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Vertex Industrial Metal Components · Since 2008

Quality and certification

We treat documentation as part of the product. If a part arrives without the paperwork to prove it, it is not finished — and no amount of dimensional accuracy on the bench changes that.

Certifications held

Current certificates are issued with quotations on request. Expiry dates are tracked and re-audits are booked four months ahead.

ISO<br>9001<br>2015

ISO 9001:2015

Quality management system

Issued by TÜV SÜD

IATF<br>16949

IATF 16949

Automotive quality management

Issued by In transition, audit scheduled

ISO<br>14001

ISO 14001

Environmental management

Issued by TÜV SÜD

RoHS<br>/<br>REACH

RoHS / REACH

Substance compliance

Issued by Third-party tested

EN<br>10204<br>3.1

EN 10204 3.1

Material certificates

Issued by Mill certificates

PPAP<br>Level<br>3

PPAP Level 3

Production part approval

Issued by In-house capability

Inspection equipment

Metrology is in house rather than subcontracted. Subcontracted inspection introduces a week into every shipment and removes a layer of accountability from the report.

EquipmentQtyNotes
Coordinate measuring machines3700 × 1000 × 600 mm, 1.8 µm accuracy
Optical profile projectors4Thread forms, radii, Ra 0.4 surfaces
Universal tensile testers2Up to 600 kN
Hardness testers6Rockwell, Vickers, Brinell
Salt spray chambers2ASTM B117 to 1000 hours
Coatings thickness gauges8Magnetic and eddy current
Optical sorting machines4100% dimensional screening in line
XRF analysers2Material grade verification on receipt
Control plan

What is checked, and when

  • Incoming material. Mill certificate reviewed against the purchase specification, plus XRF grade verification on a sample of every heat.
  • First article. Full dimensional report against the drawing revision, signed off before the production run starts.
  • In process. Operator checks at a defined frequency per control plan; SPC on the dimensions that drive your stack-up.
  • Final inspection. AQL sampling to ISO 2859-1 unless 100% screening is specified, in which case it runs through the optical sorters.
  • Outgoing. Documentation pack assembled per lot — material certificate, dimensional report, coating thickness, and any NDT or testing records.
The documentation pack, standard on every lot
Material certificate
EN 10204 3.1 with heat number
Dimensional report
Against drawing revision, CMM where applicable
Coating thickness
Stated in micrometres, not "plated"
First article inspection
On every new part and every drawing revision
PPAP pack
Level 3 on request, automotive accounts
Reject rate

Rolling 12-month average of 620 PPM on shipped lots. PPM is reported monthly by customer, and any month above 1,000 PPM triggers a documented corrective action.

Need our certificates for a supplier audit?

Tell us which document and which entity it needs to be addressed to. We send ISO certificates, insurance, and a completed supplier questionnaire within two business days.

Request documents

Send us a drawing and we will quote it

Send a STEP file or a PDF drawing with your annual volume. Technical review within one business day, indicative pricing within three.