There’s a label on every Donaldson BOFA extraction system leaving the company’s manufacturing facility that confirms adherence to a multi-stage product inspection and quality assurance process.
Whether the portable fume and dust filtration technology is destined for laser markets, printing, additive manufacturing, electronics or another industrial sector, each system undergoes the rigorous SureCHECK process.
SureCHECK is Donaldson BOFA’s unique product quality assurance process and is one of the factors underlining the company’s world leadership in fume extraction systems.
As James Watson, International Sales Manager at Donaldson BOFA, explains: “Quality is embedded in the Donaldson BOFA culture. It starts at the top of our organisation and cascades throughout the entire business, with everyone accountable for upholding this core value.”
Across the business, the systems inherent in Donaldson BOFA’s ISO 9001 management accreditation define the standards that support this quality culture. However, Donaldson BOFA’s SureCHECK test and inspection regime goes further, involving eight stages in the test, inspection, and checks procedure:
- The production team ensures precise assembly of each product and prepares all relevant documentation for testing.
- A mechanical inspection is conducted to ensure the product meets quality standards.
- Safety testing is performed with results recorded and stored to confirm the product’s safety for setup.
- The product is programmed with the correct firmware and prepared for functional testing and calibration.
- A test engineer calibrates the system with settings checked and recorded before other features are tested.
- Functionality testing is conducted using specific test setups.
- After all testing is completed and documented, the system receives a SureCHECK label.
- The product undergoes a final inspection for physical marks and is packed for shipment, ensuring it meets the highest quality standards.
This process ensures that every fume extraction system manufactured undergoes rigorous build and function checks.
“It’s about real people being accountable for Donaldson BOFA product quality through the SureCHECK system,” says James.
“SureCHECK is an essential part of Donaldson BOFA measuring quality performance through the eyes of our customers. We track hard data from across the business along with customer feedback to measure overall performance so that customers can be assured that they are investing in a world-leading fume extraction system.”
