Who We Are

Alpha & Omega Service is one of the oldest and most experienced service companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Maryland, Virginia, D.C., Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia). We bring three generations of expertise to your door.

If you are outside the Mid-Atlantic Region, send your instruments or accessories by U.P.S. For instructions call 301.869.4911 or 1.888.272.6738.

What We Do

We provide maintenance programs for professional research facilities, hospitals, private medical laboratories, private and public schools, colleges and universities throughout Washington, Baltimore, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Our clients include The National Institute of Health, National Naval Medical Center, The Smithsonian Institute, Johns Hopkins,The FBI, Medical College of Virginia, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Siemens, Veterans Administration Hospitals, U.S.D.A., Westinghouse and many more.

Our service offered is comprehensive periodic maintenance for most models of microscopes and microtomes. This service includes:

Cleaning the optical system

Lubricating and adjusting the mechanical components

Parfocalizing and parcentering

Alignment of the light source

Adjustment of phase and polarizing equipment

Adjustment of fluorescence equipment

A trained technician services ON SITE for your convenience. We report needs and repairs to you, and work is completed upon your approval.

Also, to aid in complying with government inspection agencies, we give you a maintenance booklet. A separate page for each microscope keeps a dated record of all work performed.

Emergencies

Emergency Service is a vital part of what we do. Quick, efficient service is a must. We have a healthy supply of replacement parts and accessories in stock and have access to all major suppliers and manufacturers.

Cost

The cost of service depends on the number of instruments to be serviced, and the distance of your facility from our shop. Usually, per-instrument fee is charged for periodic maintenance, and an hourly fee for emergency repair calls.

How to Reach Us

If you are interested in our services or have any questions simply send us an email, call 301.869.4911 or fax us at 301.869.4914.

Or just call toll free 1.888.2.SCOPE.U or 1.888.272.6738.