Tool Management for calibrations

Easy user access to the tools and event creation. We don't use the term Gauge we use the word Tool and the easy manipulation of the separate tools or Tool Card by ID with a clear indication of calibrated and not calibrated is what we like the best. I can train a simple user in 10 minutes with finding and adding with what they need. Also support has been fantastic. Please take note of the support from the customer representative which has been excellent.

This could be user error (I will freely admit) I just not found a way to simply print several calibration Certificates for Tools that are not numbered in a sequential order at once. Perhaps if there was a check box click option for the Latest Calibration Certificate in our Tools listing what you refer to as Gauges that would be fantastic. Also I wish Vendor info (Serial number, Make, Model, was on the initial tool card instead of the Vendor tab but again neither of these issues are deal breakers.

I researched many gage management packages before deciding on GAGEpack and that decision was based on user interface, features, learning curve, and the outstanding customer service that PQ Systems provides. I use GAGEpack to control all measuring and monitoring instruments across our 3 facilities. Gages that are calibrated in house are performed through GAGEpack and will successfully pass internal and external audits regarding ISO17025 compliance. In addition, I also use GAGEpack to control infrastructure equipment making it easy to schedule maintenance events and repairs when needed. The robust MSA features are easy to use and provide the necessary information to make informed decisions on `what is to come in our measurement system and processes. I would recommend GAGEpack to any company who needs to gain control over their measurement system and have the confidence to be in compliance when it comes to ISO and AS auditors.

Ease of use entering gages, tracking, performing calibrations and measurement systems analysis.

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That you are able to keep track of gages and Vendors. You get notification when a vendors certification has expired.

That I can not get not notification up to a month ahead of time. When I have to request quotes from Vendors I like to start a month before due date.

We are a large company with many global satellite facilities. The support from Gagepack tech support has been extremely beneficial in merging capabilities and data from each location to make our communication and gaging more effective. The Gagepack system has helped merge our gaging needs into a more cohesive system.

Ease of setup, ease of use and the great tech support.

We would like to be able to give our users more editing and security capabilities among our global users. Example, we would like for our global users to be able to edit the General tab but not have the ability to affect calibration data. Another CON is the character limitations in some fields especially the NIST data field and your "storage" location.

the benefit of this software to Kasai NA is tracking over 4,000 gauges that needs calibrated annually because without it, it would be impossible.

What I like most about GagePack is the layout of the software, it lets you do just about anything you want to do with it. Our company has over 4,000 items annually to track and calibrate whether its an internal cal or an external cal and GagePack makes it as easy as possible to do all those calibrations.

Probably the only thing I don't like is the way it prints out the reports (list's) of items needing calibrated. I wish you could change the way the report prints, but to be fair its not a big issue.

We have used the software for many of the features to keep track of our calibration system. This was a fantastic change from our card files of the past. After using it for a short time we found that it can be used for other items as well. We now use it for keeping track of certifications of our personnel, machine maintenance schedules, safety certifications & inspections, OSHA required inspections, and other issues. The software is versatile with a little imagination. We now have one place that reminds us of all the things we need to do and we can trust that we will not forget. This is a great system because it provides visibility even if an employee is on vacation or leaves the business. No more surprises. I have used their technical support and they are quite impressive. This is a great tool for managing our business. Highly recommended.

I really have no cons. The software has some features we do not use. It is nice to have them there, we just do not use them.

great management benefit.

easy and friendly to use. I would recommend this product to any organization that uses tons of gages. Helps me keep track of all my gage product and I love the "filter" option its so powerful

too much to learn, which is not bad as nothing comes easy or cheap. its a bit tough to find the gagepack database in my computer. I

Value was great. The auditors like that we use it. It was easy to use.

It has always kept me in the good grace of auditors. They know this software and trust it. until this latest update i never had trouble with anything.

They keep adding more features and making it bigger. I believe it now is evolving to be used on bigger networks. I had some data lost the first week of using the new software. Never figured out why. It hasn't happened again, yet. The software was great, when we first got it. Now i'm worried about updating it again.

Gagepack has been a great help to our com

It is an easy software to use and figure out. With the tutorials you will be up and running in no time. It is great for tracking your product (tools) and with the built in email in the software you are able to set reminders so individuals are able to see when they have something due. The customer service is great and they are usually able to solve any problem quickly

To build some of the reports takes time. It does have some reports built into the software but I have found that I needed more than what was offered.

it was easier to use and track product than our last software.

It's easy to use. entering items into GagePack is quick and to retrieve information is just as easy.

Some of the format on the forms can not be changed. I wish we were able to edit without contacting your company to have someone to make the changes. The uncertainties feature is not as user friendly as I would like it to be.

I am able to track all my calibration tools and gauges with one software.

