PRL, Inc. - Capabilities

Quality Assurance is stringent, starting with the planning stages of each job. Computerized detailed travellers, including customer requirements, accompany every component. Along with a variety of military standards (including MIL-I-45208A), PRL is fully accredited by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers holding ASME Quality System Certificate QSC-281. PRL houses a DCMA Quality Assurance representative for government work, and maintains a Department of Defense Facility Security Clearance.

Customers such as PSE&G have recognized and appreciated

PRL's unique dedication to quality and performance. United Defense has awarded PRL "approved certified supplier" status as a result of dedication to the production of high integrity castings.

Foundry services are provided by Regal Cast, Inc. Drawings, as well as specifications, are customer supplied. Patterns are either provided by the customer, or obtained from one of three PRL approved pattern shops. Vast experience enables Regal to provide comprehensive foundry engineering services resulting in high integrity cast parts.

Regal is capable of pouring either ferrous or non-ferrous castings, weighing up to 6,000 pounds, with a 250 RMS surface finish. Within a year of pouring its first casting in 1989, Regal became the smallest of only 150 foundries in the world to operate an Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) vessel. The AOD helps purify metal used in ferrous and specialty alloy castings, and has the following benefits:

	· Pinpoint accuracy in achieving desired aim chemistries · Precise control of carbon to .01% and lower · Rapid desulfurization and lead removal to less than .001% · Cleaner metal, with low residual oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen
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Metallurgical Laboratory facilities are located at Regal Cast, Inc., and verify that castings contain the precise customer specified chemical and physical properties.

Material Testing Services include:

	· Bend Tests · Tensile Tests · Charpy Impact Tests · Drop Weight Tests · Hardness Tests · Material analysis, including chemical, corrosion, ferrite, and metallographic tests
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Sample processing is uniquely comprehensive. First article dimensional reports and sample radiographic examination are the norm. PRL can also include other sample NDE processes and (if required) make pattern/rigging alterations.

Inspection procedures encompass Visual Testing, full dimensional verification, Magnetic Particle Testing (wet or dry methods), Liquid Penetrant Testing (fluorescent dye or visible red dye with white developer), and Hydrostatic Testing. PRL personnel are ASNT certified up to Level III. Approved Ultrasonic Testing services are also available.

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Radiographic Testing equipment at PRL is capable of providing x-rays on castings from a quarter inch to 12 inches thick. Supporting capabilities include Level III ASNT certified personnel, automatic film processing, digital density determination, and complete film reading. A full range of ASME code and MIL-STD penetrameters, blocks and standards are available, along with a complete set of ASTM reference radiographs.

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Certified Welding at PRL includes manual shield arc, gas metal arc, and gas tungsten arc methods for government, nuclear, and commercial applications. For special alloys, gases can be mixed on-site for required welding. Also available is a vacuum chamber for welding titanium. An AWS Certified Weld Inspector, for more complex requirements, is available.

Fabrication is done to ASME Section 8 and MIL-STD-278.

Casting Finishing is attained through jet arc, grinding and/or blasting. PRL is capable of providing a "cotton ball" surface in its finishing processes.

Heat Treating in an atmosphere-controlled environment is done in one of PRL's several surveyed and calibrated furnaces, and is available up to 2,200°F. Water and air quench are available, as well as oil quench for small components. Shot, sand or grit blasting may be provided in PRL's Wheelabrator.

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Machining of medium to heavy weight castings, forgings, and fabrications is performed at Brenner Machine Company. Brenner is able to hold close tolerances on components weighing up to 15,000 pounds.

Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) centers enable LTC, Inc. to machine to a tolerance of one one hundred thousandth of an inch on small to medium sized components. Facilities List.

PRL Inc.'s wide range of machining capabilities is unique and enables the company to provide fully machined parts, which are ready for final assembly.

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Delivery of completed components has been a specialty of PRL. The company's vertical integration, versatility, and attention to customer requirements enables customer delivery needs to be taken seriously. Expedited delivery is available for customers in difficult situations.

Value Added savings encompass PRL's dedication and the corporate structure provides necessary flexibility to be able to meet customer expectations. PRL Inc.'s reputation is one of timely delivery of quality components. Savings include less rework, fewer machining interruptions, and all other costs associated with rejected parts, including delivery delays. Again, when time counts and quality matters, PRL, Inc. is able to provide both factors simultaneously.

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