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Christi Day
Hi Folks! I have worshiped you all from afar for awhile now, but just recently joined and this is my first post.
My question is this: is there any way to justify not calibrating the meters and thingamabobs on welding machines?
My Test Lab Manager, who oversees this calibration and for whom I have a great deal of respect based upon his experience and qualifications does not see this as a value-adding activity. I've received additional comments from the Manufacturing Manager, QC Manager, Welding Manager and Maintenence Manager all of whom claim to have a lot of experience in this area.
We are a custom manufacturer of power distribution switchgear and utilize welded construction. We certify our welders in-house within the criteria of AWS and do periodic destructive testing but nothing hardcore like x-rays and such.
I do not know a lot about welding yet, so I'm relying on what others tell me. Plus I'm a newbie to the QA field (went from Production Engineer to QA Manager in March and had to transition our entire QMS beast for the upgrade audit this week because the past two managers didn't do a lick of work) so I haven't had any time to address/research/think/dream about this particular issue.
I'm told that power flucuations(sp?) affect the machines and therefore welders use their own experience and rarely rely on the meters on the machine. I've told everyone we are maintaining the status quo and continuing calibration until I can feret out a solution, if any. Any advice and/or suggestions are welcome.
My question is this: is there any way to justify not calibrating the meters and thingamabobs on welding machines?
My Test Lab Manager, who oversees this calibration and for whom I have a great deal of respect based upon his experience and qualifications does not see this as a value-adding activity. I've received additional comments from the Manufacturing Manager, QC Manager, Welding Manager and Maintenence Manager all of whom claim to have a lot of experience in this area.
We are a custom manufacturer of power distribution switchgear and utilize welded construction. We certify our welders in-house within the criteria of AWS and do periodic destructive testing but nothing hardcore like x-rays and such.
I do not know a lot about welding yet, so I'm relying on what others tell me. Plus I'm a newbie to the QA field (went from Production Engineer to QA Manager in March and had to transition our entire QMS beast for the upgrade audit this week because the past two managers didn't do a lick of work) so I haven't had any time to address/research/think/dream about this particular issue.
I'm told that power flucuations(sp?) affect the machines and therefore welders use their own experience and rarely rely on the meters on the machine. I've told everyone we are maintaining the status quo and continuing calibration until I can feret out a solution, if any. Any advice and/or suggestions are welcome.