Poeton are committed to meeting Poeton 'Policy Requirements' and the requirements of our Contractual and Regulatory bodies at minimal overall cost to our customers. 'Continual Improvement' of our service is the responsibility of the whole organisation, as is maintaining the requirements of our British Standards, NADCAP and Customer Approvals
Poeton are approved to the following Third Party Quality Systems at their two UK production sites at Cardiff and Gloucester
Poeton (Gloucester) Ltd
Standard: BS EN ISO 9001:2008 (Including SBAC AS 9100)
Number: Certification No. FM.24657
Poeton (Cardiff) Ltd
Standard: BS EN ISO 9001:2008 (Including SBAC AS 9100)
Number: Certification No. FM 22575
Poeton (Gloucester) Ltd
Standard: AS7109 Coatings (Thermal Spray) & AS7108 (Chemical processing)
Certificate Number: 109401-A & 109332
Poeton (Cardiff) Ltd
Standard: NDT (PT & MT) and chemical processing
Certificate Number: 109356
The Quality System is fully documented in the Company Quality Manuals and is supported by documented instructions and procedures for calibration, processing and inspection.
All process solutions are maintained by our well-equipped Process Control Laboratory in accordance with documented procedures. All records of solution analysis and additions are retained. Our Laboratory is equipped with an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, a M.A.R.S Image Analysis facility, a Micro Hardness Tester and a Salt Mist Corrosion Cabinet.
We also have a purpose built Research & Coating Development facility, (which is now included in our new ISO 9001 2008 BSI scope of registration) and can test and approve coatings for different applications, against a variety of counterface materials. We have the ability to mock up small-scale process lines to trial and test processes and pre-treatments and conduct wear, abrasion, corrosion, hardness and thickness tests as applicable.
Inspection of components is carried out at all stages of production by operators and Quality Engineers. Uniquely numbered Inspection Stamps are issued to authorised personnel. A log is kept of the allocation, date of issue and withdrawal of Inspection Stamps.
A wide range of Inspection and measuring equipment is available, including a c.n.c. co-ordinate measuring machine, internal and external micrometers, electronic height gauges and electronic thickness gauges. All items are calibrated in accordance with controlled procedures. Master Standards are fully traceable to National Standards as appropriate.
A wide range of specifications (700+) covering surface coatings are held, including British Standards, Defence Standards, AMS and MIL Standards.
A Process Job Card/Routing system is in use with a unique Works Order Number. This is used to record details of the process carried out, including pre-treatments and associated heat-treatments, and the results of inspection carried out.
Records are retained indefinitely for all aerospace related contracts, or in line with specific customer requirements.
It is not the company's policy to retain component drawings. We request that drawings are sent with each order. If requested, these will be returned on completion.
Internal quality systems audits are carried out on a planned basis in accordance with documented procedures.
We will accept visits/audits by Accreditation Bodies and OEM Quality Auditors by prior arrangement, but please note that access to certain areas containing confidential proprietary processes is restricted, pending authorisation from the Managing Director.
Certificates of Conformity (Release Certificates) can be issued if so requested on the Purchase Order.
Please follow this link to view a help file on how to effectively specify your coating needs. This will greatly help us to provide you with the highest quality service and coating product.
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Many of the Poeton Apticote coatings are sold with the understanding that they will come into contact with food or medical products. In order to ensure that these coatings are compliant with the relevant FDA and USDA Standards, we establish traceability and documents of approval from our material suppliers and our licensors
For a more detailed description of how the FDA, USDA and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR21) operates in relation to Apticote coatings, follow this link.
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Please contact our Quality Manager at Gloucester Mr Chris Curwood, Tel 44 1452 300 500, or e-mail chriscurwood@poeton.co.uk.
For information relating to our quality approvals at the Cardiff site, please contact Mr Andy Haywood,
Tel 44 29 20 388 182, or e-mail andyhaywood@poeton.co.uk
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Poeton & Apticote
supporting global manufacturing, from A to Z
APTICOTE 100 – Hard Chrome
APTICOTE 200 – Polymer Composite
APTICOTE 300 – Hard Anodising
APTICOTE 400 – Electroless Nickel
APTICOTE 600 - Silver
APTICOTE 800 – Plasma / Thermal Spray Coatings
APTICOTE 3000 – Keronite
APTICOTE 900 – Cadmium
APTICOTE 300SP – Sulphuric Anodising / PTFE Composite
APTICOTE 350 – Hard Anodic / Polymer Composites
APTICOTE 355 - Advanced Anodic Composites (15,000 hrs corrosion protection)
APTICOTE 450 – Electroless Nickel / PTFE Composite (Co deposition)
APTICOTE 460 – Electroless Nickel / Polymer Composites
APTICOTE 810 – Plasma / Thermal Spray / Polymer Composite
APTICOTE 2000 – Nickel / Silicon Carbide Composite Coating.
Contracted R&D
Failure Analysis Projects and Coating Characterisation
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