Express Fastener focuses on producing uncompromising, high-quality fastener products to keep up with our clients’ high-standards and expectations. Alongside these products, our management and QC experts conduct rigorous design testing in adherence with the highest quality assurance metrics in the industry. In turn, this commitment to customer centric quality control and management helps our customers by eliminating errors and associated risks, while enhancing safety measures and production processes.
Express Fasteners Maintains a State-of-the-Art Quality Control Lab
Express Fasteners conducts rigorous quality assurance testing on fasteners in our in-house quality control lab. Fasteners and related components are tested against stringent quality measures to guarantee performance and compliance for the following metrics based on industry standards or specific requirements:
- Torsional strength
- Ductility
- Hydrogen embrittlement
- Material testing
- Hardness testing
- Dimensional testing
Lot Control & Traceability – Fastener Components and Packaging
Each Express Fasteners product and package includes lot control markings and labeling. These unique numbers and barcodes help our customers easily identify specific fasteners in the future, and if necessary, trace them back to their original manufacture date and location with ease.
ISO 9000 Certified Fastener Company & Other Industry Certifications
Express Fasteners is an ISO 9000 certified company. Our expert team adheres to the highest industry standards and practices in support of our clients’ business goals and requirements.
Additionally, Express Fasteners can certify for our customers’ industry specifications, compliance requirements and when necessary, provide certification and test reports. We can certify to a variety of manufacturers’ standards including unique customer print specs. As an example, a few of our quality assurance provisions include ASME, ANSI, IFI, ASTM, SAE, MILITARY, RoHS, ISO, DIN and JIS.
Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing
All fasteners susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement undergo thorough Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing (HGE Test) according to latest IFI and SAE fastener standards. As part of this testing process, precautions, such as 4-8 hour baking after the electroplating process, are undertaken to eliminate hydrogen that was absorbed into the fastener or trapped during the plating process. These tests help to prevent material failure and ensure the quality of Express Fasteners’ components.
