Heat Treat Industry News
January 14, 2010
North American Aerospace Tubing Manufacturer First to Attain Dual Nadcap Accreditation
Plymouth Tube Company's - Salisbury Mill - has attained Nadcap accreditation for both heat treating and material testing laboratories. The Salisbury mill is the first North American tubing manufacturer to earn the dual accreditation from Nadcap for seamless stainless aerospace tubing. By manufacturing in accordance with Nadcap approved processes, Plymouth assures its customers around the globe they are purchasing materials produced and tested to the highest standards set by the industry.
Nadcap accreditation is becoming widely accepted as the standard in the worldwide aerospace industry. The audits at Plymouth Tube - Salisbury were performed by PRI (Performance Review Institute). In addition to Nadcap the Salisbury mill also is certified under ISO9001:2008 and AS9100 surveillance (International Aerospace Quality Management Systems). To meet these standards, process controls and testing procedures are utilized to insure proper heat treatment of materials, eliminating the chance of inner granular corrosion thereby reducing the risk of field failures. Plymouth's customers' further benefit from these process controls as it provides tubing that demonstrates uniform, repeatable mechanical properties, resulting in improved downstream fabricating processes.
Steve Bohnenkamp, VP Sales & Marketing at Plymouth Tube said, "We have been providing high quality tubing to the aerospace industry since the 1920's. Earning Nadcap accreditation for both heat treating and material lab testing reinforces our long term commitment to being a leading supplier of tubing and special shapes to the global aerospace industry."
About Plymouth Tube Co.
Headquartered in suburban Chicago with 11 manufacturing plants across the U.S., Plymouth Tube Co. is positioned for continued global growth supplying the aerospace, transportation, energy, and industrial markets. Steel, nickel and titanium extruded and cold drawn shapes are produced by Plymouth Engineered Shapes. Additionally, Plymouth Tube Co. Chicago Processing offers coil slitting as well as a wide variety of specialty edging options. 2010 marks the 86th year of service which Plymouth has been manufacturing steel tubing products and helping customers solve complex application issues.
Source: Thomasnet News
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