Food and Beverage Manufacturing Calibration Services

Food and beverage manufacturing requires diligence in sanitization and quality control for consumer safety, manufacturing efficiency, and regulatory compliance. To meet the requirements set by organizations like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), manufacturing equipment and test and measurement tools must be regularly maintained and calibrated. Transcat calibration services address principles such as the FDA’s Critical Control Points (HACCP).  Let our calibration experts be part of your quality control systems to sustain hygiene standards and reduce the risk of contamination and waste.

Equipment used for food processing, cooking, chilling, and storage requires regular maintenance and sanitation to industry standards before, during, and after production cycles. The test and measurement instruments used must also be regularly calibrated to ensure accurate results. Here are some of the common types of instrument calibration requirements:  

• Heating and Cooling Systems 
  Maintaining the proper temperature of raw materials, processing, and storage requires regular testing with accurate temperature measuring devices and sensors. Transcat services include the calibration of thermometers, freezers, ovens, and more.
• Pressure Monitoring 
  Precise pressure control is necessary in pasteurization, carbonation, and packaging. To ensure product safety and quality, pressure gauges and sensors must be regularly calibrated.  
• Flow Measurement  
  The calibration of flow meters ensures accurate measurement of liquid or gas flow rates during various stages of production, such as filling, mixing, and packaging.
• Weight Measurement  
  Weighing scales and balances are used throughout production processes and require regular calibration for the accurate measurement of ingredients, portions, and finished products.   

Food quality is managed through analysis of raw materials, ingredients, and finished products for contaminants, nutritional content, and other quality parameters. Here’s a few of the wide variety of test equipment commonly used: 

• Moisture Analysis  
  For product stability and shelf-life, calibrated moisture analyzers are necessary to determine the moisture content in raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods.
• pH Measurement
  Calibration of pH meters and sensors is necessary for accurate measurement of acidity or alkalinity in food and beverage products.
• Chemical Analysis
  The accurate testing for contaminants, nutritional content, and other quality parameters requires calibrated spectrophotometers, chromatographs, and other analytical instruments.  

Robotics equipped with food-grade materials and sanitation features streamline tasks such as sorting, cutting, slicing, packaging, palletizing, and quality control. Robots ensure compliance with food safety standards while improving production efficiency. Calibration is crucial for ensuring the accuracy, repeatability, and performance of robotic systems such as kinematics, sensors, actuators and more.  

It is as important to maintain scales, precision balances, metal detectors, X-ray inspection systems, temperature and humidity controls through-out materials movement. For USP Good Storage and Shipping Practices, among other regulatory requirements, such as Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) and FDA, we offer a Warehouse Temperature Mapping Validation Service to ensure perishable products are stored safely. 

Calibration Service Types  
Our flexibility in service delivery means greater efficiency and less disruption to your business and processes. You can rely on Transcat to provide precise, reliable, and fast calibration service – in our lab or at your facility. Find the service option that best fits your needs.  

Test & Measurement Instruments  
We offer a wide range of types and brands of test & measurement Instruments to maintain the productivity, accuracy, and compliance of your aviation systems. We are your one-stop to buy, rent, and obtain expert calibration.  

Accredited FDA Validation and Compliance Services  
NEXA | EAM Regulatory and FDA Validation Services can assist you in applying CGMP and demonstrate compliance to the FDA. We use an equipment life-cycle approach from validating your new piece of equipment, conducting preventive maintenance, calibration, re-qualification and ultimately the end-of-life activities.  

We also offer specific validation services tailored to industrial ovens and for freezer and cold storage spaces, and more. 

Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) Services 
The NEXA | EAM team provides CQV services enabling clients to uphold regulatory compliance, improve operational performance, and ultimately deliver safe and high-quality products. Services range from commissioning and qualification of new facilities and manufacturing lines to regulatory inspections and remediations. 

For more information about our accredited calibration and validation services for food and beverage manufacturing applications, contact one of our calibration professionals at 800-828-1470 or contact us.