Our Quality Control System

There are many thousands of available plastic resins to choose from when making plastic injection molded parts. In order to ensure that the resin we use is of exactly the right kind, we’ve invested in a PolyMax analyzing gun. This device uses a beam of laser light to bounce off the surface of a test sample and read the unique signature given off by its molecular vibration. It contains a database of hundreds of plastic types in memory, and can be programmed with additional plastic types whenever the need arises.

X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis is a nondestructive testing (NDT) process by which materials such as metals, clothes, plastics, ceramics, etc. are exposed to low level, shortwave X-rays or gamma radiation. Each element reflects the emission with a different wavelength and a specially calibrated spectrometer can analyze the wavelengths to detect what elements are present and in what relative concentrations. The XRF analyzer can also detect banned materials under the REACH and RoHS legislation

The SmartScope ZIP Lite 300 is a non-contact optical measuring system using a high intensity white LED light for fast and accurate 2D measurements of parts. High-precision mechanical bearings and DC stepper motors, mounted to a solid granite base, ensure reliable and repeatable precision. Coupled with sophisticated but easy-to-use Measure Mind software, the SmartScope can be quickly programmed to run automated measurements of multiple similar shapes.

At its most basic a coordinate is a point, a fixed singular location in three-dimensional space. A series of points can be used to define the parameters of a complex shape. Therefore a CMM is any device that is able to collect this set of points for a given object and to do so with an acceptable degree of accuracy and repeatability.