FPI Gilmer - Quality

“Working to Ensure Your Success”

Quality Assurance

The new Gilmer plant opened compliant with ISO-9001:2000 standards, with the goal of full certification and registration within one year of production ramp up. The foundation of our quality policy is the belief that quality must be built into the product-it cannot be inspected in. We believe that this goal can only be achieved through training, complying with customer requirements, reducing man-hour and material waste, and process execution.

State-of-the-Art Machinery for Top-to-Bottom Quality

FPI Gilmer´s Heavy Equipment Remanufacturing Plant utilizes some of the latest machine technology on the market. Some of our equipment includes:

Hydraulic Test Stand: Capable of pressure, flow, leakage and load testing of hydraulic components.
Transmission Dynamometer:Test parameters for basic operation, pressure, flow, function, leakage and load testing up to 15,000 lbs. of torque per output.

The Gilmer machine shop is also equipped with:

MIG,TIG, and arc welding
Plasma cutter
Lathes
Mills
Iron worker
Drum an
Drill press capable of tackling the big jobs
Soda blast
Parts tumblers
Bake oven for cleaning and varnish removal

CERTIFICATIONS

FPI Gilmer currently employs an ASE Certified Master Engine Machinist, with a goal of 100 percent certification of production staff and inmates for brake systems, steering systems and transmissions.We will also explore SNT-TC-1A Level II qualifications for magnetic particle, dye penetrant, and visual non-destructive testing.