Quality Assurance
Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc. insures that requirements for the products it produces are fulfilled and meet customer requirements. We monitor our processes, gather data for analysis, prevent errors and improve the process.
Measuring and Measuring Devices
Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc. uses a comprehensive gauge calibration system to track and recall measuring devices when due for calibration. History of measuring device calibration is maintained and employed to ensure out-of-calibration conditions do not occur. Training in measuring device care and use assures a device will be turned in and not used if a condition occurs that may affect the accuracy and results obtained.
Standards & Accreditation
Master standards are traceable to NIST. Our QMS requires use of calibration laboratories certified to ISO 17025 international standards, assuring measuring devices used to qualify specification parameters are held within required tolerances.
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History-Based Calibration FrequencyCalibration history is maintained and used to set recall frequency, preventing out-of-calibration conditions
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Gauge R&R StudiesUtilized to ensure measuring devices are of appropriate resolution for the criticality of tolerances required
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
Customer quotes, purchase orders, and sales orders are part of the APQP inputs and outputs. Risks involved in production are assessed and resolved before production is undertaken. Inspections are identified and communicated through flowdown on internal routers, prints, and work instructions, and recorded on In Process Inspection Reports. Flowdown of requirements to suppliers is assured through inclusion on purchase orders.
Review of customer and industry specifications
Review of new or modified tooling requirements
Availability of sources for materials, parts, and outsourced special processes
Capability studies determine the capability of our machines for each process
Aerospace Division Sampling
Our Aerospace Division (Wire Cloth Division, Kalkaska, MI) uses a sampling plan based on C=0 defects per ANSI/ASQ Z1.4. Where dimensions are critical or identified by the customer, 100% inspection is employed to assure compliance to specification.
Purchasing and Supplier Requirements
Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc. reviews all requirements for material, outside processes, specifications, and other identified requirements before placing a purchase order for goods or services. A full review of the customer purchase order against the quote, prints, specifications, and other requirements before acceptance ensures the latest requirements have been reviewed and resolved.
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Requirements Flow-DownNecessary requirements are flowed down to suppliers; purchase orders updated before issuance when changes are required
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Supplier QMS ComplianceAll suppliers must meet quality management system standards — ISO 9001, AS9100, NADCAP, or customer-specific requirements
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Latest Revision ControlFull review of customer purchase order against quote, prints, and specifications before acceptance ensures latest requirements are resolved
Control of Nonconformance
Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc. aggressively undertakes control of any nonconformance. Through use of procedures to identify, control, and correct nonconformances — whether material, product, process, or supplier caused — quality is controlled and assured.
Customer Collaboration
Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc. works closely with its customers to assure the quality of items, products, and service are satisfactory — proactively communicating and resolving any nonconformance before it impacts production.
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