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Home Page > Capabilities > Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance

Horsburgh & Scott management and employees are passionate about Safety, Quality and Customer satisfaction.  Our uncompromising pursuit of quality and improvement in all processes is the responsibility of each of our employees. This individual and team dedication has positioned Horsburgh & Scott as one of the highest quality designers and manufacturers of industrial gearing and speed reducers.

We at Horsburgh & Scott define quality in four basic concepts:
  1. Communication and understanding: Communication with customers to fully understand their needs and expectations.
  2. Up-front planning: Written and graphic communication of customer needs, expectations, and engineering requirements.
  3. Consistent execution: Using established and sanctioned processes to produce products that meet or exceeds the written plan.
  4. Continual improvement: Employee based continual improvement of the processes used to understand, communicate and execute customer needs and expectations.


Horsburgh & Scott employs Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to advance our manufacturing processes and improve productivity and efficiency.  The Horsburgh & Scott Quality Management System has been certified to ISO 9001-2008 by DNV (Det Norske Veritas).  Our quality policy is designed so that each employee can participate in the quality management system.

  • Take Responsibility for the organization's success
  • Drive Continuous Improvement
  • Be a Partner in our customers’ satisfaction
  • Execute quality objectives
We are RIPE for the future

 

Quality Equipment and Capabilities

CMM General NDT Metallurgical Special
Zeiss CMM 4 x 4 x 2 Meters Span Micrometers to 30" SNT-TC-1A Eltra Carbon Analyzer Gear Meshing to 120" CD
Zeiss Calypso Tooth Verniers to 10DP In house Level III Metallurgical Microscope w/camera GearPro on-board Checking on Gear Grinders
Zeiss GearPro Temperature Gages In house Level II Ultrasonic Case Depth Inspection Electronic Spacing Equipment
  Verniers to 120" Ultrasonic Examination Knoop Hardness Tester
  Inside Micrometers to 240" Magnetic Particle Examination EquoTip Rebound Hardness Tester  
  Large Gage Block Set to 70" Liquid Penetrant Inspection King Hardness Testers  
  Outside Micrometers to 60" Visual Inspector Level II Rockwell Hardness Tester  
  Rod Standards Ultrasonic Flaw Detection Units Micro Hardness Tester  
  Sound (dB) Meters UV Light Meter BHN Scopes  
  Depth Micrometers to 12" Wet Horizontal MT to 6000Amps BHN Hardness Tester (Krautkramer)  
  Surface Plate Field Gage Indicators (Certified)
 
  Tachometer Electromagnetic Yokes
 
  Thread Gages MAAG Lead and Involute Checker    
  Radius Gages 1.8M Dia. Nital Etch Line
 
  Go-No-Go Gages  
 
  Pin Sets to .500"      

RELATED LINKS:

Downloads
  • ISO 9001:2008 Registration
  • Quality Fact Sheet
  • Horsburgh & Scott Company Fact Sheet
Main Plant: 5114 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland Ohio 44114 | Repair Center: 1441 Chardon Road, Euclid Ohio 44117 | Heat Treat: 4629 Hamilton Ave Cleveland, OH 44114

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