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Quality

Ensuring compliance, reliability, and continuous improvement
Poor product quality can have a significant impact on a manufacturer’s reputation and bottom line. In almost every case, the underlying cause of quality concerns can be traced back to the processes and procedures that are used during the manufacturing process.
 
R4I’s team of quality consultants is comprised of diverse backgrounds and skillsets to provide the knowledge necessary to overcome most any issue faced by California’s manufacturing community.
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Quality Consulting Services

R4I specializes in Production Solutions for both small and medium-sized manufacturers. We expand the reach of your Quality Department by helping you implement industry best practices in your factory.

R4I provides expert consulting and training in the following areas:

  • Configuration management
  • Counterfeit parts avoidance strategy
  • Engineering design strategy
  • Failure Mode Analysis
  • First Article Inspection
  • Foreign Object Debris (FOD)
  • Key / Critical Characteristics
  • Metrics to drive improvement
  • Measurement Systems Analysis
  • On-Time Delivery improvement
  • Parts Inspection Planning
  • Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) 
  • Quality Engineering
  • Quality Management
  • Receiving Inspection
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Six Sigma
  • Statistical Sampling Plans
  • Supplier Development

Management System Standards

R4I has decades of experience helping companies implement all of the typical and several of the less-typical management system standards:

  • ISO 9001; Quality System for Industry & Service
  • AS9100; Quality System for Aerospace
  • ISO 14001; Environmental Management System
  • IATF 16949; Automotive Quality Standard
  • ISO 13485; Medical Devices
  • ISO 45001; Occupational Health and Safety
  • ISO 19011; Guidelines for Auditing
  • ISO 9004; Guidance for Sustained Success
  • ISO 1007; Configuration Management
  • ISO 5001; Energy Management System
  • ISO 17025; Testing and Calibration Labs
  • SQF; Safe Quality Food
  • ISO 22000; BRC Food Safety & Packaging
  • ISO 27001; Information Security Management
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Operations Standards

R4I has special expertise in helping companies implement these various production-related operation standards:

  • Layered Process Audits
  • Technical Process (including Nadcap): Heat Treat Systems
  • Technical Process (including Nadcap): Plating Systems
  • Technical Process (including Nadcap): Coating Systems
  • Technical Process (including Nadcap): Welding Systems
  • Technical Process (including Nadcap): Soldering Systems
  • Technical Process (including Nadcap): Molding Systems
  • Technical Process (including Nadcap): Casting Systems
  • Measurement System Analysis
  • MedAccred / MedMMAP
  • MMOGLE; Materials Management
  • Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program)

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