● Inspection of Incoming Materials
	All purchased products that are incorporated into DSW final products are subject to a detailed technical Quality Control (Q.C.) inspection. Material certifications are kept on file for all incoming shipments of thermoplastic resins.
	 
	 
	● New Part Qualification
	
		Before a new part can be released to production, it goes through a qualification process that varies in intensity depending on customer requirements, engineering complexity and quality constraints. The qualification methods may include some or all of the following:
	
	● First Article Inspection.
	● Pre-production runs to produce a limited number of samples.
	● Process Capability Study.
	● ECN Release to Production after customer approval.
	● Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
	
		 
 
 
	
	
	● Production Monitoring & Verification
	Throughout the production cycle, plastic injected molded components and assemblies are checked to verify their compliance with all required specifications. Typical verification and inspection processes include dimensional, functional and/or destructive tests.
	
	 
	
		
			
				| ● Monitoring of the Quality System To ensure compliance and continual improvement, our quality assurance system is monitored through a variety of techniques, as appropriate for a particular process and its importance. These include:
 
 ● Conducting internal audits of the quality system.
 ● Monitoring trends in corrective and preventive action requests.
 ● Analyzing product conformity and other quality performance data and trends.
 Measuring and monitoring customer satisfaction through periodic surveys.
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						● Measurement & TestingOur Inspection Lab ( 3rd party)features state-of-the-art equipment to ensure compliance with the most demanding part and assembly specifications and tolerances:
 
 ● Brown & Sharp Microval Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) with Quadra-Check? 3D software.
 ● OGP Optical Comparator with Smart Edge Detection.
 
						● Additional standard measuring/testing devices such as calipers, micrometers, thread & height gages, surface plates, etc. |