TPi September 2019

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Superior Tube re-awarded two Nadcap accreditations

conformity across a range of special processes in the aerospace and defence sectors. Located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA, Superior Tube produces high- performance tubular products using premium raw materials and metals. The company’s small diameter tubes are used in critical applications across a wide range of industries, from aerospace to energy, and oil and gas to medicine. Ametek Specialty Metal Products (SMP) comprises six manufacturing business units in the UK and the USA: Reading Alloys, Ametek SMP Eighty Four, Fine Tubes, Superior Tube, Hamilton Precision Metals and Ametek SMP Wallingford.

chemical processing, metal coatings, conventional machining, heat treating, non-destructive testing and welding. Scott Bussinger, quality manager at Superior Tube, said, “We are very proud that we have once again been awarded these prestigious accreditations from Nadcap and are proud of our track record in manufacturing high- performance, bespoke metal tubing to challenging specifications. We look forward to continue working with Nadcap to ensure that we remain fully accountable in our heat treating and welding processes in our commitment to operational excellence in all of our manufacturing activities.” The Nadcap programme is run by the Performance Review Institute and was established in 1990 to develop and monitor an industry-wide set of criteria, providing independent certification of

Ametek SMP Superior Tube, a manufacturer of small diameter precision metal tubing for the aerospace and defence industries as well as other sectors, has announced two successful re-accreditations from Nadcap, formerly known as the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program. Superior Tube met all of Nadcap’s requirements based on the exacting standards around heat treating and welding/brazing. independent accreditation and certification of special manufacturing processes and products to companies working across the aerospace and defence sectors. Superior Tube was re-awarded the heat treating and welding/brazing re-accreditations based on its ongoing commitment to continual improvement in the aerospace industry, as demonstrated in specific manufacturing processes. These include Nadcap provides

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