Fairlane Tool Company Attains AS9100 Certification

FRASER, MI, March 18, 2011 (Press-News.org) Fairlane Tool Company has announced that its Masonic Rd. facility has successfully achieved AS 9100:2004 and ISO 9001:2008 with design Certification.

The Masonic Rd. operation produces machined components for the Aerospace and Defense industries as well as for the Heavy Equipment, Off-Road and Automotive Industries.

"Achieving this certification is a significant accomplishment for our Masonic Rd. operation," said Michael Gordon Sr., Fairlane Tool Co. senior vice president. "It demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement , customer satisfaction and the fact that we take pride in our manufacturing expertise, high quality standards and creative process capabilities "

To meet their goal of achieving AS9100 certification within six months Fairlane Tool brought in a Quality Manager that had the experience to achieve the task of designing and implementing a certifiable system. After an initial evaluation of the existing systems the new quality manager worked with the Fairlane team to re-tune and tie the systems together into one efficient system. During the implementation process the management team reviewed several registrars and selected the BSI Group as their registrar of choice. Following the successful implementation of the improved system BSI performed the Stage I assessment followed 30 days later by the required stage II assessment. Passing both audits successfully the first time out of the gate verified that not only was the improved system effective but the high level of commitment which brought the task to its completion. BSI issued a registration certificate to Fairlane Tool on Feb. 25th.

Fairlane Tool's Production Control Manager Henry Mucha, in his normal direct manner summed it up briefly, "The fact that it took us only a few months to complete the implementation and get certified shows that we have been doing the right things all along and we just needed to bring it all together."

About Fairlane Tool Company
Established in 1957 by Richard T. Gordon Fairlane Tool is a family run enterprise that has grown from a small two-person shop to a 60 person enterprise with annual sales of over $10 million, producing parts ranging from ½" diameter landing gear components to 48" bulldozer hubs. For more information on Fairlane Tool visit http://www.fairlanetool.com.

About Fairlane Products
Fairlane Products, a division of Fairlane Tool Company is a leading designer and manufacturer producing the largest assortment of workholding gripper inserts and positioning components available. Fairlane Products also produces a line of rollers and bumpers in neoprene, polyurethane and nitrile which are designed to guard, guide, align and protect in both the manufacturing process as well as for use on end products. In addition, Fairlane Products manufacturers a full line of quick release ball lock pins and ball lock pin accessories. These pins have a wide range of uses for both fastening and locating operations. For more information on Fairlane Products visit http://www.fairlaneproducts.com.

About Fixtureworks
Fixtureworks, a division of Fairlane Tool Company, supplies a wide assortment of unique industrial products that range from modular fixturing components, workholding devices, to standard machine elements. Because many of these products are highly versatile and easily adaptable to different applications, they are commonly found within different applications, including: designing, inspection, machining and finished goods. For more information on Fixtureworks visit http://www.fixtureworks.net.