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JD Machine Customer Success Story

    JD Machine Corp. is a world-class manufacturer of high-value machined parts, sheet metal components, and complex assemblies serving aerospace, defense, medical, energy, and commercial industries.

    As the company scaled from a small family shop to a 70,000 sq. ft. facility with over 180 employees, growth introduced new complexity. Manual inspection processes, Excel-based check sheets, and time-consuming AS9102 documentation created bottlenecks. To support automotive and aerospace requirements while maintaining cost, quality, and delivery standards, JD Machine needed a more structured and scalable approach to quality management.

    JD Machine selected High QA 360 as its all-in-one integrated Quality Management Software. By centralizing inspection planning, automating documentation, and eliminating manual data cleanup, High QA transformed their quality workflows. The result was a more structured, automated, and accountable process that reduced bottlenecks, improved throughput, and supported scalable growth. To learn more visit https://jdmachine.com.

    Read the full case study to learn how JD Machine modernized its quality processes with High QA.

     

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    From Small Beginnings to Big Job Shop

    Nestled in the mountains of Ogden, Utah, JD Machine started with humble beginnings in 1979 as a mom & pop shop by J. Don Wardle and his wife in a 2,500 square foot room – a former poultry processing plant.

    With only 1 manual mill and 1 lathe, Don got the business off the ground and established a customer base. His son, Matt Wardle, took over the ownership in 1992. Working together with his father, the transition from generation to generation went well.

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    I’m a big believer in structure and utilizing tools, and that’s why we went looking for High QA’s software.

    Matt Wardle, President & CEO, JD Machine Corp.

    Big growth is not an easy task, however. Matt saw that the business needed to diversify into other industries to grow. He also felt strongly that implementing and utilizing key systems would be a critical aspect to accomplish scalable growth while maintaining the things that are important to customers – cost, quality, and delivery.

    The Need for a Quality Management System (QMS)

    A Quality Management System (QMS) was one of the first key systems JD Machine sought to put in place – primarily because of the Automotive work they had taken on and thus needed to satisfy the industry requirements that came with it.

    Matt felt the shop needed to spend less time checking parts and more time making sure parts are efficiently run with high quality.

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    High QA’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is really impressive!

    Matt Wardle, President & CEO, JD Machine Corp.

    As avid practitioners of Lean Principals, JD also wanted to keep overhead low. To meet such requirements of customer contracts, APQP, providing PPAPs, SPC, internal inspections etc. (while ensuring a high level of quality) it was decided that a QMS was the answer.

    The search began for a system that could manage JD Machine’s manual inspection data collection. After thorough investigation, JD Machine selected High QA 360 software as their all-in-one integrated Quality Management Software.

    In a very short time, High QA transformed JD Machine’s quality process.

    JD Machine Today

    Today, JD Machine Corp. employs over 180 people and occupies a 70,000 square ft facility – with room for expansion! As one of Utah’s 100 fastest growing companies, it is the esteemed recipient of awards from the Utah Manufacturer’s Association, National Tooling and Machining Association, the United States Small Business Association, NASA, Modern Machine Shop, and others.

    To learn more, visit jdmachine.com.

    High QA customer JD Machine increased productivity and quality after installing High QA QMS software
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    Quality Management Systems are just good business.

    Matt Wardle, President & CEO, JD Machine Corp.

    The Evolution of Quality for JD Machine

    The Old Way

    Without High QA 360 Software
    • Quality Engineering (QE) created check sheets in Excel
    • QE cleaned check sheets MANUALLY
    • Check sheets filled out during manufacturing process
    • Errors populated in multiple locations
    • Documentation was often missing or hard to find
    • Incomplete inspection reports
    • Time was wasted on rework, re-entry, and manual follow-ups
    • AS9102 forms were completed manually
    • Final inspection was extremely time-consuming

      The New Way

      With High QA 360 Software
      • Quality plans and check sheets are created and managed in High QA (no Excel)
      • Check sheet setup is standardized, with far less manual cleanup
      • Inspections follow a structured workflow during production
      • Results are centralized in one system (no duplicate entry
      • Documentation is captured and stored for traceability
      • Inspection reports are complete and consistent
      • Less time spent on manual admin and rework
      • AS9102 requirements are supported through structured reporting
      • Final inspection is faster with fewer bottlenecks
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