Quality

gm award Wico Metal Products pursues perfection in every product that Wico manufactures. This philosophy requires Wico to embrace a culture of continuous improvement and exacting standards. Wico maintains world-class delivery and quality metrics with its customers. In 2012 received General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award.

Wico Metal Products is both TS16949/ISO14001 registered. In addition, Wico has attained Ford Motor Company's prestigious Q1 certification. Ford's Q1 Award is the highest designation for suppliers by the automaker.

Wico provides the following capabilities on-sight:

  • Full Lot Traceability from Raw Material to Finished Goods via a proprietary operating system
  • Dimensional Inspection – Global Status 5P CMM Machine / PC-DMIS software
  • Proof Load Testing - Measures strength of interior of extrusion
  • Barrel Stability Testing – Measures overall strength of entire extrusion
  • Dynamic Torque Testing – Measures strength of extrusion as assembled in a vehicle
  • Micrography Testing – A surface integrity test utilizing a metallographic microscope
  • Hardness Testing – Measurement of raw material and heat treated products

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