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A is a controlled measurement instrument, such as a caliper, micrometer, pin gauge, or CMM. Alforse assigns each gauge a recurring schedule and marks it out of calibration when overdue. Each calibration is a dated record, preserving the gauge’s history. Gauges are part of the quality module. An inspection can record which gauge measured each characteristic.

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The gauge record

Add a gauge under Quality → Calibrations → Gauges. Each gauge belongs to a gauge type (Caliper, Micrometer, Pin Gauge, Surface Plate, CMM, and so on) and carries a calibration schedule. A fresh company ships with nineteen pre-seeded gauge types (Gauge Block, Caliper variants, Micrometer variants, Pin Gauge, Surface Plate, CMM, and more); add your own under Gauge Types with just a name. A gauge has status Active or Inactive. Deactivate a gauge to retire it while preserving its calibration history; inactive gauges are no longer offered in the inspection gauge list. Delete only gauges without calibration history.

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The calibration schedule

Set the gauge’s calibration interval in months. When you record a calibration, Alforse sets that date as the last calibration date and calculates the next due date by adding the interval. For example, a gauge calibrated on February 10 with a three-month interval is due May 10. The interval and the last calibration date together are the whole schedule. Change the interval and the next calibration you log recomputes the due date from it.

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Recording a calibration

Each time a gauge is calibrated, log it as a calibration record under Quality → Calibrations → Records. The record is the evidence: who signed off, against what standard, under what conditions, and the actual readings taken. The three requires fields determine the result. If any is selected, the calibration Fails. If all are clear, it Passes. Recording the result updates the gauge’s calibration status.

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Calibration status and going overdue

A gauge carries a calibration status with three values, and Alforse sets it for you.
Calibration status is derived, not manually assigned. A passing result sets In-Calibration; a failing result sets Out-of-Calibration. Alforse also reports any gauge past its next-due date as Out-of-Calibration, regardless of its stored result. Alforse can also nudge you before things lapse. A scheduled job checks for gauges going out of calibration and notifies the people you’ve listed for calibration-expiry alerts under Settings → Quality, so an overdue gauge doesn’t sit unnoticed.