Our History

Our parent company Tescom, founded in 1982, has been serving the Telecommunications industry for 40 years, and manufactures and services a variety of electronic test equipment. Major calibration and corporate milestones can be found below:

1982 – Tescom opens a test equipment repair service center that supports the telecom industry exclusively for 25 years.

2007 – Recognizing customer needs for quality instrument calibration, Tescom Calibration opened an ISO17025 accredited electronic and physical/dimensional laboratory with a primary focus on the telecommunications industry.

2012 – Tescom acquired the former Motorola (Freescale) Semiconductor calibration laboratory in Austin, Texas, leading to enough growth over the years to become the leading commercial calibration service provider in Central Texas.

2014 – Tescom Calibration placed an embedded lab in a customer facility in San Antonio, Texas, then moved into a permanent facility in 2015 as the customer base in San Antonio increased in size.

2019 – Tescom acquired Applied Instruments, a satellite and broadband test equipment manufacturer located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2021 – Tescom acquired Naptech, a leading refurbished test equipment supplier and service center located in Kelseyville, California.

2022 – Tescom moved all Austin operations into a single facility on the North edge of Austin in Cedar Park. The new location houses a 17025 accredited calibration lab, corporate HQ, and test equipment/power supply repair operations.

Operating Principles

In all of our businesses, Tescom operates under three guiding principles:

• We provide the services our customers need.
• We perform these services with the highest quality standards.
• We give the customer exceptional value.

TESCOM CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Calibration Staff Profile

Calibration Specialist and Technical Manager (40 year’s technical experience)
U.S. Naval Veteran. Graduate of USAF PMEL (Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory) School 1983. Expert calibration skills in many lab environments. Two published articles in Cal Lab Magazine. Experienced calibration consultant. Trained as Soldering and ESD Instructor, and ISO9001 Lead Auditor.

Calibration Specialist and Site Manager, San Antonio (30 year’s technical experience)
U.S. Air Force Veteran. Graduate of USAF PMEL School 1987. 20 years as USAF PMEL technician, including physical/dimensional, RF/microwave, optical and electronic test equipment. Specialized training in calibration of Thunder Scientific Humidity Chambers.

Calibration Specialist (20 year’s technical experience)
Associate of Science in Electronic Technology from Amarillo Junior College. Expert skills in RF and microwave, optical, and general electronic test equipment calibrations. Skilled in Physical/Dimensional calibrations. Former laboratory supervisor at EMI/EME Calibration and Testing Lab.

Calibration Specialist (16 year’s technical experience)
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Graduate of USAF PMEL School 2006. BS in Economics Texas State University. AS in Engineering from Anne Arundel Community College. Broad calibration skills in RF/microwave and electronic instruments; along with physical/dimensional calibrations.

Calibration Specialist (15 year’s technical experience)
Associates of Applied Science in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology from ITT Tech. Broad calibration skills in RF/microwave and electronic instruments; along with physical/dimensional calibrations.
Former laboratory supervisor at EMI/EME Calibration and Testing Lab.

Calibration Specialist (13 year’s technical experience)
U.S. Navy Veteran. Graduate of U.S Navy GCAMS and Physical/Dimensional School 2010. Prior instructor for U.S Navy and USMC Advanced Electronics Calibration School. Skilled in Physical/Dimensional, RF/microwave, Avionics test equipment, and electronic test equipment.

Calibration Specialist (25 year’s technical experience)
U.S. Navy Veteran. Graduate of U.S. Navy FCA School 1991. AS in Computer Information Systems in 1995 from San Diego Community College. Skilled in DC/LF and basic Physical/Dimensional calibrations. Skilled in MET/CAL programming. 45 years as an Electronics Technician.

Calibration Specialist (20 years as technical experience)
U.S. Air Force Veteran. Graduate of USAF PMEL School 2002. AS in Electronic Systems Technology from Community College of the Air Force Experienced in Physical/Dimensional, Electronics and RF/microwave.

Calibration Specialist (8 years of technical experience)
U.S. Army Veteran. Graduate of US Army TMDE School in 2015. 4 years as a US Army TMDE technician for physical/dimensional, RF/microwave, and electronic test equipment. Well rounded skills in RF/microwave and electronic equipment, as well as physical/dimensional calibrations.

Calibration Specialist (9 year’s technical experience)
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Graduate of USAF PMEL School 2014. ASQ (American Society for Quality) certified Calibration Technician. 5 years of experience as a USMC groundside calibration technician and 4 years of civilian sector calibration. Trained in all aspects of calibration to include general electronic test equipment and physical dimensional calibrations.