Outside Process Management Services | Complete Production Solutions
Does your manufacturing project need specialized treatments, coatings, or testing beyond in-house machining? Many manufacturers waste time and resources managing multiple vendors for secondary operations, creating quality control challenges and timeline delays.
At Shamrock Precision, we offer Outside Process Management Services that simplify your manufacturing supply chain by coordinating all secondary operations through a single point of contact. From heat treatment to specialized testing, we handle the logistics to give you finished, ready-to-use, turnkey components.
Why Manufacturers Need Outside Process Management
Managing multiple vendors for secondary operations adds complexity to your manufacturing process. Your business benefits from a streamlined supply chain with one responsible partner.
Quality manufacturing often includes operations such as:
- Heat treatment to modify material properties
- Surface coatings for corrosion protection or friction reduction
- Specialized inspection and testing
- Plating and anodizing for appearance or performance
- Material certification and validation
Our team coordinates these vital processes while giving you a single point of contact, fixed timeline, and guaranteed quality, saving you time, money, and office work.
Our Outside Process Coordination Capabilities
We work with trusted vendors for all secondary operations your parts might need after machining. Our quality system watches every stage to make sure all processes satisfy your specifications.
For parts that need precision machining before outside processing, our Aerospace Machining Services give you high-precision components that match strict aviation industry standards.
Heat Treatment Services
Heat treatment changes material properties to improve hardness, strength, toughness, or ductility. We coordinate various heat treatment processes:
- Quench and Temper: Hardens material by heating and rapidly cooling, then tempering to reduce brittleness
- Annealing: Softens material for improved workability or stress relief
- Solution Heat Treatment: For precipitation hardening alloys like many aluminum and stainless steel grades
- Stress Relief: Reduces internal stresses after machining
- Aging: Controls precipitation hardening in specific alloys
- Cryogenic Treatment: Deep cold processing for enhanced material stability
Coating and Surface Treatment Services
Surface treatments improve corrosion resistance, wear properties, lubricity, or appearance. We coordinate many coating processes:
- Xylan Coating: Low-friction fluoropolymer coating for fasteners and moving parts
- Phosphate Treatment: Chemical conversion coating that helps corrosion resistance and paint adhesion
- Passivation: Chemical process that helps corrosion resistance on stainless steel parts
- Anodizing: Electrochemical process that creates hard, corrosion-resistant oxide layer on aluminum parts
- Black Oxide: Conversion coating that gives steel parts a black appearance and some corrosion protection
- Electroless Nickel Plating: Provides uniform coating thickness even on complex part geometries
- Hard Chrome Plating: Creates wear-resistant surface for components subject to friction
- Cadmium Plating: Corrosion-resistant coating often used in aerospace applications
- Zinc Plating: Cost-effective corrosion protection for steel parts
Inspection and Testing Services
Quality checking through specialized inspection and testing confirms parts meet all specifications. We coordinate various testing methods:
- Ultrasonic Testing: Non-destructive method to detect internal flaws using sound waves
- Water Immersion Testing: Advanced ultrasonic method using water as a coupling medium
- Wet Magnetic Particle Inspection: Detects surface and near-surface flaws in ferromagnetic materials
- Liquid Penetrant Testing: Detects surface defects in non-porous materials
- Material Hardness Testing: Confirms proper material hardness values after heat treatment
- Dimensional Inspection: Checks parts match all geometric specifications
- Chemical Analysis: Checks material composition meets specifications
- X-Ray Inspection: Looks at internal features or defects
- Pressure Testing: Checks parts will withstand operating pressures
- Salt Spray Testing: Tests corrosion resistance of materials and coatings
The Shamrock Precision Outside Process Advantage
Single Point of Contact
Work with one project manager rather than juggling multiple vendors, making communication simpler and clarifying responsibility.
Verified Vendor Network
We partner with qualified, audited vendors who match our quality standards, taking away the need for you to find, qualify, and manage service providers.
Complete Documentation
We track and document all outside processes with proper certification, giving you complete traceability for quality assurance.
Streamlined Logistics
We handle all transportation between processing steps, cutting shipping costs and transit damage risks.
Quality Oversight
Our quality system watches all steps in the process, catching any issues before parts reach your facility.
Reduced Administrative Burden
Manage one purchase order and one point of contact instead of multiple vendor relationships.
Industries We Serve
Our Outside Process Management Services support manufacturing across many sectors:
- Aerospace: Parts that need specialized heat treatment and testing for flight safety
- Oil & Gas: Components needing specialized coatings for harsh environments
- Medical: Parts needing specific surface treatments for biocompatibility
- Defense: Components with strict certification and documentation needs
- Industrial: Parts needing surface treatments for longer service life
Why Choose Shamrock Precision for Outside Process Management
With decades of experience in manufacturing and vendor management, we see the challenges of coordinating secondary operations. Our team makes your supply chain smoother while keeping quality standards.
What makes us different:
- Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes and standards
- Strong relationships with qualified vendors
- ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality systems for process control
- Transparent communication throughout production
- Complete documentation and traceability
- Focus on meeting your timeline and budget goals
Choose a better option than managing multiple vendors yourself. Our Outside Process Management Services give you finished, ready-to-use components without the vendor coordination headaches.
Frequently Asked Questions About Outside Process Management
We coordinate a wide range of secondary operations including heat treatment (quench and temper, annealing), surface treatments (Xylan coating, phosphate treatment, passivation, anodizing), and inspection services (ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection, liquid penetrant testing). Our network includes vendors for almost any secondary operation your parts might need.
Our service eliminates the need for you to find, qualify, and manage multiple vendors. With one point of contact handling all coordination, you save administrative time, reduce shipping costs between vendors, lower the risk of damage during transit, and shorten overall lead times. Our established vendor relationships and volume business often result in better pricing as well.
We use our ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality systems to watch all outside processes. This includes vendor qualification, process parameter checking, inspection of parts between operations, and final quality validation. All processes have detailed work instructions and quality checkpoints to make sure parts satisfy your specifications.
We qualify vendors through a careful process that includes capability assessment, quality system evaluation, test runs, and ongoing performance watching. We only work with vendors who show steady quality, reliability, and proper documentation. Many of our vendors hold industry-specific certifications such as Nadcap for aerospace processes.
We supply complete documentation for all outside processes, including material certifications, process certifications (heat treatment charts, plating thickness reports), inspection results, and testing data. This documentation supports your quality needs and gives full traceability for critical applications.
Yes, we work with ITAR-registered vendors for defense-related projects. Our processes follow all export control regulations, and we can help guide you through documentation needs for controlled items. Our team sees ITAR compliance standards for the defense industry.
Lead times vary based on the specific processes needed, but we work to optimize scheduling and transportation to cut delays. Simple processes like passivation might add only 3-5 days, while more complex processes like heat treatment and testing might add 1-2 weeks. We give clear timeline estimates at the start of each project.
Yes, we can coordinate outside processes for parts manufactured elsewhere. Simply send your components to us with clear processing instructions, and we'll handle the rest. This service helps if you have in-house manufacturing but need help managing secondary operations.
If we find quality issues during any stage of outside processing, we promptly tell you the problem details and recommended solutions. Our quality team works directly with the processing vendor to fix issues when possible, saving you time and keeping your project moving.
Yes, we have much experience coordinating outside processes for aerospace components. Our AS9100 certification and relationships with Nadcap-accredited vendors make sure all processes satisfy the strict standards of the aerospace industry. We see all documentation and traceability needs for flight-critical parts.