QA / QC

FWG is ISO 9002 qualified, and includes complete laboratory facilities and a staff metallurgist.  Whether your requirements are random quality checks or a comprehensive test, FWG can provide the following:

RELIABILITY - When you choose F. W. Gartner as a preferred vendor, you benefit from years of experience serving clients in multiple industries.  FWG has been a leader in the thermal spray industry for over 80 years.  Such expertise assures you of maximum value and unparalleled quality of service.

CUSTOMER CARE - A single point of contact will assist you with your particular needs, and at the same time, provide you with access to all the resources available at FWG.   Even if your issues are time-sensitive, we can help.  Our production crews are available any time, and scheduling critical due dates is not a problem.   Call us for lead times and production schedules so that we can better assist you.

QUALITY ASSURANCE - With complete laboratory facilities and a metallurgist on staff, we have all resources necessary to provide quality coated parts.  Whether your requirements are random quality checks or a comprehensive test, FWG can provide the following: sample/coupon preparation; surface profile readings; surface visual comparators for cleanliness and/or contamination; micrographic evaluation complete with computer generated photographs; bond-line contamination; adhesion tests for bond and tensile strength; light optical digital imaging; microhardness microscopy evaluation.