Case Studies

Tell Tool

For the customers of manufacturer Tell Tool, quality assurance is a matter of life and death.  The company, which holds ISO 9001:2000 and AS 9100:2000 certifications, makes complex machined castings, forgings and wrought material for aircraft and spacecraft–parts upon which these craft rely to stay airborne.  Its customers, among them Hamilton Sundstrand, Goodrich, Parker Hannifin […] read more…

Quality EDM

Quality And Profits Grow At Quality EDM How A Modest Investment Paid Surprising Dividends Nobody in the EDM business likes having a customer reject parts because of hidden flaws.  But Mike Gervais, president of Quality EDM in Anaheim Hills, CA, hated it so much that he bought the quality control equipment that his customers used […] read more…

General Automotive Manufacturing

Making Quality Portable General Automotive Manufacturing Plant Finds Borescopes Improve Quality Control by Decentralizing Visual Inspection The Situation General Automotive Manufacturing Co. LLC (GAM) produces machined metal parts used in fuel systems, hydraulic assemblies, brake systems, and gas and diesel engines. Some of GA’s major clients include Caterpillar, International, Mercury Marine, Stanadyne, Cummins, Actuant and […] read more…

Kreisler Industries

When you’re building components for commercial and military jet engines, quality assurance is always on the front burner.  Kreisler Industries, founded in 1914, manufactures tube and manifold assemblies for aircraft engines.  Kreisler products show up in aircraft like the Boeing 787 engine and the latest F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  A common characteristic among many of […] read more…