HCL’s Quality Policy

HCL Fasteners Limited is committed to the manufacture / supply of plastic and metallic clamping solutions and ancillary products across a wide variety of sectors and markets. Focus will be given to:

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Meeting or exceeding the customers’ specified requirements and reasonable expectations.
Working within the framework of statutory, regulatory and legal requirements.
Ensuring products sent to customers are correct and arrive in good time and in good condition.
Managing risks, process inputs and process outputs to ensure consistent products.
Continually improving, growing and developing the business using a Quality Management System that conforms to the requirements of ISO9001 to ensure consistent quality in all work undertaken.
Establishing and communicating measureable Quality Objectives that will reflect the company strategy and will be subject to review to ensure ongoing relevance and performance.
Ensuring that Quality and Continual Improvement are responsibilities for all employees, in every activity, throughout the company.
Supporting all employees according to their individual needs for personal development, training and resources.

Injection Moulding Control

HCL’s plastic hose clamps are manufactured to the highest standard using the latest equipment and techniques. The injectionmoulding machines are computer controlled and the settings for each mould tool are recorded for maximum repeatability. Before a production run can begin, the first-off components must be checked and approved against their specification. The machines also have quality control capabilities where parameters, e.g. melt cushion, are given an acceptable tolerance range.

Statistical Process Control

SPC data relating to each manufacturing batch is entered into a computer for dimensional verification and weight checks. The SPC sample and a hard copy of the SPC data are stored for reference and product traceability.

Routine Production Checks

Clips found to be outside specification are rejected, and the batch concerned isolated. Settings are adjusted until satisfactory yield is achieved and the suspect batch subject to 100% inspection.

Final Inspection

All products are given a final visual and physical inspection during packaging. If required, a certificate of conformity to HCL’s product specification can be issued.

Quality Policy

HCL is committed to the highest possible quality standards. Quality control systems are subject to review at appropriate intervals in consideration of the following: