What Happens When a Scale Company and a Calibration Company Become One
Our scale company merger with Instrument Calibration Solutions goes back to 2021. Back in 2021, Brechbuhler Scales and Instrument Calibration Solutions (ICS) decided to stop being two separate calls a customer had to make. Brechbuhler had built its name on industrial scales; ICS had built its name on ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration. Putting them under one roof, alongside sister company B-TEK Scales, meant a customer with a truck scale problem and a gauge calibration problem didn’t need two vendors, two invoices, and two schedules to get both handled.
Why the partnership still matters
The short version: fewer vendors, faster turnaround, one point of contact.
A manufacturer running both scales and precision instruments used to juggle separate service contracts, separate technicians, and separate certificates of calibration. Combining Brechbuhler’s scale service network with ICS’s calibration labs collapses that into a single relationship. It also means the company can staff up in a coordinated way, hiring calibration technicians, scale service techs, and engineers together rather than each business competing for the same regional talent pool on its own.
What the people running it have to say
“We set out in 2021 to deliver turnkey calibration — today, the value this partnership drives is undeniable. Together, ICS and Brechbuhler are stronger, more capable, and more customer focused than ever.”
— Dennis Thomas, President, Brechbuhler Scales
“Investing in our team and emerging technology like laser gaging and mobile labs empowers us to bring precision wherever our customers are—quickly and accurately.”
— Derrick Castello, Operations Manager, ICS
Where the investment is going
Since the merger, the two companies have been putting money into technology that customers actually notice on their invoices and turnaround times:
- Predictive calibration scheduling, so equipment gets serviced before it drifts out of spec instead of after.
- Asset-tracking portals that give customers real-time visibility into calibration status, certificates, and upcoming due dates.
- OGP non-contact optical gaging, which extends the labs’ ability to measure precisely in industries where physical contact with the part isn’t an option.
Who’s using it
The combined service list touches a wide range of industries around Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan: pharmaceutical and biotech companies that need strict traceability, aerospace and defense manufacturers that need tight measurement accuracy, food and beverage plants that depend on accurate scale calibration for batching, automotive and advanced manufacturing operations, and logistics companies that need truck scales and mobile labs to keep freight moving on schedule.
What’s next
The roadmap for the next few years includes opening new branches, expanding mobile calibration service so more customers can be reached on-site rather than shipping equipment out, continuing to hire and train technicians to keep pace with demand, and hosting open houses so customers can see the labs and equipment firsthand.
If you’re weighing whether a combined scale-and-calibration provider makes sense for your operation, reach out to Brechbuhler Scales or schedule a visit to one of the labs.
Why the Scale Company Merger Made Sense
This scale company merger meant customers no longer had to make two separate calls for scales and calibration. Combining Brechbuhler’s equipment expertise with ICS’s ISO/IEC 17025-accredited calibration created one point of contact for both.
One Company, Full Service
Since the scale company merger, customers get scales and calibration from a single trusted source. Contact us to learn more, or explore our scale services. Our calibration work follows standards from the NIST Office of Weights and Measures.
