Quality Assurance

Power Drives, Inc. has been established for the better part of the last century. Our history, strong vendor relationships and longstanding commitment to quality have positioned us as a leader in the industry. Our management system is certified to ISO 9001:IATF 16949:2016 and our quality statement is simply: “Delivering Quality Products on Time…Every Time.”

PDI utilizes the following Quality Core Tools:

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)

  • Potential Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
  • Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
  • Process Flow Diagrams
  • Control Plans
  • Process Studies
  • Product Characteristics Evaluation
  • Material Evaluations
  • Dimensional Layout Capabilities
  • Instrument Calibration
  • Cleanliness Testing

PDI’s laboratory scope includes 3-D measurement capabilities. Measurement devices and instruments are calibrated to gauges that are traceable to NIST certification. Our cleanliness testing capabilities include:

  • Product Cleanliness Testing and Evaluation per ISO 16232 (Gravimetric Testing)
    • Particle Counting by particle count and maximum particle size and weight
  • Cleaning to ISO Standards and Customer Standards

PDI also pressure tests pneumatically for mass flow and pressure decay, and hydrostatically for pressure decay.