A large percentage of TLC products are used in military systems such as missile guidance, gyros, aircraft engine generators, flight control, radar and communication equipment. For this reason the Company quality control system is designed to conform to MIL I-45208A as well as to other applicable customer QC requirements. The Company requires that all products be processed under these same QC procedures, whether military or commercial, thus ensuring that all parts are subjected to the same critical inspection scrutiny which has contributed to TLC's reputation for military quality, no matter what the product end use.

Regardless of the QC procedures specified, it is the care and attention to detail ctual practice that results in a quality product. A first piece inspection is made in the toolroom on every die setup. The Company's Statistical Process Control (SPC) system and its in process inspection procedures conducted at the time parts are being produced guarantees that only good parts are made. TLC QC procedures also provide for 100% visual inspection after annealing and prior to packaging. No inspection procedure is any better than the test and measurement, and TLC has in place a formal calibration program for all such QC equipment.

TLC purchases lamination steel to a variety of electrical specifications. Most stamping companies rely upon the steel supplier's certification to verify these specified values, and they, in turn, pass this certification on to their customers. TLC, however, has acquired the equipment necessary to test steel for all electrical magnetic properties including permeability, hysteresis loss, saturation and coercive force.

The annealing process is intended to alter and improve the electrical characteristics of the lamination steel in order to meet the performance requirements of the end product. TLC can analyze the annealed part and provide a graphic representation of the material after each anneal cycle and for each lot of material. This unique capability is extremely valuable in any application that requires maximizing performance from a specific alloy, and, therefore, must have a statistical record of the magnetic values.