DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/l5z25s/north_american_cal) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "North American Calibration Services Market June 2012" to their offering.
Calibration is a process that ensures that the measuring equipment that companies use to develop, manufacture, and deploy their products and services is performing as it should. As the accuracy of electronics components changes over time, it is necessary to check the equipment by comparing the instruments to a known standard, and perform corrections if necessary. Calibration is critical to ensure product quality, and such services are offered by a variety of companies in North America.
This study covers the North American calibration services market, and is segmented by supplier type as follows:
-Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
-Third-party calibration service providers (TSPs)
-In-house laboratories
Typically, OEMs focus on providing calibration services for the equipment they manufacture.
Examples of such companies include Agilent Technologies, Anritsu, and National Instruments. TSPs do not manufacture test equipment; instead, they service equipment fromvarious manufacturers offering calibration services in various disciplines, including electrical/electronic, mechanical, thermodynamic, and physical/dimensional. This includes companies such as SIMCO Electronics and Transcat.
Since Frost & Sullivan's last published study on this market, significant acquisitions have occurred, notably that of Davis Calibration and Sypris Test & Measurement by Tektronix. The acquisition of DTI by Trescal was also a significant event from a competitive perspective, marking the company's ambition to become a global participant. Another TSP that has been active on the acquisition front is Transcatwith the acquisition of United Scale, ACA TMetrix, Wind Turbine Tool, CMC Instrument Services, and Newark Corporation.
Technologies
This research service covers calibration services for a wide range of equipment that can be categorized as follows:
- Electrical/electronic
- Mechanical
- Thermodynamic
- Dimensional/physical
Electrical/electronic calibration services are provided for equipment such as generators, oscilloscopes,power supplies, meters, and analyzers. High- and low-complexity instruments are also included in the scope of this research service.
The mechanical calibration services included in this study cover equipment such as deadweighttesters, pressure calibrators, indicators and gauges, acoustic, flow, force, and vibration measurement equipment, and instruments used to measure acceleration and vibration.
The thermodynamic calibration services included in this study cover equipment such as indicators,recorders, probes such as resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) and thermocouples, chambers, data loggers, and calibrators. Dimensional measurements have been considered under the physical calibration services segment. Physical/dimensional calibration is performed for equipment such as calipers, micrometers, weights, and measures. Although electrical/electronics held the major share of the total market revenue in 2011, the increased focus on automation for other types of equipment is likely to boost the share of the other segments over the forecast period.
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Source: Frost & Sullivan