I like the reporting the most. GagePack uses MS Access SQL as its basis for all reporting. All fields are accessible and you can extract all data you need to key in on. You can send it to the printer,or a HTML file for use with MS Office.

I would like to see a few more options in the emailing portion of this fine product. If there is nothing due in a particular department the software will send out a blank report. I would like to see nothing sent out if there is nothing due.

While trying to integrate our old system to gagepack and have it fit our specific needs, we ran into a couple of problems we couldn't handle ourselves. Luckily there was a very useful customer service direct chat I could use. They were able to go the extra mile and help us out with any issue we had. They were very patient and helpful throughout the transition.

Still learning it. The little features are what help us through a lot of the mess we usually deal with.

Again, still learning. The problem we are seeing is that the software seems to be from the perspective of a large company that may have a small cal shop and mostly send thing out for calibration. In our case we are from the opposite perspective, so it is taking a little more effort to properly interpret the software to fit our needs.

Good solid tracking of our gaging and the ability to do gage R & R studies.

That so far the functionality, format, and user screens haven't changed dramatically. It's very similar to the previous version which made using this much easier. We used to use SQCpack but when we upgraded to the latest version, the functionally had changed so much and was not at all the same as before that we decided to switch to an excel based format.

I really do not have anything I found that I dislike yet. The features and functionality are the same as the previous version which is nice.

User friendly, No issues when auditing the calibration system. Very good at controlling labels.

Gagepack software is very useful covering all the latest information for our audit certifications. User access is very good. I have no complaints from my users.

Only complaints is the mult windows to use. A one page home with tabs scrolling to different areas would speed up log information times.

Gage tracking and verification. Great asset during audit season. Filter set-up so that auditor only see what they are asking for.

Ease of use, search feature is a very good asset, my ME/QEs like all the charts that come up with GR&R. Filter are easily set-up to use.

When entering data for calibration, if we could paste the master gage into the entire column this would same time.

Makes my job easier.

Organization, history, scheduling forward and reviewing historical performance. Single license purchase price fits perfectly for any size company that needs to use it.

I wish we could afford to have more licenses. We have multiple users in a large building but only have budget for one concurrent license. I'm pushing for at least one more license, but "currently it's not in the budget"

How you could see in deferent ways all the gages we have in gage pack and how you change the ways to see when things are due for calibration

The leas that I like is only when I print the label of the calibration I couldn't change the settings so the date of the calibration was done it shows on the label.

This system has all of the information we need to keep our recall system running smootly

All data is at my finger tips. Easy to use

Would like to see tool description on the calibration screen

Great!

user friendly and ease of use. I like the fact that all of the information is in the same general area, not having to go to so many different pages to key in your information.

Procedures don't show up on the certificates.

Gagepack is the easiest to use gage management software on the market. The customer support is second to none.

I have no issues with the software. It is very easy to use.

Great product...great company!!

GAGEpack Software, by PQ Systems, is an excellent software package for controlling all of your calibration records. Very easy to use and maintain. You can even upload photos of your gauges for reference. This software takes the guesswork out of calibration audits.

No issues. This software is great and the technical support from PQ Systems is amazing! Support team is our go-to resource for any questions.

Easy to use

The dashboard is a good tool for quick access. Linking vendor certs is useful. Monitoring of vendor accreditation. Wear trend analysis. Calibration cost reports.

It would be helpful to allow MSA studies, (stability, bias and linearity) to be scheduled. There is a dashboard button but scheduling is not intuitive.

Saved a considerable amount of time, better visibility of data, less paper record keeping, cut redundant steps, starting a check in/check out process, better record keeping,

We were previously spending a considerable amount of time maintaining our calibration program with a combination of excel and paper records. GAGEpack has helped us consolidate our calibration program into one software. It has saved us a considerable amount of time. This software is going to allow us to keep better records of our calibrations and it will make the data significantly more accessible. It is extremely easy to use and has a great user interface. All of our scheduling information is presented on the dashboard and emailed to the person responsible for the calibration.

The import feature could be easier to use and it would be nice if detailed instructions for that feature were included in the installation instructions for the software.

Easy to use and update locations and other information for assets. The fact that it stores all of the historical data is very convenient for me, as I don't have to search folders for calibration records during audits. Auditors love this program!

We haven't fully been utilizing the software, as we were not performing any in-house calibrations on our own... we were simply using it as a method of tracking and monitoring the calibrations of our equipment. But, the only thing I can think is that I have to enter a location into the location list and not simply type it into the field for it to pull on the "due for calibration" report.

It is a friendly product, with some attention at the moment of setting it up you can configure the GAGEpack to get the most of it.

At the moment of the updates the configuration of the reports change and the layout of the reports returns to its original values making you to change those again