In House Calibration Templates Guide

Calibration Templates in 1factory let you create and store standardized calibration requirements for your gages. These templates serve as master records of calibration requirements for different types of gages, helping you maintain consistency and accuracy across your in-house calibration activities.

By creating and managing Calibration Templates, you can:

• Define standardized calibration requirements once and apply them to multiple gages
• Ensure consistent calibration procedures across your organization
• Save time by reusing established calibration specifications

This guide will walk you through creating, managing, and implementing Calibration Templates for your in-house gage calibration needs.

 1 Creating a Calibration Template

1Factory offers you two options to create a new In House Calibration Template.

Option 1 : Create New Template by accessing the Calibration Templates

1. Navigate to the Gages tab
2. Click the Calibration Template tile (Blue)

3. Click the New Template button to open the template creation panel
4. Fill out the necessary information and click GO to create your new template. Below is an example of a completed template:
   • Template Name: The name you'll use to identify and select this template when assigning it to gages.
   • Gage Type: Specifies which type of gage will use this calibration template. This must match the Gage Type specified on your Gage Facts page.
   • Function: Defines the type of test to be conducted during
   • Gage Description: Description of the in house template.
   • Nominal, +Tolerance, -Tolerance: Establishes the acceptable range for calibration results. Results outside this range will mark the calibration as "OUT OF CAL". Leave these fields blank for attribute (Pass/Fail) checks.
   • Number of Gages: Specifies how many Master gages are required to perform the calibration for this test function.

Option 2 : Create New Template by accessing the Gage Fact

1. Navigate to the Gages tab
2. Click the Gages tile(Purple)

3. Click New Gage to create new Gage needs for In House Calibration, in this step you can Clone existing gage, define Gage ID,provide Serial Number, Gage Make, Gage Type(this gage type must be matching with the In House Template gage type). After completing all selections click the SAVE button, The gage Fact page will be open separately.

4. In the Fact page select dropdown menu choose the item New Template. After completing all selections click the SAVE button. A new template page will be open(detail in step 5).
5. Fill out the necessary information and click SAVE to create your new template. Below is an example of a completed template:

• Template Name: The name you'll use to identify and select this template when assigning it to gages.
• Gage Type: Specifies which type of gage will use this calibration template. This must match the Gage Type specified on your Gage Facts page.
• Gage Description: Description of the in house template.
• Function: Defines the type of test to be conducted during calibration.
• Nominal, +Tolerance, -Tolerance: Establishes the acceptable range for calibration results. Results outside this range will mark the calibration as "OUT OF CAL". Leave these fields blank for attribute (Pass/Fail) checks.
• Number of Gages: Specifies how many Master gages are required to perform the calibration for this test function.

2 Assign Templates to Gages

To assign a Calibration Template to a gage:

1. Navigate to your Gage List and select a gage that requires in-house calibration
2. On the Gage Facts page, select the appropriate Calibration Template from the dropdown menu

3 Conducting Calibrations 

To generate a calibration record conducted Internally, navigate to the desired Gage and click on the Calibration tab.

Within the Calibration tab, select the Add Calibration button to initiate a new Calibration Record. This action prompts the Calibration slide-out to appear, allowing you to fill in the necessary details. Here's a breakdown of the required information:

• Cal. Date: Input the date when the calibration was conducted your In house calibration.
• Cal. Type: Specify whether the calibration was Scheduled or Unscheduled.
• In-House Calibration: Set this to YES. 
• Vendor: Does not apply to In House Calibration. 
• Calibration Data: Table provided to record your calibration findings for before and after conditions as well as having traceability back the the NIST traceable Master gage.
• Condition Before/After: Automatically changes based on the data entered in the Calibration table.
• Cal. Frequency: Determine the frequency for the next calibration, which can be set in Days or Months.
• Action Taken: Describe the actions taken to address any out-of-calibration findings.
• Label Note: Add a special note to be displayed on the top right corner of the Gage's barcode.
• Note: Use this section to record additional feedback or actions.

 4 Find Where Templates are Used

To find all gages using a specific Calibration Template, use the Advanced Search feature to select your desired template and view a list of all matching gages.