ISO 9001 and How it is Essential to Quality Seals and Components

You might be wondering: What is ISO 9001? The ISO website defines it as a standard for a quality management system. This allows businesses to run more efficiently, as well as improve customer satisfaction. Real Seal is registered ISO 9001 and this article will be focusing on how ISO 9001’s eight quality management principles are essential to quality seals and components.

1: Customer Focus

Any producer of a product depends on its customers. Striving to meet every customer’s needs, whether it be a newly designed solution or one that already exists, quality seals and components should be what the customer needs. The ability to create custom solutions is a necessity in the world of manufacturing components.

The seals and mechanical components Real Seal manufactures and distributes are of the highest quality, and ISO 9001 ensures a focus on not only meeting a customer’s expectations, but exceeding them.

2: Leadership

Any company without effective leadership will inevitably fail. ISO 9001 emphasizes that leaders establish unity in an organization, creating an environment where everyone can reach their full potential.

When creating essential parts such as seals and other mechanical components, it is key that the machinery of a company is as effective as its parts. Otherwise, an inferior product is created. Through ISO 9001, a company can become effective in focusing their direction, leading to a superior product.

3: Involvement of People

Recognizing that all levels of workers in an organization are just as essential to its quality as the top management further ensures a quality product. To appreciate those that do the most basic tasks ensures quality of work. In the manufacturing of quality seals and components, not only are the top chemists important, but also the technical staff and customer service. A complete experience is required by the customer, not only of the physical products, but also the relationship. If communication breaks down, that is just as detrimental as a part being degraded. Every part of an organization is important, just as every part in a machine is important. One loose screw, or weak seal, can cause a catastrophe.

4: Process Approach

To get the results desired, all parts of a production must be treated as a step-by-step process. This ensures a uniform quality in products. When seals and components are manufactured to a specification, it is imperative that they all work the same way. In order to make sure that each piece is identical, the process by which those same pieces are made should also be identical. When a customer orders a specific O ring, it should be exactly what they want.

5: System Approach to Management

These processes as individuals may seem separate at first, but that often isn’t the case. An organization needs to recognize which processes are linked together. Some processes may use similar assets and could create a bottleneck in production, so assuring that the flow of these processes is optimal improves efficiency, ultimately saving money, which is passed on to the consumer.

6: Continual Improvement

It is never okay to be content with performance, whether it is the parts manufactured or how an organization runs. Stagnation is the first step in decline. ISO 9001 ensures that not only are seals and components continually optimized, but also how they are managed and produced. This makes for a superior product with equally attractive economics.

7: Factual Approach to Decision Making

Data and information are the driving factors in creating the best possible seals and components. To merely claim something functions the way it does or using an appeal to emotion is a totally ineffective approach to the science of manufacturing. Real Seal performs routine PPAP data analysis and reporting, and a fully equipped laboratory ensures a fact-based approach to analyzing products.

8: Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships

As a supplier to other businesses, Real Seal has a deep understanding of this principle. Not only do we seek beneficial relationships with our own suppliers, extending that same relationship to our clients is paramount. It is a boon to both parties in a transaction if they are able to forge a long-term relationship, learning to understand needs and building trust. This principle also emphasizes a high-quality product that the customer will come back for in the future.

Quality Seals and Components

Real Seal’s ISO 9001 registration binds them to these principles. So, if you require quality seals and components, it is essential to find a manufacturer following a proven quality management system. Contact Real Seal for all your seal and component needs.