SURFACE FINISH CONSULTING

WE’RE CHEMICAL PLATING & SURFACE FINISHING, AND PAINTING & COATING EXPERTS.

QAI offers you a full range of consulting services at the forefront of technological development within the materials and special processes industries. We provide complete planning and development assistance for new ferrous and non-ferrous heat treating plants, anodizing-hard coating, electrochemical plating facilities, powder and wet painting sites, metallurgical and chemical labs, as well as the development and documentation of quality standards and control systems required for accreditation by various governing bodies, including TS-IATF, NDCAP, and ISO 9000.

CHEMICAL PLATING & SURFACE FINISHING

PAINTING & COATING

• Wet painting, Powder Coating, Dry Film, and E-Coating
• Complete Lines and Plant Start-Ups, Existing Operation Effective Modifications and Continuous Improvements
  • Improved Pre-Treatment Lines for Most Effective Surfaces for Top Coat (Spray, Immersion, Aspersion) Techniques
    • Mechanical, Electro-Chemical, and Chemical Cleaning
    • Surface Conversion Coat, Post Cleaning and Sealing
  • Robotic and Fixed Wet Paint Applications
  • Powder Coat Booth; Design, Clean Room, Powder Reclaim, Nozzle Design and Location
    • Top and Bottom Conveyor Systems
    • Drying and Curing
• Processes Proven to Meet or Exceed Most Stringent Corrosion Resistance Requirements
  • Primary Auto OEM’s, Electronics and Aerospace
  • Accelerated Laboratory Testing with Extrapolation (Proven Methods) for Fast Indication of Results
• Waste Water Treatment Systems, Exhaust, Ventilation, Compressed Air, and Environmental Spill Containment
• Associated Laboratory Quality Assurance Testing and Techniques

QUALITY AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

• ISO-9000:2015 Requirements; Registration and Certification
• IATF-16949 Automotive Standard; Up-Keep and Certification
• NADCAP Accreditation; Military and Aerospace
  • Complete GAP Analyses
  • Road Map
  • QMS and Internal Standards Meeting Requirements
  • Strategic Deployment
  • Pre-Audits
  • Corrective Action Closures and Effective Implementation
  • Certification – Registration Audit
• Development of APQP, PPAP (All Levels), Control Plans, PFMEA, Risk Analyses, MSA
• Implementations of Process Capabilities via SPC, Control Limits, CPk, GRR, R@R, Sampling Plans
• Corrective Actions Investigations; A3, 8D, Fish Bone, Turtle Diagrams, DOE

QAI’s materials and surface finishing team of experts have over 20 years of demonstrated practical experience in the field.

QAI also offers support for heat treat processes and recipes. Learn more →