Quality is much more than a written policy at Vision Technical Molding -- it is a part of our culture and is demonstrated by the individual commitment made by each member of the entire organization.
Corporate commitment is demonstrated by:
- our extensive investment in the most accurate and capable equipment
- intensive and ongoing training
- comprehensive mold qualification protocols
- commitment to continual improvement
- consistent monitoring of relevant metrics
Our ISO9001:2000 status is evidence of both our commitment to quality and our efforts to continuously improve.
Metrology
With dimensional inspection forming a cornerstone of assessment activities for both scientific molding and statistical process control, accurate and consistent part measurement is an absolute necessity. Our experienced staff of metrologists and inspectors make use of the latest optical and contact measurement equipment. This includes two programmable, fully-automatic optical measurement systems
one with an ultra sensitive (<10mg) touch
trigger force probe capability.
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Measurement System Analysis:
Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (GR&R)
and other techniques ensure reliable measurement
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Metrology Equipment List:
- OGP Flash 250
- OGP Flash 200
- Measuring microscopes
- Force gages
- Manual gauging equipment
- Custom gauging and fixturing capabilities
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Our calibration program ensures that all of the instruments used to assess product quality conform to ISO requirements.
Mold Qualification
At Vision Technical Molding, scientifically-based mold qualifications are performed for all tools before they go into production. These qualifications
are performed to a standard protocol that has been developed
from years of experience. In most cases, our standard qualification
excedes our most stringent customers' requirement; however, the protocol can be customized to satisfy any customer's specific
needs.
Basic Qualification Steps:
- Installation Qualification
- Process Development
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Stability Run
- Operational Qualification
- Performance Qualification
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At the conclusion of the mold qualification, the molding process for the respective tool will have been fully tested, defined, documented, and implemented with a comprehensive report provided to the customer for review and approval.
Process Control
Monitoring of molding processes and products is achieved
though the use of visual and dimensional methods.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods are applied
for significant features selected by our staff and
our customer.
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