QUALITY IS EVERYBODY'S RESPONSIBILITY
Quality commitment is an integral part of management philosophy at Westchester Plastics. It starts at the top of our organization and governs every aspect of our operations.
Once a customer has defined specific quality parameters for a product, Westchester SPC procedures are set in motion to ensure the process remains in-control through all production phases. Westchester Plastics process design, quality and production specialists continually monitor SPC data to maintain optimum product purity and to isolate irregularities before they develop into full-blown problems.
Westchester Plastics SPC procedures can also serve as a valuable trouble shooting tool to help alert suppliers to potential quality problems with their process and raw materials. Uniform testing standards, specifications and equipment help us to maintain consistent levels of quality with all formulations regardless of facilities, equipment or personnel involved in the process.
FORMAL QUALITY ORGANIZATION
Westchester Plastics quality programs are key to effective employee communication, education, participation and feedback. All of our engineers, operators and supervisors are attuned to identifying a potential problem, determining and applying appropriate corrective action, and continuously exploring new means of improving quality and service.
At Westchester Plastics we welcome customer quality audits as a means of helping to maintain the highest standards of quality. Experience has shown that good communications and an effective quality program pay back handsome dividends by improving the cost efficiency of our process as well as the end-product of our customers.
IN-PROCESS QUALIFICATION AND TEST
AMETEK Westchester Plastics has the experienced personnel, facilities and knowledge to handle any compounding requirement. We start by working with a customer's technical team in producing pilot scale quantities for evaluation and testing prior to actual full production.
Westchester Plastics conducts ongoing programs of process and material testing beginning with the pre-production stage and continuing through final product analysis. Tests are used to determine chemical, environmental, physical, rheological and thermal properties, and to maintain product conformity to customer specifications.
Tests include:
At Westchester Plastics, we also maintain laboratory scale injection molding, blow molding and blown film equipment to qualify finished product in accordance with prescribed standards of functional performance.
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