Quality

Measurement happens in the process, not at the end. What ships with the parts is therefore not an inspection result but a capability demonstration.

A printed inspection report on a granite surface plate beside the part it belongs to, with a caliper and gauge blocks.

How we think about it

A final inspection finds defects. It prevents none. So the weight sits on in-process measurement: a control chart per critical characteristic, automatic correction on a trend, tool changes by tool life rather than by scrap.

The difference is visible in the report. "Twenty parts measured, all in tolerance" says something about twenty parts. "Cpk 1.83 over 4,000 parts" says something about the process — and only the second statement carries a series release.

What we do not do is claim certifications we do not hold. We work to our customers’ requirements, have been audited by several of them, and name the partner whose qualification a special process needs.

The ruby probe of a coordinate measuring machine above an aluminium component on black granite.

How we measure

Coordinate metrology
Two bridge CMMs in the temperature-controlled room at 20 °C, 1.8 µm length measurement uncertainty. Three shop-floor machines at the lines for running inspection.
Statistical process control
A control chart per critical characteristic, action limits tighter than the tolerance. A trend is corrected before it reaches a limit.
Optical capture
Laser line scanning at 600,000 points per second for free-form surfaces and distortion analysis. Fits are re-measured tactilely — a scan does not replace a probe.
Surface measurement
Stylus method from Ra 0.02 µm, available at every line. Surface finish is measured, not estimated.

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What you receive

First article inspection report to PPAP Level 3 or VDA, with capability demonstration
Inspection report per lot, naming the equipment and the inspector
Control charts for the critical characteristics over the life of the part
Material certificate 3.1 with batch-to-part assignment
Declaration of conformity and revision status record
Traceability of batch, machine and tool state — retrievable for ten years

Macro of a machined chamfer, the edge burr-free, fine regular tool marks on the face above it.

The standards we work to

ISO 2768, ISO 1101 and ISO 286 are the language of every drawing that reaches us. By sector we deliver to PPAP Level 3, VDA 6.3 and the requirements from customer audits against ISO 13485 and EN 9100. These are requirements we work to — not certificates we hold. Where a special process needs a qualification, we name the qualified partner and stay accountable for the result.

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With annual volume, call-off rhythm and the first-article scope you need. Then the numbers are right.

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Quality

How we think about it

How we measure

Coordinate metrology

Statistical process control

Optical capture

Surface measurement

What you receive

The standards we work to

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