Our Legacy: 30 Years of Service
Neal S. Chaikin joined the Air Force as a teenager in 1954. During his years working in the military electronics department where he taught electronics, he learned the importance of accuracy and dependability. After he was honorably discharged from the Air Force, Neal continued his education and earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University in 1964. In his career, he applied his knowledge of electronics and electrical engineering to projects for NASA (Apollo Program), IBM (Trident Submarine Program), and Atomic Energy Commission (now the Department of Energy). In his position just prior NSCA, Neal was responsible for reviewing all test equipment licenses for the purpose of exporting for Department of Commerce. At the Department of Commerce, Neal worked as a co-writer with the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) program which provides an unbiased third-party test and evaluation program to accredit laboratories to the ISO 17025 standard. After his successful career in the military and the federal government, Neal decided to start NSCA in order to aid other businesses by providing test and measurement equipment consulting services.
In 1988, Neal S. Chaikin founded Neal S. Chaikin and Associates to provide consulting services on exporting test and measurement equipment. In 1998, when the company changed to selling and renting test and measurement equipment, the company name was changed to NSCA. In 1993, Todd Chaikin joined the company as the General Manager. Todd earned his MBA in Information Systems and Telecommunications for the John Hopkins University.
Tra-Cal Lab was created because we noticed a deficit in the industry for quality calibrations and consistent repairs. In 2000, Tra-Cal (short for traceable calibration) was created to fill this void. Tra-Cal offers ISO/IEC 10725:2017, ANSI Z540-1, and ANSI Z540.3 accredited laboratory services including: NIST-traceable calibrations and dependable test and metrology equipment repairs. We repair down to the component level.
What We Do
NSCA Technologies & Tra-Cal Lab have been serving the electronics, manufacturing, defense, and telecom industries since 1988, consistently achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction by providing quality test and measurement equipment and services. NSCA Technologies & Tra-Cal Lab are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and is made up of more than 70% veterans and disadvantaged people. We provide new and reconditioned precision test and measurement equipment and provide calibration and repair services. NSCA sells, rents, leases, and sources test equipment. Tra-Cal calibrates and repairs test and metrology equipment to the highest standards.
Who We Serve
NSCA serves a number of manufacturing, defense, and telecommunication organizations looking to expand their range of test and measurement equipment. We are proud small business partners of Keysight Technologies, broadening our reach across the world. Test and measurement equipment is used in a variety of industries for designing, manufacturing, deploying, and ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction with products and services. The industries that we serve include but aren’t limited to; aerospace and defense, telecommunications, RF and microwave, manufacturing, transportation and education. We strive to make every customer feel at ease with our smart handling of their equipment.
Our Mission Statement for the Next 30 Years
NSCA and Tra-Cal were created because wanted to help other businesses by providing quality test and measurement equipment and services. We promise to continue serving you, our customers, with the most excellence of customer service as well as keeping timely shipments and high quality, focus on safety and high standards. With a quote turnaround period of a 2–24-hour window as well as an easy access website, NSCA guarantees a fast and easy purchase for your company. Equipment repair service turn-around times average 5–10 business days for calibration and 11–14 days for repair, so that you can get your equipment back into your hands as soon as possible, without compromising quality. Our experienced and well-rounded employee will make it simple for you to obtain your equipment and the level of service that you deserve. These aspects are what makes us one of the leading test and measurement equipment and services company in the DC metropolitan area. NSCA and Tra-Cal value customer satisfaction and hope to be your first source for test and measurement equipment service.