Quality Assurance
Fitzpatrick Manufacturing
Data-driven quality assurance is integrated into every stage of our manufacturing process.
By leveraging internal efficiencies and continuous improvement initiatives, we deliver high-quality products at competitive costs. Inspection and quality data are meticulously collected, maintained, and readily accessible, providing traceability and ensuring critical information is available to both our team and our customers when needed.
Our Inspection Lab
Parts are inspected independently of the manufacturing work cells in our dedicated, climate-controlled inspection laboratories.
This allows for objective verification of product quality, process control, and measurement accuracy.
Our highly-trained technicians use the following equipment:
- Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
- Vision measuring system
- Brinell hardness tester
- Digital Rockwell hardness tester
- Contour measuring instruments
- Profilometers
- Video microscope with up to 275x magnification
- Laser micrometers
- Micro-Hite height gauges up to 24” capacity
- Optical comparators
- Comprehensive portfolio of handheld inspection instruments
Sticklers for Quality
We achieve a high level of quality through the combination of skilled people, proven processes, and advanced equipment.
Our skilled team leverages proven manufacturing processes, advanced equipment, and independent inspection techniques to ensure products are manufactured efficiently, accurately, and consistently. Supported by continuous training, independent inspection, and process control, this approach enables us to consistently meet customer requirements and deliver reliable products.
Each job is inspected at three key points:
1. First Article Inspection
Production may only proceed once the first article produced has been approved by our inspection laboratory.
2. In Process Inspection
3. Final Inspection
Regulatory Requirements
Our quality management system strictly adheres to the following regulatory requirements.
We also require that our key suppliers meet our standards, as well as any special certifications that pertain to their industry.
NADCAP Approved Supplier Base
As a supplier to the defense and aerospace industries, we have an extensive supplier base that allows us to provide a comprehensive value-added package to our customer base by providing a complete component.
Our supplier base includes many companies that are NADCAP certified, and in many cases are leaders in their respective fields. These suppliers can provide many post-secondary services, including heat-treating, plating, painting, and surface enhancement that complement our machining expertise.
These relationships allow us to provide a complete part that is ready to use at the lowest cost of ownership to our customers. In many cases, our customers do not have to perform their own secondary operations, as we are able to provide a completed part.