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About General Plug


LEADING MANUFACTURER OF COLD FORMED, CNC, SCREW MACHINE AND FOUNDRY STANDARDS OR SPECIALS.

General Plug and Manufacturing is a primary manufacturer of pipe plugs, reducer bushings, and special screw machine parts supplied to leading manufacturers and distributors in the automotive, pipe/valve/fitting, electrical, and fastener industries.

As a vertically integrated company, General Plug and Manufacturing is able to not only manufacture and supply the basic part, but also to enhance the value and application of parts through preapplication of sealants, various corrosion-resistant and appearance platings, and other processes which alter and/or adapt parts to the purchaser’s specifications.

• ISO14001:2015 • ISO 9001

In-process Inspection

  • High volume 100% Vision Inspected
  • 100% O-Ring Assembly / Inspection

Gauging Disciplines

  • Functional
    • Thread
    • Diameter
    • Length
    • Radius
    • Other
  • ID/OD
  • Left Hand/Right Hand Pipe
  • Faro Arm CMM
  • Vision Inspection
  • Tri-Roll Thread Gaging
  • Digital Comparators with Import/Export Capabilities
  • Shadow Graph Comparator
  • Hardness Testing
  • High Production Digital Profiling & Comparing
  • OASIS Digital Profiling / Qualifying
  • Surface Measuring
  • 40 x 400 Microscope
  • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
  • Torque & Tension Testing

Accreditations

  • IATF16949:2016
  • ISO14001:2015
  • BIQS
  • SQEP

Atomic Absorbtion Machine (EPC)

  • Plating Thickness
  • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Design Tools

  • AutoCAD Design and Drafting Software
  • Inventor Design and Drafting Software
  • DeForm Simulation Software
  • GibbsCAM Offline Programming Software
  • Partsmaker Offline Programming Software
  • FARO Arm CMM
  • FEA Product and Tooling Design

Talent

  • 150+ Combined Years of Experience
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Automation/Manufacturing
  • Tooling
  • Electrical/Mechanical
  • Product/Design
  • Prototype
  • Reliability
  • Quality
  • 50,000+ Square Feet
  • Fully Automated/Efficient
  • Off-Site Warehouse & Inventory
  • Dock to Stock
  • Spread Packaging
  • Lot Control
  • Domestic amp; International Shipments
  • 28+ Countries
  • 14 Trailers
  • 3 Semis
  • 1 Transfer
  • 2 Van Body

Employee Education Retention

  • JVS
  • LCCC
  • On the Job Training

In-House Design and Manufacture

  • Screw Machine
    • Engineering & Design
    • Dovetail Forms and Shaves
    • Carbide & HSS
    • 4 axis Wire EDM with Online and Offline Programming
  • Cold Forming
    • Engineering & Design
    • Die Stress Analysis, FEA Analysis
    • Up to 400 Ton Assembly and Hobbing
    • Carbide and HSS
  • ID/OD Grinding
  • Hard Turning
  • Centerless Grinding
  • Surface Grinding
  • Honing
  • Lapping
  • Heat Treat
  • Annealing
  • Drawing
  • Rockwell (Hardness)
  • Carbide
  • High Speed