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First, I would like to thank the 50+ clients that have believed in my company and enabled me to keep the business going strong heading into year 11. A special thanks to the number of customers that have been with me in various capacities since day one; your loyalty is greatly appreciated. I am also proud to announce a 100% certification track record with my clients across the international standards of AS9100/ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, IATF 16949, and MIL-PRF-31032.

The company was founded September 30th, 2013, so while the actual 10-year anniversary was last September I am extending the celebration as there will be a special anniversary offer extended to all of my clients over the past 10 years. Separate emails will be sent out to these clients with details, but a summary of the offer is outlined below.

 

10-year QMS Upgrade

Every year I make changes to my core Quality Management System that improves, simplifies and increases efficiency. The system is also updated based on the constantly changing auditor preferences and interpretations of the standard(s). This will be a one-time QMS upgrade that incorporates all the improvements over the past 10 years and that can be accomplished over a one-month period via onsite and online meetings, including training to the new upgrades. Typical results are a 40-50% reduction in procedures, forms, tasks, etc., with an ROI of only 6-months or less. The number of clients in any given month will be limited to allow appropriate time to each client, but the offer will  be extended as many months as needed to accommodate all that are interested.

Once again, many thanks to my clients in helping to achieve this milestone, and I look forward to the next ten!

Steve

 

Contact me for all your quality needs

Steve@tracQMS.com

920-841-3478

PRESS RELEASE

The Right Approach Consulting

March 5, 2024

Hanover Park, IL

Elite RF receives ISO 9001 2015 Certification

I am proud to announce that client Elite RF, an industry-leading RF amplifier and generator manufacturer, has received certification to ISO 9001: 2015 from certifying body IAPMO SCB. The entire management staff put in a tremendous amount of work to make this certification happen, as evidenced by receiving zero findings in their initial certification audit. A special shout out to Deep Patel, VP of Operations, for spearheading the project internally and inspiring a quality culture throughout the organization.

Ami Patel, Chief Administrative Officer & Partner, stated: “Quality is important to us, and getting ISO 9001 certified validates Elite RF’s commitment to maintain a healthy quality system and assure we meet all customer requirements. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority as stated in our Quality Policy, and ISO will help us hold that promise to our customers. Receiving ISO certification will help our customers know they are in good hands when ordering RF amplifiers or generators from Elite RF. Also, special thanks to Steve Williams of TRAC  for his guidance through our ISO journey.”

About Elite RF

Elite RF has a profound understanding and years of experience in RF/microwave power amplification technology. They focus on 3 product categories – RF Power Amplifiers, Solid-State High-Power Microwave Generators, and RF Ablation Medical Devices, as well as custom RF solutions. The company works diligently toward meeting the needs of its clients in industries such as medical devices, aerospace, military, quantum computing, particle technologies, communication, plasma-based applications (such as lab-grown diamonds, and semiconductor processing) plus many more. Please reach out to them at sales@eliterf.com to discuss your RF/microwave product specifications and they will closely collaborate with your team to develop your idea into a working product.

For more information go to: http://www.eliterfllc.com

Contact Steve for all of your QMS needs.

Steve@tracQMS.com

920-841-3478

Fantastic read by my colleague Dan Beaulieu: Doing business the Elon Musk way! The points Dan makes are appropriate to anyone in any industry and specifically in the world of quality.

https://iconnect007.com/article/137869/its-only-common-sense-doing-business-the-elon-musk-way/137866/pcb

Steve@tracQMS.com

920-841-3478

 

PRESS RELEASE

The Right Approach Consulting

July 18, 2022

Waukesha, WI

Alloy Products Corp. Receives ISO 14001: 2015 Certification

I am proud to announce that client Alloy Products Corp. (APC) has received certification to ISO 14001: 2015  for Environmental Management from registrar TUV. This adds to the company’s certification to ISO 9001: 2015. President Betsy Bear-Hoff created and chaired an environmental “dream” team of Todd Schlicht, Tanya Tavernia, Emily Lynch, Nick Dunne & Ray Woo that were charged with accomplishing this significant task in under two months. The results were a perfect audit! Congrats to the team and appreciation for all the cooperation & hard work.

Bear-Hoff stated:

“Environmental protection and compliance have always been a core strength of APC, but going through the certification process definitely has raised our game and made us a better environmental partner.”

About Alloy Products Corp

A leader in the fabrication of stainless steel and other alloys since 1929, Alloy Products Corp. consistently meets or exceeds the most rigorous industry standards. APC manufacturers portable pressure vessels & fixed pressure vessels manufactured to ASME and UN specifications used in a variety of sanitary, industrial and general purpose applications. The pressure vessels are constructed of stainless steel and other modern alloys. These pressure vessels are designed for dispensing, mixing or storing hazardous, corrosive, high purity or flammable products to 13.8 bar (200 psi). Few manufacturing facilities can match their superior craftsmanship and quality assurance in designing and manufacturing a wide variety of stainless steel pressure vessels and containers.

For more information, they can be reached at 800.236.6603, or through their website https://www.alloyproductscorp.com

Contact me if you want to add ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 to your company, or with any QMS need.

920-841-3478

Steve@tracQMS.com

The Aerospace parts market has a $900 Billion TAM (total available market) and access to this business largely depends on being AS9100 certified. In my class I leverage my 4 decades of experience to cut through the verbiage, help you understand what is actually required… (& what is NOT) AND offer best practices that will add VALUE to your organization. Watch my Promo Video here and join me in San Diego https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heX6Rn_PsgI&t=5s

Contact me to get AS9100 certified, on time and under budget. Guaranteed!

