Products Covered
All M&I Materials Ltd group products, including those marketed under the MIDEL, Metrosil, Wolfmet, Apiezon and MIVOLT brands.
Introduction
There is a significant risk to product quality from CFSI. To help mitigate this risk M&I Materials Ltd, as suppliers of materials and components, implement processes that aim to prevent, detect and dispose of CFSI.
Risk Mitigation
M&I Materials Ltd employs a number of processes during manufacture of materials, components and assemblies that help prevent, detect and dispose of CFSI.
Quality Management Systems
M&I Materials Ltd are certified to the ISO 9001:2015 quality standard and it’s Wolfmet Tungsten Alloy business is also certified to AS9100D.
Purchasing
- Suppliers are evaluated and approved in-line with a documented process.
- Materials and sub-assemblies are purchased to agreed specifications.
- Suppliers are advised of our requirements under AS9100D / ISO9001:2015 quality standards and very specifically counterfeit goods.
Goods Inwards
- Incoming raw materials are accompanied by certification, checked against internal purchasing specifications.
- Any non-conformance raised with the supplier and material rejected if necessary.
Storage/Stock Holding
- Product used for manufacture is stored in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations, or, where such recommendations do not exist, in accordance with identified best practice.
Manufacture
- Product is inspected and any non-conformance is reviewed, and material/components rejected if necessary.
Testing
- The finished product is tested to meet the requirements of customer specifications.
- Product identified as non-conforming is isolated, quarantined and disposed of accordingly.
Goods Outwards
- All documentation is checked and approved prior to despatch, and product is certified in line with our ISO9001/AS9100 certifications where relevant.
Declaration
M&I Materials Ltd hereby declares that through the combination of a number of processes, some examples of which are shown above, we work to mitigate any risk from CFSI to its customers.
Signed on behalf of M& Materials Ltd
S P Sheard
Group Compliance Director
Date: 15 September 2021