QUALITY
Quality is inherent in everything we do at MetalFab Group. Our facility is cutting-edge, and we pride ourselves in how we challenge our team to adapt to new challenges and continuously improve our processes. We strive through our excellent team of employees to meet or exceed customer needs in every way possible. We seek to fully comply and continually improve our facility’s performance, while meeting the requirements of our ISO 9001:2015 certification, AIAG automotive quality standards, and our customer's regulatory needs.
ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFICATION
Since 2017, MetalFab Group has been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 with Design standard. We maintain a comprehensive quality management system to meet these exacting specifications and are committed to meeting NSF standards for food service equipment fabrication.
We partnered with Smithers, an accredited quality and environmental management systems certification body, to achieve and maintain our certification through regular surveillance audits.
MetalFab's ISO 9001:2015 Implementation
We are delighted to serve our clients through the well-defined and documented processes this certification requires.
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Consistent Product Quality: Documented procedures ensuring repeatability across all fabrication processes
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Faster Issue Resolution: Systematic approaches identifying and correcting quality issues before they impact customers
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Continuous Improvement: Data-driven decision making enhancing processes and outcomes
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Customer Confidence: Third-party verification of our quality management system effectiveness
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Regulatory Compliance: Framework supporting NSF, aerospace, and industry-specific requirements
The "with Design" designation indicates MetalFab's certification scope includes design and development activities—not just production—meaning our quality system encompasses the entire product realization process from concept through delivery.​ ​
AUTOMOTIVE-GRADE QUALITY EXPERTISE: AIAG CORE TOOLS
MetalFab Group's leadership team holds certifications from AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) in automotive Core Tools—the industry-standard quality methodologies required for automotive supply chain excellence and recognized globally as the gold standard for systematic quality management.
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Why Automotive-Grade Quality Matters for All Industries?
While AIAG Core Tools were developed for automotive supply chains where single defects trigger million-dollar recalls, these systematic approaches deliver measurable benefits across all MetalFab industries—from FMEA preventing contamination risks in food service equipment to production validation ensuring aerospace dimensional consistency to statistical process control maintaining high-volume repeatability.
MetalFab's AIAG Certifications​​
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Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA): MSA principles ensure measurement equipment delivers accurate, repeatable results. ​​
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Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Control Plan & Production Part Approval Process (PPAP): These integrated methodologies provide structured frameworks for new product development- product planning from concept through production, documenting quality monitoring methods, and validating production capability before full-scale manufacturing begins.
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Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA): FMEA represents proactive risk identification—preventing quality failures before production begins rather than discovering defects after they reach customers.
The MetalFab Quality Advantage
Our combination of ISO 9001:2015 certification and AIAG Core Tools expertise provides:
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Proactive Problem Prevention: FMEA and structured planning identify potential issues during design and setup—not after expensive production runs.
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Measurement Confidence: MSA-validated inspection processes ensuring dimensional data reflects true part characteristics, not measurement system variation.
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Production Validation: PPAP approaches confirming process capability before full-scale production, eliminating costly mid-production corrections.
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Systematic Control: Documented Control Plans providing clear quality requirements, inspection methods, and reaction plans when variations occur.
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Continuous Improvement: Data collection and analysis identifying opportunities for process enhancement and cost reduction.
QUALITY IN ACTION
Our quality systems deliver real-world results across diverse applications
Food Service Equipment
NSF-compliant fabrication for leading food equipment manufacturers combines ISO 9001:2015 frameworks with AIAG risk assessment methodologies, ensuring sanitary design requirements meet both regulatory standards and production realities.
Thin Aluminum Fabrication
When producing 600+ heat shields monthly from .020" aluminum, our systematic quality approach maintained zero-defect surface quality through custom material handling protocols, optimized laser parameters, and in-process verification—all guided by FMEA risk assessment and Control Plan documentation
Automotive Components
From precision brackets to performance heat shields, automotive-grade quality systems developed through AIAG training ensure MetalFab delivers the systematic quality control automotive customers demand.
Explore our food service equipment capabilities and custom fabrication expertise.
READY TO GET STARTED?
Quality at MetalFab Group means more than inspection—it represents systematic approaches preventing problems, validating processes, and delivering consistent results. Our ISO 9001:2015 certification provides the quality management framework. Our AIAG Core Tools expertise provides advanced methodologies for risk management, measurement validation, and production control.
Whether your project requires:
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Food-grade NSF compliance with comprehensive traceability
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Aerospace-level dimensional accuracy with documented capability studies
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High-volume production with statistical process control
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New product development with structured quality planning
MetalFab Group's quality systems transform requirements into repeatable, validated manufacturing processes.
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Ready to discuss how our quality systems support your fabrication requirements? Contact MetalFab Group to explore how ISO 9001:2015 certification and automotive-grade quality expertise deliver measurable improvements in your project outcomes.