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September 2023: OPM received approval of the analysis of the NCs and the proposed action plans. The development and implementation of corrective actions began. OPM participated in the 25th edition of the BTM 2023 business roundtable, the most important in Central America and the Caribbean, which was attended by more than 550 exporters from Costa Rica and more than 350 foreign buyers. The event was opened by the President of Costa Rica.
August 2023: During the month, work was carried out on the corrective actions and analysis of the nonconformities found in the EN/AS 9100:2018 audit that was conducted in July. The root cause analysis, as well as the proposed action plans for the correction of NCs were submitted to AENOR, the certifying body.
July 2023: OPM has scheduled the audit for the recertification of its Quality Management System for the third week of the month. This is our second certification cycle and will be based on the international standard EN 9100:2018. The audit will be conducted by AENOR.
June 2023: OPM participated in the second edition of the “Encadenados” event, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica and AZOFRAS. This event, whose purpose is to generate new business opportunities among exporting companies within the Free Trade Zone regime, also included discussion forums, business rounds and networking spaces. The event was attended by more than 400 companies.
March 2023: OPM successfully concluded its participation in the supply chain acceleration program developed by the Promotora de Comercio Internacional de Costa Rica in alliance with the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries and the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (National Learning Institute). This program is a national initiative that seeks to incorporate SMEs that are producers of goods and services into the supply chains of leading companies in the advanced manufacturing sector established in Costa Rica. The program begins with a needs assessment of the fastest-growing industrial sectors and then focuses on raising the level of competitiveness of national SMEs so that they can be incorporated into the supply chains of tractor companies, thus maximizing opportunities to generate linkages between local SMEs and tractor companies.
February 2023: OPM puts into operation the OPM MetalSys program, which allows parts inventory control throughout the manufacturing process, production batch control, capture of production metrics, determination of efficiencies, as well as the generation of multiple reports for the monitoring of production operations.
December 2022: OPM´s QMS is scheduled to be audited by AENOR mid December. This audit corresponds to the second followup.
October 2022: OPM was present at the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), this year held in Orlando, FL. Since it's founding in 1947, NBAA collects, interprets and disseminates operational and managerial data related to the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of business aircraft. The association is the focal point for identifying and understanding advances in technology and procedures important to the business aviation community.
September 2022: OPM was selected by PROCOMER, INA and the Costa Rican Industry Chamber (CICR) to participate in the DEN+ 22 Program (chain acceleration). "OPM was selected for its work in favor of a better Costa Rica through the development of innovative proposals capable of boosting the country's competitiveness, promoting the diversification and added value of our exportable offer."
August 2022: OPM receives a state-of-the-art full-featured 4-axis machining center. This new super high speed equipment reinforces the fleet of modern CNC equipment that the company has to meet the growing demands and requirements of our customers.
December 2020: Mr. Nicolás Morena Sánchez, (PE, PME) our general manager was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Aerospace Cluster, he is assuming the position of secretary of the Board. The Costa Rican aerospace cluster, groups more than 30 companies dedicated to serve the international aerospace sector in the areas of Precision Machining, Manufacturing and Assembly of Electromechanical Systems, Finishing and Coatings, Software Development and Testing, MRO among others.
December 2020: OPM, as a member of the Costa Rican aerospace cluster, was invited to participate in the IV AeronauTEC 2020 Academic Business Symposium. The theme was "Challenges and opportunities arising from COVID 19 in the regional aviation industry and solutions implemented during the pandemic". In this webinar participated companies from the Aerospace Cluster of Queretaro, as well as other companies from diverse areas of activity, coming from Canada. United States, Central and South America.
November - December 2020: OPM received the 2020 Supplier Award from Tico Electronics, as recognition to our satisfactory performance and our commitment to support the continuity of their operations. Tico Electronics is a Costa Rican Tier 1 and 2 vendor in a variety of industries, including aerospace, medical, industrial and alternative energy.
November - December 2020: OPM is participating in the National Aerospace Technical Committee (Comité Técnico Nacional Aeroespacial, CTN 61). This committee was created by the Institute of Technical Standards of Costa Rica (Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica, INTECO ) as an initiative from the university Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) and includes different groups representing universities, government organizations, aerospace sector supplier companies and associations. The goal of this committee is to officially develop the national standards needed by the aerospace industry in our country.
September -October 2020: OPM's Quality Management System receives the ISO 9001 and AS 9100 certifications.
July - August 2020: OPM has successfully completed phases I and II of the initial EN-AS 9100:2018 certification process, awaiting the concession and issue of the certificate by the AENOR Technical Certification Committee. (AENOR sub-file UNE-EN:2018)
May-June 2020: OPM continues growing its production capabilities with the incorporation to production of another DMG MORI CLX 350 unit, CNC Turning & Milling lathe. (Installation completed in June)
March – April 2020: Olympic Precision Machining (OPM) remains working to gurantee the continuity of the operations to those clients serving critical sectors, like medical, aerospace and telecommunications. OPM has taken every preventive measure recommended by the national heath authorities, as well as, several own developed practices specifically suited for our activities in order to protect our workers health and to prevent the spreading of the virus. Our process capacity remains unchanged and ready to deliver whenever be needed.
November 2019: OPM continues upgrading its production capabilities with the incorporation of a HERMLE 5 axis mill, equipped with 76 tools carrousel.
Oct. 2019: OPM participates in the NBAA - National Business Aviation Association, in Las Vegas, USA.
Sept. 2019: OPM participated in the Buyers Trade Mission 2019. Event organized by PROCOMER, Costa Rica.
July 2019: Precision Mechanics participated in the Cutting Tools course delivered by the INA that was complemented with technical speeches from several Application engineers on behalf of different brands.
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    AERNOR Aerospace Quality
    Olympic Precision Machining is a leading contract manufacturer and supplier of precision CNC machining services to major OEMs and worldwide primary manufacturers in the aerospace, telecommunications and medical industries, among others.

    With extensive expertise in machining a wide variety of metals and plastics, and possessing leading technology equipment and innovative manufacturing processes, we provide the precision and quality that today’s industry demands.

    From forgings and aluminum castings to titanium, inconel and stainless steel alloys, we offer a wide range of manufacturing solutions and critical components done right.

    Strategically located in Costa Rica, Central America, our extensive line of CNC milling and turning centers and in-house plating and finishing services, provide the necessary capacity for high volume production of precision parts.

    We continue to increase the efficiency of our manufacturing practices to reduce operating expenses. This, combined with our short transit times and reduced freight costs, gives our customers a competitive advantage.