Quality Control

Exceeding Customer Expectations Every Time

To attain customer satisfaction, Leech operates as an interactive team committed to total quality, thus creating an active and intelligent space. We monitor project quality by detailed first article inspection, in-process, final inspection procedures and formal documentation:

  • Upon arrival from one of our trusted, approved suppliers, all materials go through rigorous inspection and documentation processes. Documentation travels with each project through every testing and critical process.
  • We perform first article inspection and final audits to ensure conformance to customer specifications.
  • All test and measurement equipment is precisely calibrated to defined specifications and independently monitored to certify compliance.

 

Specialty Services

In the effort to provide a one-stop destination for ground parts, we can manage projects as we send them to our trusted vendors for related, specialty services. We can oversee the following processes:

  • Die penetrant inspection
  • Heat treating
  • Non-destructive testing
  • Passivation
  • Plating
  • Precision lapping and polishing to 2 RMS
  • Shot peen

If you’d like to learn more about our thorough quality control process, contact us.

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Top-Notch Quality from Leech Industries

At Leech, our quality teams take pride in producing the best possible outcomes for our clients, meeting their specifications and exceeding their standards.

Customer Service

The quality control team at Leech thinks proactively, determining potential risks or imperfections before or during the manufacturing process, when possible.

Starting from the engineering stage, our talented engineers attempt to flag issues upfront, communicating their findings with the quality team. From there, the quality team monitors the project the rest of the way based on the information provided by our engineers. This essentially means we take quality control into account as early as the quoting process, providing documentation that follows our parts to completion.

Additionally, when our customers do not provide information related to quality standards in the RFQ, our team will reach out to the customer to discuss any particular matters that could come into play during production.

Commitment to Top-Notch Quality

Leech Industries is committed to driving value for our customers by incorporating Continuous Improvement (CI) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies into our processes.

Our CI practices support our dedication to continually refining and optimizing our operations to provide better outcomes for our customers. Meanwhile, our commitment to SPC methods ensures consistent quality and performance, so we deliver reliable, high-quality products to our customers every time.

 

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Inspection Certifications

Leech Industries is committed to excellence and has attained the following industry certifications:

Additionally, we are qualified to meet MIL-I-45208A, MIL-Q-9858 and MIL-STD-45662 aerospace standards. As required, we utilize statistical process control techniques throughout our manufacturing facilities.

Inspection Equipment

Our state-of-the-art facilities include the following inspection equipment to ensure our parts are free of defects and compatible with customer requirements.

  • Zeiss Vision System CMM x2 Units
    • O-Inspect 322
    • XYZ 12 x 8 x 8
  • Keyence 
    • Keyence VR-6200 3D Optical Profilometer
    • Keyence LM-1000 Multisensor Measurement System
  • Faro Quantum 7Xis Inspection System x2 Units
    • 2.5M – 60” Working Volume
    • 1.0M – 30” Working Volume
  • Mantis Scope
    • 10-30X magnification
  • Test Equipment
    • Instron
    • Metallurgical Testing
  • Granite Surface Plates
    • 18” X 24” to 30” X 60”
  • Multi-Function Height Gages
    • Microprocessor Based (Trimos)
    • 0” to 20”+
  • Dial Bore Gages
    • .050” to 12”
  • Optical Comparators with Surface Illumination
    • Magnification: 10X, 20X, 31.25X, 50X, 62.5X
    • 14” to 30”

LEECH Industries

13144 Dickson Road
Meadville, PA 16335