Buyer resources
Certificates matter less than the records behind them. This page lists every document we issue, the standard it is written against, what it actually contains, and how long we keep the underlying data so you can come back to it years later.
Standard pack
The documents below ship as a signed PDF set with every consignment, and upload directly to your supplier portal where you run one. Nothing here is optional or chargeable.
EN 10204 type 3.1, or 3.2 on request
Issued against the heat or melt that produced the stock, with the chemical composition and mechanical properties as measured — not as specified. Our own spectrometer result is attached alongside the mill’s, because the two do not always agree and you should see both.
Against your ballooned drawing
Every characteristic on the print, reported as a measured value with its nominal and limits, in the order you ballooned them. We do not issue pass marks; a tick tells you nothing about how close a feature was to the edge of tolerance.
Chemicals, amino acids and resins
Lot-specific results against your acceptance limits where you have given us any, and against the published specification where you have not. Assay, moisture, ash, specific rotation, heavy metals and the microbiological panel, each with the method used.
IEC 60243 and IEC 60626-2
Breakdown voltage, tensile strength and thickness for each production lot of insulation material, measured on our own test sets from samples pulled across the web width rather than from one convenient edge.
Signed by the plant quality manager
A statement against the drawing revision and purchase order actually shipped, naming the revision rather than referring vaguely to the latest. If a deviation was agreed, it is named on the certificate with the approval reference, not buried in an email.
RoHS, REACH, POPs, PFAS, CMRT
Issued from our own laboratory screening and accredited annual testing, not copied from an upstream supplier’s letter. Conflict minerals come on the current CMRT template with the smelter list attached.
On request
These take real work to produce, so we agree them at quotation rather than discovering the requirement at launch. Ask early and they cost nothing extra.
| Document | Standard | Typical lead time |
|---|---|---|
| PPAP submission | AIAG level 3, or level 4 by agreement | With first article |
| First article inspection report | AS9102 forms 1 to 3 | With first article |
| Process capability study | Cpk on nominated characteristics | Per production run |
| Control plan and process FMEA | AIAG-VDA | Before launch |
| Gauge repeatability study | AIAG MSA, crossed design | Ten working days |
| Thermal endurance report | IEC 60216 relative thermal index | On file, per grade |
| Helium leak test record | Per sealed unit, serialised | With shipment |
| Carbon and CBAM data | Embedded emissions per tonne | Quarterly |
| Food and feed safety file | FAMI-QS, ISO 22000, HACCP plan | On file, per plant |
By division
| Document | Machinery | Optics | Insulation | Bio-based |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material test certificate | Standard | Standard | Standard | — |
| Dimensional report | Standard | Standard | Slit width only | — |
| Certificate of analysis | — | Coating run only | Standard | Standard |
| Dielectric test record | — | — | Standard | — |
| Interferogram | — | Standard | — | — |
| Certificate of conformity | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Substance declarations | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| PPAP or first article | On request | On request | On request | — |
| Feed or food safety file | — | — | — | Standard |
A certificate is only as good as the record behind it. Ours stay retrievable long after the paperwork has been filed and forgotten at both ends.
| Record | Retention |
|---|---|
| Inspection and CMM data | Ten years |
| Material certificates | Ten years |
| Batch and fermentation records | Shelf life plus five years |
| Retained physical samples | Thirty-six months |
| Tooling trial and maintenance logs | Life of the tool |
| Origin and customs evidence | Seven years |
Ask for redacted samples before you place an order — a real certificate from a real lot with the customer details removed tells you more than a template ever will.
