How our Quality process
works to benefit you…

In accordance with ISO guidelines, the Quality process starts with Contract Review to insure that product delivered meets the specified requirements of the order.

New product introduction is handled by a team of Currier Plastics professionals. The team works with customers to:

• Determine requirements
• Develop a customized quality control plan
• Identify and Obtain special inspection capabilities

When a new program is started with Currier Plastics, we will provide:

• Full dimensional layout inspection
• Capability studies and PPAP approval (available at your request)
• Sample parts and supporting data  for final approval
• Internal Audits are performed continuously so that non-conformance issues are reported and addressed immediately

Management reporting identifies areas for improvement via weekly summary reports of inspection results, corrective actions and failure analysis. Because of the strong vendor relationships with our tool makers, we are able to address any issues with quality before they impact delivery schedules.

Quality products are assured

Through the use of advanced measuring equipment and statistical analysis, we are able to guarantee that the product meets specifications. Continuous monitoring and inspection (from Start-up through In-Process, and Last Article) is performed according to documented instructions.

Traceability of products is maintained.

Records documenting performance to quality standards are maintained that provide traceability for dimensional attributes and material from the raw resin to finished product. Retained samples are maintained for Customer-Approved parts, Process capability studies, and First & Last Article from production for specified timeframes.

Our Quality team maintains  the latest equipment for high precision and high reliability in material testing.  Some of our capabilities include:

Leak Test

Leak Testing is done during production on all bottles to measure their conformity to specifications.

Tensile, Compression, Bending, and Spring Test

Forces are measured with a precision better than ± 1% of indicated values, within the range from 1/1 to 1/250 of the rated force.
Automatic detection of specimen breakdown point

Vision Inspections

Vision machines let you measure small features which are difficult or impossible to measure with a touch probe. Complex vision tools let you capture many data points at once - as opposed to touch probe CMMs which measure one point at a time. The result is a faster and more statistically accurate measurement machine.
XY Accuracy: E2 = (2.6+L/175) µm
Z Accuracy: E1 = (3. 0+L/150) µm
XY Repeatability: < 2.6 µm
Z Repeatability: < 3.0 µm

Gages

Our measuring equipment uses a unique single point, power-assist drive system that allows 3D movement.  It will identify geometric elements and calculate the dimensions and relationships of work piece features automatically during the measuring process.
With point-to-point mode, a number of measurement points can be collected quickly and accurately to determine size, location and other dimensions for most features. The scanning mode lets you gather a large amount of data quickly for form definition as well as dimensional information.

Data archiving and Statistical Analysis is used for process control analysis. It is possible to convert probe center points to standard CAD formats such as DXF for reverse engineering.