Plymouth Tube Company Receives Nadcap Accreditation for Heat Treating

Online, December 10, 2010 (Newswire.com) - WARRENVILLE, IL - Plymouth Tube's Salisbury, MD mill announces that it has received Nadcap accreditation for heat treating. This is Salisbury's second consecutive year achieving this very difficult Nadcap process accreditation.
The Salisbury mill produces cold drawn seamless or welded stainless steel tubing for a variety of industries and offers PTCA® tubing specifically for the Aerospace Industry. "At Plymouth Tube we are committed to meeting or exceeding our customers' expectation. Achieving Nadcap accreditation is just another way that we can show our customers that we are committed to providing them with superior tubing," Says Mel Chapman, Quality Assurance Manager.
To receive Nadcap accreditation, the mill needed to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements and industry specifications.
"Achieving Nadcap accreditation is not easy: it is one of the ways in which the aerospace industry identifies those who excel at manufacturing quality product through superior special processes. Companies, such as Plymouth Tube, work hard to obtain this status and they should be justifiably proud of it," said Joe Pinto, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Performance Review Institute. "PRI is proud to support continual improvement in the aerospace industry by helping companies such as Plymouth Tube be successful and we look forward to continuing to assist the industry moving forward."

About Nadcap
Created in 1990 by SAE Inc., Nadcap is administered by the not-for-profit Performance Review Institute. PRI exists to advance the interests of the mobility and related industries through development of performance standards and administration of quality assurance, accreditation, and certification programs as well as related activities for the benefit of industry, government, and the general public. PRI works closely with industry to understand their emerging needs and offers Customer Solutions & Support (CS&S) in response. Learn more at www.pri-network.org or contact PRI Customer Solutions & Support (CS&S) at [email protected]

About Plymouth Tube Co.
Since 1924, Plymouth Tube Co. has served the steel tubing industry with continued manufacturing excellence practices and technical expertise that promotes industrial partnerships with many of their customers. Currently headquartered in suburban Chicago with 11 manufacturing mills across the U.S., Plymouth is a global supplier of specialty carbon alloy, nickel alloy, and stainless steel tubing for mechanical, pressure, boiler, and hydraulic applications. Steel, nickel and titanium extruded and cold drawn shapes are produced by Plymouth Engineered Shapes. Plymouth is positioned for continued global growth by supplying the aerospace, transportation, energy, and industrial markets.