With so many different calibration management software products on the market, choosing the best one for your business could prove challenging. First, one must assess basic company needs. Is only an inventory of gages needed, or do you also need the software to perform other functions, such as conducting gage R&R analysis? Do you need the software to integrate with other systems, or can it stand alone? Next comes the further evaluation and selection of features; for example, is the ability to create customized reports or generate work orders within the software important to you? Finally, and above all, is the matter of results. Will this software help your company better manage workload, minimize overtime costs, and maintain production schedules, while also meeting and upholding the standards required?
Fortunately, calibration management software continues to improve on the whole by becoming more multi-faceted, more adaptable to customers’ needs, and generally easier to use, with many software companies providing customized training and consulting options to make the learning curves less steep than they have been in the past.