Fast Facts  
     
 
  Industries We Serve Product  
  Lighting Reflectors, Overhead Lights, Heavy Duty Tunnel Lighting  
  Military Litters, Rails, Tents, Bendings, Assembly  
  Automotive Heat sinks, Dunnage Bars, etc  
  Vending Machines Internal Mechanisms, Assembly  
  Power Tools / Equipment Belt Sander Pulleys, Tool Mounting Base  
  Exercise Equipment Treadmill Frames, Rowing Machine Frames  
  Electronics/Telecommunications     Heat sinks, Circuit Board and Modem Housings  
  Medical CNC Fabrication, Brushed, Anodized, Assembly  
  Store & Office Fixtures, Furniture Continuous Punching, Bend, Powder Coat  
 
     
 
  Quality    
  ISO 9001:2000 Certified (Recertified With Zero Nonconformances)  
  QS 9000 Capable Statistical Process Control (SPC)  
  MIL STD-45208 Approved-At-Source Vendor  
  MIL STD-105 PPAP and FMEA Documentation  
  UL APPROVAL General Motors Containers  
 
     
 
  Production Capabilities  
  Press Sizes 3” TO 35” circle size  
  Extrusion Alloy 6061, 6063, 6005, 6101, 6463, 1100, 7075, 2024, 6082 (Others Available)  
  Fabrication CNC Milling to 140” / Turning, Punching, Bending, Welding, Work Cell Production, Assembly, Private Label Mfg  
  Mechanical Finishing Polishing, Buffing, Sanding, Brushing  
  Anodizing Up to 40 ft. lengths: Clear, Gold, Bronze, Black, including Bright Dip and Special Colors  
  Powder Coating Up to 39 ft. lengths: Polyester Urethane & Epoxy  
  Painting Up to 35 ft. lengths: PPG: Polycron & Duracron  
  Packaging Standard and Special (Customer Specification)  
 
     
 
  NSM Utilizes Technology in the Following Operations  
  3D CAD  
  CAM - Master CAM, Mechanical Desktop  
  E-commerce Connectivity Through the Internet to Customers and Suppliers  
  MRP - Material Resource Planning to Provide In-house JIT for Multi-part Assemblies  
  In-plant - KANBAN and Visual Scheduling  
  Computerized Part Routing and Shop Floor Reporting  
  Bar Code Scanning  
 
     
 
  NSM Has the Following Testing Available  
  ASTM E1251 Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys  
  ASTM E8, ASTM A370, ASTMB557.84 Tensile  
  ASTM E10 Hardness, Rockwell, Webster  
  ASTM E190, ASTM E290 Bend  
  ASTM A239 Plating Thickness  
 
     
 
  Metallography    
  ASTM E3 Sample Preparation  
  ASTM A247 Microstructure  
  ASTM E45 Inclusion Content  
  ASTM E112 Grain Size  
  ASTM E381 Microetching  
  ASTM E384 Microhardness  
ASTM D3359-97 Paint Adhesion
  Dye Penetrant    
  Paint Thickness    
  Anodic Coating Thickness    
 
     
 
  NSM Quality Programs  
  Establishment of SPC Programs, Six Sigma  
  Emphasis on Defect Prevention (Proactive; Not Reactive)  
  Development of Plant Wide Quality Plan to Enhance Continuous Quality Improvement  
  Team Oriented Problem Solving  
  Utilize MIL 105D Standard for sampling-AQL of 1.0, Level II  
  Materials and Finish Testing  
  Control Plan and FMEA Development Capabilities  
  Utilize Quality Planning Techniques in Preproduction Stages  
  ISO 9001:2000 Certified ANSI/ASQC Q2000 Registered  
 
     
 
  Northern States Metals Strategic Advantages  
  Design Assistance  
  Efficient Modern Low-Overhead Plant  
  JIT Including Safety Stocking  
  Non-Union Plant  
  Mill Trucks