Entries by Steve Williams

TRAC Launches New & Improved Website

I am excited to announce the launch of a fresh new website for The Right Approach Consulting (TRAC) that I hope you will like www.tracQMS.com. Check out my QMS page to see my Certification Guarantee and learn what a difference a TRAC QMS can make to your company. Sign up for the TRAC QMS Blog […]

HT Pho-Tronics receives AS9100D 2016 Certification (in record time)

PRESS RELEASE The Right Approach Consulting August 16, 2018 Milwaukee, WI HT Pho-Tronics receives AS9100D 2016 Certification I am proud to announce that client HT Pho-Tronics has received certification to AS9100D 2016 from registrar SAI Global. The company was faced with an extremely challenging timeline, but the management team along with every single company employee […]

America (and Wisconsin) is open for business!

Foxconn spurs 134,000-square-foot Sturtevant distribution center by Crescent Electric Supply Spurred by Foxconn and other area development, an electrical equipment supplier will build a 134,000-square-foot distribution center in Sturtevant.  August 12, 2018 The USA TODAY NETWORK Foxconn Technology Group’s planned construction of a $10 billion manufacturing complex in Mount Pleasant is sparking further development in […]

ENIG Premium: Game Changing Technology

What if I told you that you could remove cyanide from your process, eliminate black pad and deliver a quantum improvement in solder joint reliability to your customers? Oh, and by the way, you would save 40% of your nickel gold cost. Have I got your attention? I thought so. Earlier this year I had […]

Capitol Stampings Corp. receives ISO 9001: 2015 Certification

PRESS RELEASE The Right Approach Consulting July 31, 2018 Milwaukee, WI   Capitol Stampings Corp. receives ISO 9001: 2015 Certification I am proud to announce that client Capitol Stampings Corp. has received certification to ISO 9001: 2015 from registrar TUV. The company has a strong quality history from many years of certification to prior revisions […]

Prototron Redmond receives ISO 9001: 2015 Certification

PRESS RELEASE The Right Approach Consulting July 18, 2018 Redmond, WA Prototron Redmond receives ISO 9001: 2015 Certification I am proud to announce that client Prototron Circuits Redmond has received certification to ISO 9001: 2015 from registrar BSI. The company had a strong quality foundation going in from many years of certification to prior revisions […]

NEW trac Contact Information

You spoke, I listened! What my customers tell me most often, well, actually right after they say, “We are really glad we hired you” is “Steve, your email and website address is too damn long!”. I thought hmmmm, since a core principle of trac is the ability to simplify your quality system, I really should […]

What Designers Need to Know about PCB Fab

One of the biggest issues in our industry is the lack of understanding by designers of the printed circuit board manufacturing process. My colleague Mark Thompson of Prototron Circuits published an article recently with the above title that I urge every PCB designer to read, or read again right here http://www.iconnect007.com/index.php/article/110975/mark-thompson-what-designers-need-to-know-about-fab/110978/?skin=design#110975. In the article, Mark […]

Capturing Tribal Knowledge

“It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.”Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made this salient proclamation over 50 years ago. What has held true over the ages is not a secret; people perform better when properly trained. Tribal Knowledge is Key to QMS […]

All Roads Lead to the Customer

Satisfying the customer IS main objective of any QMS. The term customer service is quickly being replaced in today’s business environment with customer excellence. Arguably, all organizational activities revolve around satisfying the customer, and a continuous improvement program is a powerful vehicle to assure this result. If you break it down, all profits come from […]