Quality & Inspection
Quality – Above All Else!
We supply the medical and transportation industries where quality and precision are critical, not only at the initial development stages, but throughout the life of the program. With frequent scheduled quality verifications by well-trained quality personnel, we focus on maintaining a high quality product and controlling variance in the part. Some locations keeping up to a 0.05±mm tolerance – if required. Maintaining a TS or ISO Quality System, we apply an APQP process, testing and improving upon the customers’ requirements.
Quality Production Systems
Quality Systems we utilize to ensure a culture of quality production:
- All auto/commercial facilities are IATF 16949:2016 certified
- National Molding Medical is FDA Registered
- National Molding Medical is ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certified
- NMC Dynaplas Toronto is ISO 14001:2015 certified
- APQP – Advanced Product Quality Planning
- PFMEA and risk management
- Workflow Diagrams/Process Mapping
- VDA accreditation
- 8D
- DMAIC
- Lean Six Sigma
- cGMP Compliance
- IQ, OQ, PQ Validation Processes
- Process Capability Studies
- CpK
- PpK
- Tolerance intervals
- GR&R
- Various ASTM and ISO Standardized Tests
- SPC
Measuring Equipment
With in-line automated vision systems, dedicated staff, and advanced measurement equipment, we can ensure the quality of the parts that you receive. Some of our testing equipment includes:
- Coordinate Measurement Machine (CMM)
- Customized measuring equipment
- Programmable vision systems
- Thermocycle Testing
- Load Testing
- Insertion force gage
- Extraction force gage
- FTIR Raw Material Inspection
- OGP Smart Scope
- Vari-Roll Gear Measurement System
- Spectrophotometer
- Measure scopes
- Optical comparators
- Roundness tester
- Video probe
- Tensile testing
- White Light Scanning System
Case Study: In-Line Vision Systems
Customer Challenge
- High-volume part
- Small extremely tight toleranced part
- 100% inspection requirements
- 0 defects acceptable by customer
Technical Solution
- Developed inline vision system
- Conveyor takes parts from the machine to a bowl feeder
- Bowl feeder mechanically orientates parts for 1st camera presentation
- 1st camera sends 1st orientated image, including Cavitation, to the vision system
- Further conveyor adjusts part position to be aligned to the 2nd camera
- 2nd camera sends second orientated image to the vision system
- Vision system evaluates parts in a split second in real time
- Air gun separates parts into the appropriate bin (Acceptable, suspect or reject)
Outcome
- Able to keep up with large production quantities
- Keeping to extremely high-quality standards
- Reducing operator intervention resulting in lower handling costs.
