Control

Hydra-Electric must maintain tight control over its processes and procedures, in order to survive and thrive in the aerospace and military market.  

There are 3 main areas of control that Hydra must focus on :

1.  Overall Quality Control:

Hydra-Electric has been servicing the aerospace industry for 60 years and has maintained the highest quality standards in the industry.

Hydra-Electric Co. fully understands the effect of quality on cost and customer satisfaction.  Hydra is ISO9001 and AS9100 approved, being certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV).  These certifications have provided significant benefits including increased productivity, lower rework and lower scrap costs. This in turn has reduced our cost of quality and improved our overall customer satisfaction.  The U.S. Government, FAA, JAA, and most major airframe and aircraft turbine engine manufacturers have approved the Hydra-Electric Quality System.

2.  Process Control:

Hydra-Electric manufacturing is more than 95% self-contained and is equipped with the latest CNC equipment to manufacture all the principal components in-house for the completed product.   Having the vast majority of machine shop, assembly, and testing contained in-house allows Hydra to fully control processes and manufacturing steps throughout the entire work flow.  Hydra only purchases a couple of electrical components for its pressure switches, and only farms out basic switch body parts for machining when we wish to achieve unplanned high volume throughput.

3.  Procedure Control:

Hydra achieves a high level of control over its everyday  procedures through detailed Work Instructions.  The Work Instructions are written separately and in detail for each department, including engineering, machining, assembly, quality inspection, and shipping.  Having a long and detailed set of work instructions allows the knowledge of everyday procedures to be easily taught and duplicated for new employees.  Having uniform work instructions keeps all basic work flow structured and homogenous.

In addition to being ISO9001 and AS9100 certified, Hydra-Electric has implemented Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts to sustain our philosophy of Continuous Improvement.  Hydra-Electric understands that we must strive for continuous improvement in order to provide the highest levels of quality and value creation for our partners. 

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