Sturbridge Metallurgical Obtains Sikorsky Approval
Effective January 6, 2017, Sturbridge Metallurgical Services, Inc. of SturbridgeMA is approved as a Materials Testing Lab for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (A Lockheed Martin Corporation) and its manufacturing supplier base.
Sturbridge, MA - Building a Strong Quality Organization Sturbridge Metallurgical's founder and president, Mr. Courtney Grimes, has been building his business since 1990. "My vision has been to build a testing lab that is dedicated to providing the highest quality testing services and technical reports available for the Medical, Aerospace and Industrial markets" says Grimes. "While at the same time providing this level of quality in a timely and cost effective manner".
"Our team has worked extremely hard to put the systems in place to ensure organizations like Sikorsky and their supply chain will want to have their parts tested here" said Brendan Fullam, General Manager and Business Development Manager at Sturbridge Metallurgical Services Inc. "We have a great team here and everyone works very hard to keep our customers happy. Having Sikorsky grant us approval validates all of the effort and time that they have put into the organization and keeps us even more focused on demanding the best from ourselves".
What This Means for Suppliers
For manufacturers, suppliers and/or vendors of Sikorsky or Sikorsky directly can now utilize the full scope of Sturbridge Metallurgical's material testing capabilities. Suppliers can access their approved certification letter through the Sturbridge Metallurgicalwebsite (www.smslabs.com) and navigate to the quality assurance section.
Testing Services Offered
Sturbridge Metallurgical Services offers Chemical Analysis, SEM/EDS Analysis, Failure Analysis, Tensile Testing, GE Grain Size Ratings, Corrosion Testing, Metallography, Hardness and Microhardness Testing and a variety of other metallurgical testing services.
About Sturbridge Metallurgical
Sturbridge Metallurgical Services, Inc. was founded in 1990 by Courtney Grimes. They currently have 10 employees and occupy an 8,000+ square foot facility in Sturbridge, MA. They offer materials testing services, metallurgical equipment for in-house labs and metallurgical consumable supplies. They are A2LA ISO 17025 Accredited, Nadcap Accredited, GE S400 Approved, ITAR Registered, Sikorsky Approved and have their Federal Firearms License (FFL).
Media Contact
Brendan Fullam
General Manager
Phone: 774-318-5123
Email address: bfullam@smslabs.com
Sturbridge Metallurgical Services, Inc.
8 Picker Rd.
Sturbridge, MA 01566
508-347-5288
