Re: Can anyone point me to some information on "Copy Exact!"
Well, not being omniscient, I've seen lots of situations where processes (not products, mind you) have been changed on the fly.
An example: A robotic system is used to spray adhesive on a plastic panel to which fabric is to be applied. The robot breaks down, and a shipment deadline is looming. A decision is made to take the sprayer out of the "hand" of the robot and put it into the hand of a human. The method is known to be efficacious, and was in use for years before the robot was installed, but not addressed in the control plan (an oversight, to be sure, but stuff happens).
Choices:
I ran a lot of manufacturing lines and I don't recall any changes in the control plan which were either ad hoc or temporary without a long and hard consideration of downstream ramifications, especially anything that might affect a customer (especially of custom-made goods versus proprietary off-the-shelf products.)
Well, not being omniscient, I've seen lots of situations where processes (not products, mind you) have been changed on the fly.
An example: A robotic system is used to spray adhesive on a plastic panel to which fabric is to be applied. The robot breaks down, and a shipment deadline is looming. A decision is made to take the sprayer out of the "hand" of the robot and put it into the hand of a human. The method is known to be efficacious, and was in use for years before the robot was installed, but not addressed in the control plan (an oversight, to be sure, but stuff happens).
Choices:
- Do this "Copy Exact" thing and shut everything down and do the deviation paperwork, or ask for some sort of formal dispensation from the customer, which could take days.
- Do what you need to do to get the customer good product, on time, and correct the control plan to allow for manual application of adhesive.