Quality Control for Aluminum Die Castings

Yes. CharMax Precision operates an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system, audited annually by an accredited certification body. The certificate covers documented procedures for incoming material control, process control, in-process and final inspection, non-conformance handling, corrective action and traceability. We will send a current copy of the certificate on request.

No, and we would rather tell you plainly than let you discover it late. We hold ISO 9001:2015 only. For automotive work we supply PPAP-format documentation and operate as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 supplier, typically under a customer's own IATF-certified quality umbrella. For medical work we manufacture equipment enclosures and structural components with full lot traceability, but we are not a supplier for implantable or patient-contact critical devices.

As standard, a dimensional report for the lot and a packing list. On request we add material certificates, RoHS declarations, coating thickness and salt spray records, leak test results, first article inspection reports, process flow diagrams, control plans and capability study data. Specify what your quality system needs at the quotation stage so the records are generated during production rather than reconstructed afterwards.

Report it with photographs and measurement data and we open a corrective action within one business day. We contain the affected lot, identify root cause using the batch process log and inspection records, and issue a written corrective action report with the countermeasure and its verification. Replacement parts are expedited, and where a defect escaped our inspection we revise the inspection plan so the same escape cannot repeat.

Yes, on request for designated critical dimensions. We measure a statistically valid sample from a production run and report Cp and Cpk against your specification limits. Be aware that as-cast features have wider natural variation than machined features, so critical dimensions requiring a high capability index should be machined after casting rather than held as cast.

Porosity is controlled at three stages: melt preparation with degassing and filtration, die design with engineered overflows, vents and gate geometry validated by flow simulation, and process control with logged shot profiles and die temperatures. Where parts must be pressure tight or heavily machined in critical areas, we design vacuum assist or use A360 alloy, and verify with leak testing or X-ray inspection.

We sign your NDA before receiving files and can sign a mutual agreement if you prefer. Your tooling is dedicated to your part and is never used for another customer, your drawings are not shared outside the engineering and production team assigned to your program, and we do not display customer parts or names in marketing material without written permission.