In-Lab & Onsite Calibration Services in Sacramento, CA
With over 35 years of experience, our technicians have provided precise calibration, instrument repair, and metrology database management to a diverse range of industries across the Sacramento area.
Located in Gaithersburg, MD, our calibration laboratory—accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANSI Z540-1, and Z540.3 standards—adheres to strict quality protocols. We perform all calibrations and repairs in line with manufacturer specifications to ensure your measurement tools remain reliable, repeatable, and audit-ready. Each calibration is accompanied by a certificate that confirms compliance with the rigorous standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Serving Sacramento, CA
Sacramento is California’s capital and sixth-largest city, with 524,943 residents at the 2020 census and a metropolitan economy built on far more than government. Incorporated in 1850 at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers, it is served by I-5, I-80, US 50, the Capital City Freeway and State Route 99. The State of California employs well over 100,000 people in the region and runs environmental, public health, forensic and transportation laboratories across the city, while UC Davis Health anchors a large academic medical and research complex. North-east of downtown, McClellan Park — the former McClellan Air Force Base, closed in 2001 — is now an aviation and industrial campus that includes Coast Guard Air Statiin Sacramento. Siemens Mobility builds rail vehicles here and Blue Diamond Growers runs major processing operations. Tra-Cal supports these operations with ANAB-accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017 calibration of test, measurement, and laboratory equipment.
Because Sacramento sits far outside our Mid-Atlantic pickup and delivery radius, we serve the capital region through two intake paths: prepaid ship-in calibration with a typical five-business-day turnaround, and scheduled onsite calibration appointments at your facility. Each calibration is performed against documented procedures, traced through NIST, and accompanied by an audit-ready certificate that supports AS9100, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and FDA 21 CFR Part 820 quality systems.
Why Quality Teams Across the Capital Region Choose Tra-Cal
5-Day Turnaround
Prepaid Ship-In and Return Shipping
Onsite Calibration at Your Facility
Comprehensive Asset Database Management
Dedicated Account Managers
Veteran-Owned & Operated
Unwavering Quality Guarantee
Calibration Services Available to Sacramento, CA Operations
Additional Calibration Options
How Tra-Cal Serves Sacramento, CA
In-Lab Calibration:
Send your equipment to our ANAB-accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017 laboratory with prepaid inbound and return shipping. Calibration is performed in a climate-controlled environment against documented procedures, with traceability through NIST. Standard turnaround is approximately five business days from receipt, and asset records are retained with automated due-date notifications.
Onsite Calibration:
Our mobile labs carry more than 100 standards per van and travel to Sacramento facilities for fixed assets, large inventories, and instruments that should not be moved. Because California is outside our Mid-Atlantic pickup radius, onsite work here is scheduled as a planned campaign, so it pays to group instruments and book dates in advance. Calibration is performed in a controlled environment at your site on a scheduled appointment, with the same accreditation, NIST traceability, and documentation as in-lab service.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Tra-Cal's ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB-accredited laboratory is physically located at 8577 Atlas Drive in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Sacramento is well outside our Mid-Atlantic pickup and delivery radius, so we serve the capital region two ways: prepaid ship-in service with roughly a five-business-day turnaround, and scheduled onsite visits from our mobile calibration labs.
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We issue a prepaid shipping label, you pack the assets, and the shipment travels from your facility near I-5, I-80 or the Capital City Freeway to our Gaithersburg lab. Typical turnaround is about five business days once the equipment arrives. A dedicated account manager tracks every asset and maintains your calibration database, so recall dates never catch a Sacramento quality team by surprise.
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Yes. Tra-Cal is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by ANAB. Every certificate is NIST-traceable and referenced to ANSI Z540-1 and Z540.3 where applicable, which is what auditors at state laboratories, hospitals and manufacturers across the Sacramento Valley expect to see.
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Yes. The State of California is by far Sacramento's largest employer, with well over 100,000 public sector workers in the region, and state departments run environmental, public health, forensic, agricultural and transportation laboratories across the city. Our accredited certificates and asset database management are built for the documentation and audit trails those programs require.
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Yes. McClellan Park, the former McClellan Air Force Base which closed in 2001, is now an aviation and industrial campus north-east of the city that includes Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento and Sacramento McClellan Airport. Aircraft maintenance, avionics and ground support work of that kind depends on well-controlled RF, electrical, torque and dimensional standards.
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Yes. UC Davis Health is the second largest employer in Sacramento, and Sutter Health, Dignity Health and Kaiser Permanente all run major operations here alongside the university's research laboratories. We calibrate temperature and humidity chambers, ovens and freezers, centrifuges, dimensional gauging and electronic test equipment, and support ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR Part 820 programs.
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Yes. Our mobile calibration labs carry more than 100 standards per van, which lets us calibrate a large share of a plant's assets in place rather than shipping them. Sacramento also has real manufacturing depth, including Siemens Mobility's rail vehicle operations and Blue Diamond Growers. For a California location we schedule onsite work as a planned campaign, so it is worth grouping instruments and booking dates in advance.
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Alongside the city of Sacramento we work with customers in Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, North Highlands, McClellan Park, Florin and Parkway. These sit in Sacramento County along the I-5, I-80, US 50 and State Route 99 corridors, and all are served on the same ship-in and scheduled-onsite basis.
Visit Our Gaithersburg Facility or Find Us Near You
Tra-Cal
Lab
8577 Atlas Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Servicing Local Sacramento Zip Codes:
95814, 95816, 95818, and nearby Sacramento County ZIP codes including 95820, 95822, 95833, and 95841.
Contact Tra-Cal for Calibration Support Today
Tell us your instrument list, required turnaround, and accreditation level. Most quote requests are returned within one business day. Tra-Cal supports quality, engineering, and operations teams across Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, North Highlands, McClellan Park, Florin, Parkway, and communities throughout the Sacramento area with ANAB-accredited ISO/IEC 17025:2017, NIST-traceable calibration. Call 301-527-9200 or request a free quote online.