It is with great pride and satisfaction that I can announce that Vallorbs achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification of its quality management system recently. What does that mean? ISO 9000 is a series of international quality management systems standards maintained by the internal Read More
New Technologies Sometimes changes have to be made when a product we are working on in the shop has too many Secondary Operations. These changes usually are due to problems keeping tolerances and quality intact. However, as new technologies become available we Read More
Precision machining may not be something you think about very often, but your life would be dramatically different without it. Here are three amazing products that could not exist without the precision-machined parts Vallorbs manufactures every day. Jets. While airplanes might still Read More
Vallorb’s lawww Kaizen event occurred last week from 11-10-14 to 11-13-14. The focus of our event was to sort the materials we currently have in to types of material, like Zirconium, Stainless Steel and Brass, so that it is easier to find Read More
Vallorbs has firmly embraced the concepts of lean operations and continuous improvement. These concepts apply to the shop floor, the office, and everywhere in between. Recently we made significant upgrades to our primary inspection area. Our valued inspectors are critical to insuring Read More
Jean Hershey, who worked in our Bird in Hand facility as an inspector, started with the Vallorbs Jewel Company on August 20, 1950, at the age of 22. At the time, Vallorbs was making small jewel bearings for aircraft instruments as well Read More
The Val-Co family of companies has been latching onto the Lean initiatives with very strong hands. I am rather impressed by the efforts made by all departments at this time. Throughout my experiences with implementing Lean, Val-Co as an entire organization, has Read More
The Bird In Hand facility has continued to progress with their 5S events, with the recent addition of the CAM Machine area. This event has taken place over a period of time, but we recently wrapped up the Sorting, Straightening and Shining, Read More