I'm looking for equipment rental companies that have the following assets: 1) 20K torque tester, hydraulic, 2) Timometer 4500-stop watch calibrator, 3) Thunder Scientific 2500, 4) Temp bath, dual well wet and 5)5700. Company I'm employed by feels renting is preferable to owning.
You might want to give Transcat a shout. They quoted us a rental on a Fluke 7380 ultra-cold bath but we determined it was much more cost effective to just buy our own.
I've looked into equipment rental and they are ok for short term or if a piece is out for repair/calibration. But overall I have learned that buying is a better option. Google has always been a friend when the need is great!
I have searched Transcat and several companies that I found on Google, they don't have what is needed. I realize owning is preferable to renting, long term but money and profit is always the bottom line.
One way to save money is the risky eBay route. That's what I had to do to get equipment at one company. I think you can get the majority of what you need from some of the google searched companies. What piece are you looking for that can't be found?
Instrument Rental Labs is the only company I know of that specialized in renting of Metrology / Calibration equipment.
Mike
TRS RenTelco is a good company.