Bestlabs
A Laser-focus Commitment to Precision

The Hubble Space telescope— one of NASA’s stellar space exploration projects—was launched in April 1990 to capture extremely high-resolution and astonishing images of the deep space. Staying true to its mission for more than three decades now, the telescope has been making amazing discoveries. However, one can’t forget the initial bump that NASA witnessed after launching the telescope. The earliest photos sent back by the telescope were unclear because of the telescope’s primary mirror, which was of the wrong shape. The reason behind this error was a wrongly-calibrated testing device that measured the shape of the non-spherical mirror. Although the difference wasn’t out by much: only 2.2 microns, which is about 1/50th the thickness of a human hair; it was enough to put the entire project at risk. Fortunately, the mirror’s defects were soon repaired by spacewalking astronauts during Hubble’s first servicing mission in 1993.

This incident serves as an anecdote of how even a low margin of error can jeopardize any equipment. If a component is measured with a wrongly-calibrated instrument, it not only can lead to inaccurate failure analysis but also cause safety hazards. To prevent such instances, it is necessary to do routine calibration or standardization of the equipment used across different sectors—aerospace, automotive, oil and petrochemical, and construction, among others. And to achieve this, businesses often need expert guidance to calibrate their machines and processes and pave the pathway toward precision tools.

Enters Bestlabs. Headquartered in Singapore, Bestlabs is fast emerging as a startup specialized in diversified calibration consultancy and services. Notably, the company is part of the BLM8 Holding Group that was formed with a vision of bringing the international standard of calibration services to theAPAC region. Today, Bestlabs focuses on clients operating in the marine, aerospace, oil and gas, mineral, power, pharmaceutical, and other niche industries.

The proficiency of Bestlabs stands on four key pillars: sound technical know-how and professional competency; the experience of its people; its state-of-the-art infrastructure; and long-standing customer relationships. Bestlabs’ endeavor to be the best is particularly empowered by a deep in-house talent pool that strives to support the growth of its clients’ businesses. The people at BestLabs leverage their accrued proficiency in the arena to guide its clients in keeping instruments up-to-the-mark by adhering to industry standards and guidelines. “We offer the highest quality calibration services at a competitive price and fast turn-around time,” comments J Vinod Reddy, the CEO of Bestlabs.

The company performs in-house standardization in its fully-equipped laboratories to accommodate a diverse range and types of instrumentation. Bestlab’s state-of-the-art laboratories are ISO 17025- and ISO 9000:2015-certified and meticulously maintained in accordance to standards traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the National Metrology Centre (NMC). The instruments used for measurement undergo well-documented routine checks and preventive maintenance to ensure accuracy and consistency and timely detection of any potential issues. Moreover, as the CEO highlights, Bestlabs also pays attention to ambient factors, like temperature, which might play a role in erroneous calibration. Such robust operating procedures and good laboratory practices help Bestlabs produce accurate measurement results and provide suitable performance certificates, “because it is vital that our clients’ instruments operate at peak condition without exceptions,” Reddy adds.

What’s more? Bestlabs also provides onsite standardization and repair services for all major industries. Bestlabs’ technicians perform the onsite services in locations provided by the clients. Reddy highlights, “Even though these measurements are performed outside our laboratory, we maintain standardized procedures similar to our in-house processes for recording, reporting, and ensuring the security and confidentiality of all the instrument data.”To achieve this, Bestlabs facilitates a stringent in-house training program for all its technicians. Bestlabs additionally ensures that all of its calibration tasks are performed within an allotted time limit to minimize process disruption for its high-value clients in the oil and gas, aerospace, and automobile sectors.

Although Bestlabs has already established themselves as one of the most trusted calibration solution and service providers, they do not want to stop pursuing ground-breaking innovation. The company seeks to routinely enhance its systems and continually deploy new technologies while proactively addressing the various requirements of its esteemed and diversified clientele. Bearing this in mind, Bestlabs intends to expand its roster of 20+ fully-certified metrologists to offer state-of-the-art calibration services for an extensive range of equipment and instruments.