Quality Assurance

Committed to achieving and sustaining outstanding results for all our stakeholders.

 

Our approach is based on the following concepts for business excellence: Safety, Results, Customer Focus, Leadership, Management by Processes & Facts, People Development & Involvement, Continuous Improvement, Partnership Development.

 

Westpower’s Quality Assurance Program includes:

  • Dedicated Quality Management and Planning
  • Quality management system based upon ISO 9001
  • A full suite of detailed documented procedures, forms and work instructions
  • Measuring and monitoring equipment calibrated to NIST standards
  • Control of non-conformances through review and Corrective/Preventive Actions
  • Registration with ISN, Avetta, CanQual and ComplyWorks auditing systems
  • Critical supplier qualification

 

Quality Control at Westpower consists of:

  • Dedicated QC Inspectors at each facility giving us a 10:1 shop to QC staff ratio
  • In-house Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) for visual inspection, Liquid Penetrant (LPI) and Magnetic Particle Testing (MPI)
  • Inspections of incoming material, in-process activity, first item, periodic and final product
  • Engagement of 3rd party NDE supplier to SNT-TC-1A and CGSB level III standards for PMI, UT, RT, PT, MT
  • Full range of NIST traceable calibrated measuring and monitoring devices
  • Casting Inspections to MSS-SP-55, 94 and ASTM standards