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Manufactured at a Dual-Certified ISO 9001:2015 & IATF 16949:2016 Plant

All Laminar Fittings products are manufactured at Meridian Corporation's facility in Jamnagar, India — which holds both the global ISO 9001:2015 quality management standard and the automotive industry's IATF 16949:2016 certification simultaneously, covering all production families under a single integrated quality system.

Certifications listed below are held by our manufacturing partner Meridian Corporation. Laminar Fittings Inc. (US sales & distribution entity) is not separately ISO/IATF certified, but all products we supply are manufactured under these certified systems.

Quality Management System (Meridian)

ISO 9001:2015

The global benchmark for quality management. Held by Meridian Corporation and covering the design, manufacture, and supply of brass, bronze, copper, and steel precision fittings. Audited annually by an accredited third-party certification body.

Automotive Quality Standard (Meridian)

IATF 16949:2016

The automotive-specific quality management standard required by Tier 1 OEMs globally (Ford, GM, Stellantis, BMW, VW supply chains). Meridian's IATF 16949 certification means our supplied parts meet PPAP requirements.

Lead-Free Potable Water (Meridian)

NSF 61 / NSF 372

Active NSF 61 (health effects) and NSF 372 (lead-free ≤0.25% weighted average) certifications for the C27450 alloy plumbing fittings produced at Meridian. Third-party certified — not self-declaration. Compliant with California AB 1953 and all US state lead-in-plumbing laws.

Export Oriented Unit (Meridian)

100% EOU

Meridian holds 100% Export Oriented Unit certification from the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. This designation confirms the facility meets export quality and documentation standards.

EU Compliance (Meridian Production)

RoHS / REACH

All products manufactured at Meridian comply with EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 3) restricting hazardous substances, and EU REACH Regulation 1907/2006. Substance disclosure and declarations available on request.

Testing Capabilities (Meridian)

In-House QC Lab

Meridian's Jamnagar quality laboratory is equipped with Spectro optical emission spectrometer (alloy verification on every heat), Keyence Vision Measuring Machine, Rockwell hardness tester, universal tensile tester, and pressure/leak test bench.

Quality Process

Quality Control at Every Production Stage

Executed at Meridian Corporation under their certified quality systems.

01

Incoming Material

Every raw material lot spectrometer-tested before acceptance. Lot traceability tags applied at receipt.

02

In-Process Control

SPC charts on critical dimensions. First article at every setup change.

03

Dimensional Inspection

Keyence VMM for precision measurement. Go/no-go gauges on the floor. Cpk ≥1.67.

04

Plating Verification

XRF plating thickness. Hull cell testing daily. ASTM B571 adhesion.

05

Pressure & Leak Test

100% pressure test on valves and high-pressure fittings.

06

Final Inspection & COC

AQL sampling per ANSI/ASQ Z1.4. COC + MTR with every shipment.

Request Quality Documentation

Meridian's ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 certificates, NSF 61 compliance letters, RoHS/REACH declarations, and material test reports are available to qualified business customers on request via Laminar Fittings Inc.

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