Tom Black Service Center was founded in 1981 to provide prompt, reliable service of analytical instrumentation. We have an office in Yorba Linda to service Southern California and beyond.

Tom Black (Founder) worked for Beckman Instruments for 22 years as a field service representative and as the inside repair service manager. Tom spent the past 25 years building his own company. In August of 2007, Tom decided to retire. More time for fishing.

Frank Grubaugh (President) is a graduate of Devry Technical Institute. He joined TBSC in 1989. He is trained in UV-VIS-NIR and IR Spectrophotometers HPLC systems, Atomic Absorption, DNA sequencers, and is factory trained on Buck Scientific Equipment.

Aaron Daveler(Senior Service Technician) graduated from ITT Technical Institute in March of 1999 with an Associate Degree in Electronics. He Joined TBSC in March of 2000. He is trained in HPLC, Spectrophotometers, DNA Sequencers, and Centrifuges. He was trained by Cal Tech In refrigeration and is EPA certified in refrigeration. Aaron is factory trained by Forma and Sanyo on their equipment.

Tom Black Service Center is a founding member of N.I.S.A. (National Idependant Service Association)