Coating Laboratory / Quality Control

Wet-Lab Process Control

Statistical Process Control Chart

Paramount Metal Finishing Quality Policy

Our goal is to provide customer satisfaction by supplying unparalleled metal finishing services meeting customer requirements. We will succeed through developing our human resources, applying the best technologies, continually improving our quality management system and processes and by complying with the requirements set forth in ISO 9001:2000.

Inspection Equipment	ASTM / MIL SPEC	Purpose	Coating
X-ray fluorescent	ASTM-B568	thickness	plating
Kocour	ASTM-B499	thickness	plating
Tabor	FED-STD-141	hardness	anodize
Pencil	ASTM-B201	adhesion	plating
Salt spray test	ASTM-B117	corrosion resistance	plating, painting
Microscope		visual	various coatings
Oven		bake test	various

Process Control

Titration Wet Laboratory	Solution Analysis
Statistical process control (SPC)	process control
Spectrometer	solution analysis
pH meter	pH determination
Analytical digital scale	weight tests
Test Specifications	SPECIFICATION
Sampling plan	MIL-STD-1916
Adhesion paint	ASTM-D3359
Adhesion plating	ASTM-B571

Improvement Tools Actively Employed at PMF:

• ISO 9001:2000 QMS System
• Six Sigma – problem solving & process improvement
• 5Ss – facility improvement efficiency
• Kaizan events – improvement process techniques
• Process control documents (PCD) – process control
• Statistical process control (SPC) – solution control

ISO 9001:2008 Certification