Metallurgical Laboratory & Inspection Services

Century, Inc. maintains a rigorous quality control system with its on-site metallurgical lab, featuring technologically advanced equipment. Our veteran technicians with vast experience across industries provide Century Specialties customers with innovative solutions for diverse challenges.

Our services ensure optimum performance for all your precision parts. We continually review, refine, update, and improve all our production techniques. Our metallurgical laboratory provides the perfect environment to explore the leading methods for producing your precision parts. We are committed to providing high-value results and reliability of all our parts.

Our lab provides the following services in our production process:

• Pre-qualify our steel to ensure superior quality parts
• Inspect our parts to precisely match customer specifications
• Perform tool wear and part corrosion analyses
• Execute quality control checks 

We also solve challenging problems in part performance, including:

• Failure analysis
• Impact toughness testing 
• Tensile and Yield testing 
• Hardness testing and certification 

Non-Destructive Testing In-House:

• Nital Etch Inspection
• Magnetic Particle Inspection

Additional Inspection Methods Available:

• X-Ray Inspection
• Ultrasonic Inspection
• Dye Penetrant Inspection

Let us provide the most cost-effective solutions for your precision parts challenges. We will generate an action plan with strategic objectives to provide you with the best possible solution.