NQSR is a business division of the Non-Ferrous
Founders Society (NFFS). NFFS, established in 1943, is the
principal North American Trade association representing aluminum
and copper base foundries and ingot makers. In 1996, NFFS published
an ISO9000 quality system designed specifically for metalcasters.
Dubbed NQS9000,
the program was an immediate success and today is assisting
over 85 US metalcasters with ISO9000 quality systems. NFFS also
developed a quality system registrar to provide low cost QMS
registration services for the cast metal industry known by the
acronym NQSR (NFFS Quality Systems Registrar). Today, NQSR is
the second largest registrar of metal casters in the USA, and
NQSR is the only registrar that focuses exclusively on the cast
metals industry.
