Inc. The R.H. Sheppard Co. is a totally integrated, non-union manufacturer based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The company has a long history in the design and manufacture of power steering gears for heavy duty trucks, and has leveraged this expertise into a variety of highly toleranced products. Sheppard products include a wide range of manufactured parts, machined assemblies, and castings, including engine timing devices, power transmission boxes, and iron castings.
Customers operate in the glass, railroad, trucking, farming, and hydraulic pump industries.
Capability studies are conducted for all key processes, which allow operators to monitor every manufacturing operation at his or her work station. Instruments and gauges are calibrated and certified on a regular basis. Control charts are audited as a part of continuous strategy evaluation. Sheppard representatives visit suppliers' locations and audit their quality control procedures. To further insure that the quality standards of incoming materials are met, Sheppard will provide SPC training for its suppliers.