that this aspect of your quality system is an area you do not need to worry about again.
Cost
GIS has the unique advantage of being able to offer plastics testing laboratories significant cost savings. With our broad range of proven capabilities, plastics testing laboratories have absolutely no need for calling in multiple OEMs, and paying multiple travel bills and being beholden to OEM service pricing. Call or email us for a quote and find out why so many major raw material producers have chosen GIS as their calibration service provider. Here is how to reach us:
Email: sales@giscal.com
Or simply use our online quote request system so you can provide us the necessary details in order to provide you an accurate quote.
Polymer Testing Equipment Calibration Capabilities
Below is a listing of our plastics calibration capabilities. We’ve provided additional details on the first few, and then listed the rest. If you would like any further information or specifics on any of the below listed calibrations, please do not hesitate to contact our technical manager: glewis@giscal.com
- Melt Flow Indexer
- HDT/Vicat Tester Calibration
- Tensile and Flex Tester, Load Cell & Extensometer Calibrations
- Oven, Furnace and Environmental Chamber Calibrations
- Differential Scanning Calorimeters (DSC) calibrations
- Thermogravimetric Analyzers (TGA) calibrations
- Thermomechanical Analyzers (TMA) calibrations
- Dynamic Mechanical Analyzers (DMA) calibrations
- Gloss Meter calibrations
- FTIR calibrations
- Capillary Rheometer Calibrations
- Shore Durometer calibrations
- Brittleness Tester calibrations
- Brookfield Viscometer calibrations
- Rockwell Hardness calibrations
- Compression press calibrations with controlled cooling rates
- Analytical balance and scale calibrations
- Temperature meter calibrations
- Pressure gage & pressure transducer calibrations (up to 60,000 psi)
- Torque Wrench Calibrations
- ASTM D5947 Micrometer and Thickness gage calibrations (includes spindle force, flatness & parallelism)
- Caliper Calibrations