We take measurements seriously We pride ourselves on manufacturing high-quality products. To keep this up, we have to make sure our measurements are correct. To ensure our measurements are correct and consistent, we verify our tape measures and other tools once per quarter. The quarterly Measuring Tool Verification Day...
New market expansion We now make custom reels for the acrylic and polycarbonate sheeting industries. These aren’t typical cable reels with regular flanges and paper or stave cores. Instead, these have flanges covered with acrylic, and 2×4 inset cores. These cores have a unique design. Instead of a paper...
We are ISO 9001 certified! We are proud to announce that we are now ISO 9001:2015 certified at our Kentucky location. We successfully created and implemented an effective quality management system. Our hard work wasn’t only rewarded with our certificate, but also with the continuous discovery of new ways...
Last week we participated in a five-day Stage II audit for ISO 9001:2015 registration. After months of hard work to improve our processes, we successfully completed the audit with zero non-conformances. The auditor has recommended us for certification to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. You can click here to view...
Here at AFP we like to celebrate when we can. We make it a point to show our employees that we appreciate their hard work by taking a break to do something fun every once in a while. We kicked off the holiday season with a company-wide chili lunch...
Anderson Forest Products specializes in custom-sized wooden reels for our customers in the wire and cable industries. We recently expanded our operation to include production of massive wooden reels. As you can see in the pictures below, we are extremely pleased with the final product. Pictured above is...
During the process of creating our quality management system conforming to the ISO 9001:2015 standard, we’ve discovered the importance of distinguishing between calibration, verification, and validation. Calibration Calibration is when equipment is compared to an established standard and can be altered. If the equipment does not match the standard...
Anderson Forest Products recently attended the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, Georgia. The IWF is one of the top woodworking trade shows in the world for furniture manufacturing, architectural woodwork, custom and general woodworking industries. IWF is a biannual event and takes place every two years at the Georgia...
The router operators we employ at Anderson Forest Products enjoy the work they do. They can see that the quality of work they perform directly affects the quality of products we ship to customers. It’s critical that our router operators are hard-workers who care about quality. We need every...
What they are Imagine a roll of kitchen plastic wrap. Now instead of one you can fit in your hand, imagine a roll of plastic as big as a desk. End boards, also called end fitments, are large squares attached to both sides of these rolls to suspend them...