Steve@tracQMS.com

920-841-3478

Many people, when first put in a management role, think that now that they have some power and a title that respect also comes with the deal. “I’m the boss so my people must respect me… right?” These same people very quickly discover just how wrong they are! Read the entire article here at http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1392944-pcb007-july2021/83?

Contact me to begin your Leadership transformation:

Steve@tracQMS.com

920-841-3478

 

PRESS RELEASE

The Right Approach Consulting

September 19, 2019

West Chicago, IL

Congratulations to client American Standard Circuits, who have received their 3-year recertification to AS9100D & ISO 9001: 2015 from certifying body Intertek. The company continues to realize performance improvements as the QMS matures and evolves to support the rapidly growing company.

CEO Anaya Vardya commented:

“It is critical to maintain our quality certifications for a couple of reasons. First, the customers we serve are some of the most demanding in the business, and our certifications  are mandatory to retain their business. Second, with the complexity of the advanced technology we produce daily, we just can’t afford mistakes and our QMS gives us the structure and discipline to minimize them.”

About American Standard Circuits

American Standard Circuits (ASC) prides itself on being a total solutions provider, manufacturing quality rigid, metal-backed, RF/Microwave, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs for the medical, automotive, industrial, defense, and aerospace markets in volumes from test and prototypes to large production orders. ASC has the expertise to provide a wide variety of technologies in a time-critical environment.  Their qualifications include AS9100 Rev D, ISO 9001:2015, MIL-PRF 31032, MIL-PRF-55110, MIL-PRF-50884 certification and ITAR registration. American Standard also holds many key patents for metal bonding processes. For more information about American Standard Circuits services or to ask one of their technology experts a question, click here.

To download American Standard Circuits eBook, “The Printed Circuit Board Designer’s Guide to Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals” visit their download site here.

To download American Standard Circuits eBook “The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to Fundamentals of RF/Microwave PCBs” visit their download site here.

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE: Midwest Printed Circuit Services (MPCS) Receives AS9100D: 2016 Certification

The Right Approach Consulting

May 16, 2019

Round Lake Beach, IL

I am very proud to announce that client MPCS has received certification to AS9100D from certifying body Intertek. MPCS chose to skip the interim QMS upgrade to ISO 9001 2015 and went straight from ISO 9001 2008 to AS9100D. The company had a solid quality foundation going in from many years of certification to prior revisions of the standard, and through the transition to AS9100D, MPCS realized significant process improvements and simplification of the QMS. QMS Manager John Rupp, GM Bob Denbo and the entire MPCS staff were an absolute delight to work with and pulled together to get the job done.

When asked about what it took to implement AS9100, president and founder Joseph Fehsenfeld shared “The AS9100 journey really challenged us as an organization because we went from ISO 2008 to AS9100D, but I truly believe it has made MPCS a much better company.”

About Midwest Printed Circuit Services

We The People

MPCS is proud to be an American owned Printed Circuit board manufacturing facility. All our products are made right here in America by American workers. We take great pride in providing high quality American made PCB’s to numerous companies who are tasked with building and developing products whose applications go beyond the defense of our country, but to the defense of what we stand for as a nation; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Since 1984 MPCS has been an American Made technology leader in the manufacture of high reliability printed circuit boards. The company’s engineering expertise provides quick response prototype to production quantities which allows customers to compete in the fast paced, performance driven electronics marketplace.

MPCS’s focus is on PCB prototypes through full production volumes, excelling in all levels of technology from single sided up to 30-layer multilayer boards including blind and buried via designs on a wide range of materials. The company also specializes in flex, rigid-flex, heat sink & metal core fabrication as well as copper plating of ceramic substrates. These products are manufactured to the highest quality level of IPC Class 3 commercial and certifications include: UL, MIL-PRF-31032/1/2/3/4, MIL-PRF-50884, ISO 9001 2015 & AS9100D 2016.

For more information, they can be reached through their website at http://www.midwestpcb.com

 

Contact TRAC for all of your QMS needs.

Steve@tracQMS.com

920-841-3478

 

PRESS RELEASE

The Right Approach Consulting

April 1, 2019

Franklin Park, IL

 

United Electronics Corporation receives ISO 9001: 2015 Certification

 

I am proud to announce that client United Electronics Corporation has received certification to ISO 9001: 2015 from registrar Intertek. The company has a strong quality history from many years of certification to prior revisions of the standard, and the upgrade to 2015 was extremely smooth. Quality Manager Raj Govani, Engineering Manager Shan Nadarjah and the entire UEC team were highly engaged and instrumental in the success of the process.

About United Electronics Corporation, from owner Ramesh Patel:

 

United Electronics understands your technical challenges. Whether you need quick prototypes, a cost-effective solution for your flex, rigid-flex, mixed dielectrics or our metal clad PCB’s, we have the experience, the people and the technology to meet these challenges. We compete in time and must go beyond our current boundaries to provide competitive PCB’s and services outside what is considered normal service.

We pride ourselves with a unique global capability and can manufacture printed circuit boards on virtually any substrate. any size, and any shape. Technology types include RF/Microwave printed circuit boards, rigid printed circuit boards, metal clad boards, flex, and rigid-flex circuits.

We have several patented materials which augment our Thermal Management Solutions offerings.

 

 

For more information go to http://unitedel.com

 

 

 

Contact me for all of your QMS needs.

 

Steve@tracQMS.com

 

920-841-3478