For oil & gas equipment manufacturers
Calibration management software for API Spec Q1 manufacturers
API Spec Q1 is the American Petroleum Institute's quality management system standard for organizations that manufacture products for the oil and gas industry. It puts firm requirements on the control of testing, measuring, and monitoring equipment, from unique identification and traceable calibration through to acting on equipment found out of calibration. Axiospec gives you a single system to identify each instrument, capture its calibration against traceable standards, and produce the equipment records an API Q1 auditor expects to follow.
What API Spec Q1 asks of your equipment program
Control of testing, measuring & monitoring equipment
Each piece of equipment that affects product conformity must be uniquely identified, carry a calibration status the user can see, and be calibrated or verified against measurement standards traceable to national or international standards, with the basis recorded where no such standard exists.
Calibration intervals, method & acceptance criteria
Equipment must be calibrated or verified at defined intervals or prior to use, using a documented method with acceptance criteria, and kept safeguarded from adjustments that would invalidate the result or the calibration status.
Action on equipment found out of calibration
When equipment is found out of calibration, the validity of previous measurements must be assessed and action taken on the equipment and affected product, with records retained, including notification to the customer if suspect product has been shipped.
How Axiospec helps API Spec Q1 teams
Every instrument identified and traceable
Give each piece of measuring equipment a unique identifier and record the reference standard, certificate, and provider behind every calibration so traceability to national or international standards is visible on the asset.
Calibration status visible at all times
Each instrument carries a live status (in tolerance, due, overdue, or quarantined) with automatic due-date tracking, helping keep equipment that is out of calibration out of use on the shop floor.
Calibration records built for the audit
Method, readings, acceptance criteria, who performed the work, and timestamps are written to a tamper-evident, hash-chained ledger with e-signatures, then exported as a complete pack for any instrument in one click.
Reverse traceability when equipment drifts
When an instrument is found out of calibration, trace which measurements and product it touched so you can assess the validity of previous results and document the action taken.
Audit readiness you can see at a glance
The Audit-Readiness Scorecard gives you a live 0 to 100 readiness score and shows exactly which gaps to close before an API Q1 audit, a Due Calendar surfaces what is due, due soon, and overdue, and compliance rolls up per site with a workspace-wide total.
Tool crib check-out with chain of custody
Check equipment out to a person with a due-back date, see who has what at a glance, and check it back in with one click, keeping a full chain of custody on the record for the equipment that affects product conformity.
See API Spec Q1 in the live demo
Open a working calibration record with API Spec Q1 fields already turned on. No signup, no credit card.
Axiospec is a documentation and workflow tool. It helps you produce clean, traceable records that support API Spec Q1 compliance; certification depends on your own processes, scope, and assessor.
See it on your own equipment
Create a free account and switch on API Spec Q1 fields in minutes, or explore the live demo first with this standard already turned on. No credit card.
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