WIKA India Strengthens Calibration Leadership with Godrej Integration During Quality Month
Every November, Quality Month reminds industry that precision, reliability and consistency are not optional they are the very pillars of operational excellence. In that spirit, WIKA India is reaffirming its focus on calibration as a cornerstone of quality-management and process integrity across the process industries.
As a global provider of measurement technology, WIKA Group has announced that its Indian subsidiary (WIKA Instruments India Private Limited) has acquired the calibration-services business of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited (“Godrej Calibration Services”).
This acquisition is positioning WIKA India to combine its global calibration expertise with the local calibration-footprint and legacy of Godrej, enabling a broader and more integrated calibration offering in India.
Calibration as a Strategic Enabler of Quality
“Calibration is not merely a technical process; it is a strategic enabler of quality,” says Gaurav Bawa, Senior Vice President, WIKA India. He notes that by expanding calibration capabilities and reach in India, the company is supporting industries in enhancing process integrity, safety and operational efficiency.
Accurate measurement underpins every mature quality-system, whether ISO 9001, GMP or other industry frameworks. When instruments are calibrated to known standards, processes become repeatable, audits become more straightforward, and decisions are anchored in measurable data.
A Comprehensive Calibration Portfolio
Following the acquisition of Godrej’s calibration services business, WIKA India now offers an expanded calibration capability, which includes:
- Calibration services in India through NABL-accredited laboratories and on-site calibration at customer facilities.
- Coverage across multiple measurement domains mechanical (pressure, mass & volume, force, torque, vibration), thermal, flow, electro-technical, optical and medical devices.
- Automated calibration benches, reference instruments and documentation / traceability support aligned with ISO, GMP and other frameworks.
This lifecycle-accuracy philosophy means calibration is treated not just as a one-time check but as part of the instrument’s entire operational journey ensuring sustained accuracy over time.
Alignment With India’s Industrial Growth and Quality Agenda
In India’s push toward higher manufacturing maturity, self-reliance and global competitiveness, precise measurement and calibration form a critical yet often unseen enabler. The integration of a local calibration business like Godrej’s with a global player like WIKA underscores this alignment with national manufacturing imperatives.
By improving access to sophisticated calibration services across sectors such as oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, power, chemicals and even medical devices, companies are better positioned to meet global standards, reduce risk of measurement-error driven defects and build trust in their quality systems.
Why Calibration Matters
From ensuring the purity of a pharmaceutical formulation to verifying the safety thresholds in a high-pressure process system, calibration is vital. Instruments without traceable, reliable calibration can lead to process inconsistency, regulatory non-compliance, costly audits and even safety incidents.
In regulated sectors especially aerospace, healthcare, energy calibration is not merely a compliance checkbox, but an operational imperative. As WIKA India notes, measurement accuracy transforms from a technical necessity into a strategic business lever.
What This Means for SMEs and Mid-Sized Process OEMs
For India’s MSME and mid-sized process industry players, the WIKA-Godrej integration offers several practical implications:
- Access to broader calibration service coverage (both lab and on-site) may reduce logistical complexity and downtime.
- A single partner with global calibration pedigree supporting lifecycle accuracy offers simpler vendor management.
- Alignment with quality frameworks and traceability may strengthen audit readiness and customer confidence especially for exports.
- Given that calibration often gets overlooked until process failure or audit failure, positioning it proactively adds competitive differentiation.
During Quality Month and beyond, WIKA India’s move reinforces an essential truth: quality is only as strong as the measurement that defines it. Accurate measurement begins with calibration. With the acquisition of the Godrej calibration business, WIKA is extending a promise of precision, reliability and operational consistency quietly, behind the scenes, but vitally important.
For process-industry SMEs striving for global standards, this development signals a timely opportunity to elevate measurement integrity and embed calibration into their quality and operational DNA.
