"1998 U.S. Small Business Contractor of the Year"
Get to know the F A B    F A M I L Y Pictures from our 40th Anniversary Party Brian Wheat, Peggy Lewis and Lisa Ford One of founders, Guy Lewis dancing with his daughter-in-law, Lisa Generations of the Fab family our vendors, customers & our friends one in the same! Grady Gaines & The Texas Upsetters - they are GREAT! http://www.gradygaines.com/
Email Addresses General email: fabspec @ fabspec.com President, Jon R. Lewis, jonr @ fabspec.com Vice President, Quality Assurance - G. Joe Lewis, g.joe @ fabspec.com Assistant - Lisa Ford, lisa @ fabspec.com Sales in general: sales @ fabspec.com Joby Lewis, joby @ fabspec.com Shipping/Packaging Manager: Mary Newsom, mary @ fabspec.com Accounting: Comptroller, Judy G. Lewis, judy @ fabspec.com Warehouse Manager: Ken Scott, ken @ fabspec.com Drawings, Specs & Standards: Peggy Lewis, peggy @ fabspec.com	Fabrication Specialty, Inc. Established as a Texas corporation in 1967 DUNS# 04-463-3410 CAGE Code: 28548 NAICS Code: 332722 Boeing Approved Supplier Type of Manufacturer - Specialty Hardware Address: 6530 Smoky Hill Ct. Granbury, TX 76049 Telephone numbers: (817) 326-5929 Fax (817) 326-5997 Hours: (all times Central) Monday through Thursday 6:30 AM -4:00 PM Friday's skeleton crew 6:30 AM-2:30 PM Facilities Information Total Plant Area - 26,000 Sq. Ft. Production - 3,000 Sq. ft. Inspection/Quality Assurance - 600 Sq. ft. Technical Data Storage - 800 Sq. ft. Office Space - 3,600 Sq. ft. Packaging - 3,200 Sq. ft. Storage - 19,500 Sq. ft. Receiving - 2,500 Sq. ft.

Fabrication Specialty's (Fab Spec's)
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Quality System and Organization
Fabrication Specialty has a quality assurance organization which includes requirements of Mil-I-45208A and are approved by U.S. Government DCMAO.
Fab Spec's management periodically reviews the quality assurance system for its effectiveness and makes changes when necessary.
Fab Spec's QA organization is functionally independent of our production department.
QA has direct access to upper management.
Fab Spec publishes and maintains QA manuals and procedures which are approved by management. Our last major manual revision was February 24, 2006.

Measuring, testing and inspection
Fab Spec's quality program is based around Mil-I-45208 and "Accept on Zero and Reject on One".
All Quality Assurance and Inspection personnel have access to applicable gauges and tools.
Fab Spec as well as employee owned gauges and tools are controlled, calibrated and maintained per applicable quality assurance procedures with applicable records maintained as well.
Fab Spec's calibration system is coordinated with the quality assurance program.
All calibrations are performed, in a controlled environment, by comparison with higher accuracy standards.
Fab Spec has written procedures for calibrating measuring and testing equipment.
Historical records of calibration are maintained and reflect the item's number and name, calibration frequency, date of latest calibration and date due, personnel performing calibration and signature, calibration test report number and results of any out of tolerance conditions.
Fab Spec's system provides for any mandatory recalls based on stability, designed use and degree of usage.
Fab Spec's system requires the evaluation of sources providing its calibration services.
Fab Spec's calibration system standard conforms to the following: NIST, ISO 17025, ANSI/NCSL 2540-1, ISO 10012-1.
Fab Spec has adopted a sampling plan which is called "EQ001MOD" for in-process and final inspection. We have instituted an "accept on zero reject on one". With the reject on "one" plan, 100% of that particular dimensional characteristic will be inspected. The sampling plan "EQ001MOD" has been implemented to make an attempt at zero defects in quality assurance.

Purchase Order System
Fab Spec has a quality system that assures all applicable drawing and specification requirements are included with purchase orders, including those supplied by customers.
Fab Spec's quality organization reviews all purchase orders.
Fab Spec has a corrective action plan in place to help resolve supply related questions.
Fab Spec has effective provisions for early information feedback from lower-tier suppliers.
All purchase orders are available to personnel for receiving inspection.
Suppliers are selected for their ability to conform to Fab Spec's quality standards.

Customer Purchase Order Control and System of Pass-down requirements
Fab Spec has a system for tracking the status and completion of customer's orders.
Fab Spec reviews all contracts and customer orders for requirements prior to initiating work orders.
Fab Spec confirms all customer purchase orders prior to initiating work orders.
Fab Spec has a system for passing down contract and PO requirements to manufacturing, inspection and lower-tier supplier.
All changes to purchase orders are submitted to the customer for approval prior to manufacturing and/or shipping.

Storage Facilities and Traceability To Source of Supply
Fab Spec performs periodic checks for raw materials, articles, equipment and controlled storage items.
Fab Spec has a system of traceability to source of supply, including certifications.
Fab Spec has identification systems in place for lot control.
Fab Spec's storage areas are access restricted.
Rejected and non-conforming parts are held in segregated areas, and are so marked.
Fab Spec, upon request, can provide traceability on all materials.

Publication and Revision Control
Current copies of applicable technical data, drawings and specifications are available.
Fab Spec has a control and distribution system in place to track technical data.
Our drawings' proprietary and guarded nature is important to us. Any drawing not publicly available are not released.
All revisions of publications are handled by Quality Assurance and need management approval.
All changes to engineering processes and any deviations from specifications or drawings are submitted to the customer prior to manufacturing and/or shipping.

Corrective and Preventive Action
Fab Spec has written procedures for initiation, evaluation and disposition of corrective and preventive action.
Fab Spec's corrective and preventive action controls extend to customer complaints, rejections and returned parts/materials.

Final Inspection & Shipping
All materials and parts are subject to inspection.
All shipping documents reference vendor, ship date, customer, nomenclature, serial number and quantity where applicable.
Certificates of conformance are also included with each item as a part of the packing list.
Records of inspections are maintained as evidence of acceptance/rejection.
All items meet customer, industry, government and/or military standards for packaging.

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