Certifications

ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Locations

ANS/ISO/IEC 17025: General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. This standard specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, as well as developing a laboratory management system for quality, administrative, and technical operations.

A2LA Accredited Laboratories

• Winona, MN (Mechanical Testing and Calibration)
• Wallingford, CT (Mechanical Testing)
• Taiwan (Mechanical Testing)
• China (Mechanical Testing)
• Malaysia (Mechanical Testing)
• Czech Republic (Mechanical Testing)
• Loves Park (Mechanical Testing)
• United Kingdom (Mechanical Testing)

AD 2000-Merkblatt WO Certified Locations

The German AD 2000 standards were established to ensure critical safety requirements are met in the design and fabrication of pressure equipment. These are closely aligned with PED and by holding an AD 2000 W0 certificate, Fastenal is allowed to mechanically process AD 2000 certified materials to create bolting components.

Europe

• Modrice, Czech Republic

Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC Certified Locations

The Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC is a European Union law meant to ensure critical safety requirements are met in the design and fabrication of pressure equipment. Fastenal Manufacturing’s PED certificate proves that we maintain an appropriate quality management system to produce fasteners and maintain full traceability of materials complying with the essential safety requirements of the PED.

Europe

• Modrice, Czech Republic

API-Q1 Certified Locations

API Specification Q1 is controlled by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and it dictates the quality management system requirements for manufacturing organizations which supply to the petroleum and natural gas industry. This specification outlines the requirements for a quality system that facilitates the consistent and reliable manufacture of API products.

North America

• Winona, MN

NQA-1 & 10CFR50 Appendix B Compliant Locations

NQA-1 (Nuclear Quality Assurance-1) is a regulatory standard created and maintained by ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). This standard provides supplemental information and contract requirements on implementing the requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix B which contains the 18 quality assurance criteria that suppliers wishing to sell materials, services or equipment to a nuclear facility must adhere to.

North America

• Winona, MN