User Reviews
Calibration Control by Ape Software
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Purchased Date: March 01, 2012
Quality Manager, Nolte Precise Manufacturing
April 11, 2012
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Pros
Implementation and support were superb using the telephone and Teamviewer application. Installation and personalized training in one step! Our data migrated without a hitch. Our Technician said the interface was familiar and has needed virtually no support while calibrating our tools. We purchased the label maker along with the software upgrade and, after a few modifications to a standard label, we have several custom labels for different applications.
Cons
A few glitches and inconsistencies in our old data caused some heartache in sorting and assigning new tool identifications; Good news was that this will be solved by an upcoming revision, but this is the only drawback so far. We did buy the Bar Code Wand but can't print Bar Codes on everything we'd like due to the size of the label and space restrictions and physical size of the bar code itself. This is not a software problem but it is something to consider for labels.
Overall
This is the first Calibration software I've had occasion to use. Our previous version, V 4.x purchased by a previous administration, was OK but our Auditor did not like it.
I believe it was due to the old interface and opportunity for errors. This version is updated, modern and has a much nicer look and feel for data input and reporting. I expect he will be satisfied with the data output.
We transferred about 1,400 tools from our old system to the new and have added almost 200 more since then.
After we get our tooling current from the data transfer we plan on investigating the Templates for more rapid entry of data.
We are also going to begin to use this database and Bar Coded labels for Asset Management.
I can't wait until we can get the software upgrade to make our jobs even easier.
All in all, this is a great system at a great value that is performing above our expectations.
Purchased Date: April 01, 2012
QA Specialist, Greif (Belleville Plant)
April 11, 2012
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Pros
Fast to learn & easy to use.
Great value.
Excellent customer service.
Calibration Control has one huge advantage over many other calibration software packages - it is not just a scheduling program but lets you record data from the actual calibration events!
Cons
None known.
Overall
I highly recommend Calibration Control to anybody looking for an all around solution to schedule devices for calibration and log device history.
Purchased Date: September 01, 2011
Customer Support, Ryan Enterprise
September 12, 2011
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Pros
Software is easy to use and provides the needed management reporting and ISO compliance requirements.
Cons
None at this time.
Overall
Highly recommended. Great support by Ape Software.
Purchased Date: August 01, 2011
QA Inspector, ACM Machining, Inc.
September 09, 2011
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Pros
Easy to use and managing databases is a breeze. We have almost one thousand tools and keeping track of each one of them is easy and painless. Great customer service.
Cons
From update to update have to change some stuff, i.e. we had to change the calibration cycle for all the lost and not in use tools because v. 7 automatically made the tools lost or not in use as calibration due.
Overall
Keep up the good job.
Purchased Date: August 01, 2011
Quality Manager, ACM Machining
September 08, 2011
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Pros
Easy to use, does not have a bunch of extras that are not needed.
Cost & customer support.
Cons
Some of the lists & filters can be hard to get use to.
Overall
Great for companys that are doing there own calibration.
Also good for tracking outside calibration. Can not beat the cost.
Purchased Date: August 01, 2011
Calibration Technician, Intelliserv
September 08, 2011
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Pros
I have approx. 1500 gages to control.
I find it easy to find the gage I am looking for even without the bar code in place and a snap with the bar code.
It is also easy to separate the information that you want to look at.
The reports come out professional looking and can be setup with the information you want.
Customer support is excellent. I have ask to have a changes made to fit my situation and Mark has been great to implement what I ask for and help me understand any issue I might have.
Cons
There have been a couple of bugs to work out and usually after something new was added, but these were taken care of quickly. Also making custom reports can be tricky, but Mark set me up with the report I wanted. I just need to play with it more and should be able to put together any report I want.
Overall
I am very happy with Ape Calibration Control and can see that when it is up to date, I will have a program that be very easy to maintain and have the information to support any audit. I Highly recommend it.
Purchased Date: August 01, 2011
Quality Manager, Wardcraft Conveyor
September 08, 2011
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Pros
Tech. support is AWSOME. I have all my questions answered and usually within that day. This also works well with keeping track of maintance schedules. Impeccable, thank you.
Cons
I haven't found any.
Overall
I would 110% recommend to everyone who needs to handle gage control.
Purchased Date: July 01, 2011
Lead QA Inspector, CMM Programmer, LTD Material
September 08, 2011
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Pros
At first glance the software may seem simple in its design and implementation, yet the ease of use and user customability make this software a must have for any company that tracks and manages tool calibrations. The custom reports offer endless possibilities, and for those who just want it to work out of the box, the software comes with plenty of pre-configured options.
Tool calibration is not all you can do with this software either. Enter information on other equipment to track daily, weekly, monthly or any other frequency you need for preventive maintenance schedules as well.
The author is very responsive to user feedback and bugs are corrected within a few days. Newly suggested features from end-users have been included in recent releases as well.
The layout of the UI is very well done, and even that can be user configured to display only the data you need to see at a glance.
Cons
Users of other similar software may find it tedious to enter all their calibration records manually into Calibration Control as there is no real option to import data from an Excel spreadsheet or similar formats.. The author offers a conversion service for a nominal fee, depending on the data format that is being converted from, and can usually have the converted database back to you within 48 hours.
Overall
If you are looking for a easy to use solution for your calibration tracking needs, then I suggest you download the free 30 day demo of this product and give it a try. I think you will be very happy with the way it performs.
Out of the box, or custom configured, this software package delivers on everything you could want in a calibration tracking solution.
Purchased Date: July 01, 2011
Quality Assurance manager, A. Stucki Company
September 08, 2011
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Pros
Ape Calibration Control software met my specific needs and at a very reasonable cost. Customer service was excellent and responses to my questions were prompt. Data from my old data base was transferred to the Ape software ??? this is a great value-added service. Calibration Control is intuitive, stable, and easily generates needed reports.
Cons
I've had no issues or performance problems. No cons as far as I'm concerned.
Overall
This not a bare bones program nor is it loaded with unneeded applications that would increase the cost. It is easily comparable to other programs two or three times the price. I would recommend Ape Calibration Control software to any business serious about getting control of their gage calibrations.
Purchased Date: August 01, 2010
Dir. of QA, Frontier Medical Devices
September 08, 2011
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Pros
Ape calibration control is very intuitive. The software includes all features with no need to purchase add-ons. This full featured system offers all the capabilities of larger and more expensive systems without the unnecessary complexity.
New features are added frequently and customer support is second to none.
If you need a calibration program, this is your one stop shop and highly recommended.
Cons
I've not encountered any negatives to date.
Overall
Purchase this software and don't look back.
