Growth has been the hallmark of Niagara Caps & Plugs since opening its doors in 1953 as a manufacturer of injection-molded plastics. Building upon our early success as a quality molder, Niagara's reputation as a reliable and dependable partner expanded. We took pride in being a privately held, American-owned company. Taking advantage of a niche market for specialty parts, Niagara then developed a proprietary line of industrial and protective plastic closures in the late 1950s.

Today this expertise is being expanded as we join forces with our sister company Caplugs to offer an even greater selection of injection-molded, vinyl dip-molded and extruded products. We are proud to still be an American-owned, Western Pennsylvania-based company where our products are manufactured in a state-of-the-art facility.

With more products to offer than ever, Niagara continues to provide just-in-time delivery by warehousing over 300,000,000 items designed to cover, plug, wrap and protect YOUR product during manufacturing, shipping and handling. Protection that assures your customer receives all the quality you've built into your products. And, for custom requirements, Niagara offers complete Engineering, Design and Tooling services.

Niagara Caps & Plugs is especially proud to announce that in addition to the prestigious QS-9000/ISO-9001 Certification has maintained since 1997 we are also certified to ISO 14001 (1996E), Environmental Management System; and now ISO/TS16949, the harmonized standard for the automotive supply chain. Niagara stands committed to quality in both products and environmental practices. The combination of Quality, Tooling and Manufacturing makes Niagara your clear choice for product protection.

Our website has been specifically designed so that you may easily access information about specific products with which you already are familiar with; or, if you are new to Niagara Caps & Plugs, a Products/Search area will easily guide you through a series of steps to help you locate the exact products you require. Additionally, you may place orders, obtain product literature, and review pricing.

If you would like to sample one of our many protective closures, simply go to the product area and order on line or call, fax or e-mail us. We will be happy to send you FREE samples to make sure they meet your requirements.

Thank you for visiting our site and feel free to e-mail us at: plastics@niagaraplastics.com or call us directly at
1-800-458-0465 or 1-814-868-3671.

You may also reach us by fax at 1-800-358-4391 or 1-814-864-2423.

Protecting the quality of YOUR products. It's what Niagara Caps & Plugs does best!

QUALITY POLICY Niagara Caps & Plugs will become the global leader in providing proprietary and custom protective plastic products to selected niche markets while achieving continuous growth in sales and profit. This will be accomplished by providing excellent customer service, delivery, quality, and new product offerings.

The following Quality Objectives have been established to help us accomplish our goals.

• Elimination of scrap and rework.
• Service that meets the Customer's expectations including 100%on-time delivery.
• Management of costs that benefit the Customer and Niagara Caps & Plugs.

In 1997, Niagara Caps & Plugs took the lead and at that time became one of only a few thousand companies in North America to obtain the prestigious QS-9000 Certification and, subsequently, ISO-9001 Certification. Since that time, our processes have been re-audited numerous times and, without exception, we have successfully maintained this certification.

What are ISO-9001, QS-9000 and ISO/TS-16949?

ISO-9001 was created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which sets the foundation for quality assurance in design, development, manufacturing, and service. Only companies willing to put forth the effort to achieve accreditation can say they have met the stringent standards set forth for "zero tolerance in manufacturing." ISO-9001 has become internationally recognized for defining quality standards. Over 143 countries have adopted ISO as the preferred standard.

Based on the ISO system, QS-9000 was developed in August 1994 by Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors Supplier Requirement Quality Task Force to standardize the fundamental supplier quality systems. QS-9000 is the development of a fundamental quality system that provides for continuous improvement, emphasizing defect prevention, reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain.

The success of the OS-9000 efforts led to a move towards the development of a globally accepted and harmonized quality management system requirements document. From this, the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) was formed to lead the development effort.

The result of the IATF's effort is the ISO/TS 16949 specification. ISO/TS 16949 forms the requirements or the application of ISO 9001 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations. ISO/TS 16949 supersedes QS-9000, which becomes obsolete in December 2006.

ISO/TS 16949 used the ISO 9001 Standard as the basis for their development and included the requirements from these Standards with specific 'adders' for the automotive supply chain. As a leader in the industry, Niagara Caps & Plugs has again demonstrated its commitment to quality by quickly adopting ISO/TS 16949 and its process-approach based methodology.

How do these certifications benefit you, our customer?
It confirms that our standard of quality is second to none. Whether you purchase a very complex custom-molded part or one of the thousand different standard off-the-shelf items, you can be assured the quality you receive will exceed your expectations.

Providing quality products... It's what Niagara is all about.

» Click here for printable ISO-9001 and ISO/TS-16949 certificates.

Niagara Caps & Plugs ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Niagara Caps & Plugs is a manufacturer of molded plastic protective products including caps, plugs, and custom protection products.

Because our company has a strong regard for environmental protection, product stewardship and safety, we conduct our activities in a manner as to protect the physical environment, our employees, our customers, and the general public.

The President and Top Management team, along with our employees, have developed and documented a comprehensive Environmental Management System to comply with the requirements of the international standard ISO 14001. This system is used as the framework for meeting our environmental objectives and targets as set and reviewed during our management review process.

The Environmental Management System defines our commitment to:

• Continual improvement of the system
• Pollution prevention and the reduction of waste
• Regulatory compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and other industry requirements to which we subscribe
• The promotion of reduction, reuse, and recycling
• Annual monitoring and measuring of progress towards meeting objectives and targets
• This policy is documented to inform our employees, customers, and the general public that we are committed to responsible environmental management.

This policy is documented to inform our employees, customers, and the general public that we are committed to responsible environmental management.

» Click here for printable ISO-14001 certificates.

Powder Coating 2006

When: September 19th - 21st, 2006
Where: Indianapolis Conv Center, Indianapolis, IN
Caplugs/Niagara Booth:  # 1206

At the worlds largest powder coating conference and exhibition you'll have the opportunity to see the latest innovations and products for increasing productivity; including how to reduce rejects, coat many substrates, eliminate solvents and waste disposal, get quick color change, and provide high-quality, long-lasting finishes.

Pack Expo

When: October 29th - November 2nd, 2006
Where: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Caplugs/Niagara Booth:  # S-1090

PACK EXPO is the showcase for packaging, materials and containers. Companies that represent every sector of the industry - packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials, packages and containers, controls, software, components, fabrication, robotics and design systems - exhibit their latest innovations.