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Dimensional Inspection
Hello All,
I'm considering starting a business performing dimensional inspections, primarily with a CMM. At this point there is nothing physical, just an idea (small oak from an acorn, I hope).
I understand the equipment I need and how to operate it, but on the issue of certifications (ISO which?), I am clueless. I don't intend on preforming calibrations, I just want to provide inspection data. My target customers would be automotive suppliers and those who supply them (job shops, fixture builders, etc.), and possibly medical suppliers (absolutely no clue as to their requirements, but there are alot of them in my area). Let me add, that this is what I am doing already (contract CMM inspection), but now I want to be the boss. I believe that I won't have any problem making an ISO 9001:2000 compliant quality system, and would plan on becoming registered as $$ permits. Do I need or want to be ISO 17025 certified? After getting the equipment, I would be on a shoestring budget until business builds, so I would hate to waste time and money on cetifications that I wouldn't need. Do I need any certifications? My current employer is recently ISO 9001:2000, but it never seemed to matter when we weren't.
Thanks for any help or input!
Hello All,
I'm considering starting a business performing dimensional inspections, primarily with a CMM. At this point there is nothing physical, just an idea (small oak from an acorn, I hope).
I understand the equipment I need and how to operate it, but on the issue of certifications (ISO which?), I am clueless. I don't intend on preforming calibrations, I just want to provide inspection data. My target customers would be automotive suppliers and those who supply them (job shops, fixture builders, etc.), and possibly medical suppliers (absolutely no clue as to their requirements, but there are alot of them in my area). Let me add, that this is what I am doing already (contract CMM inspection), but now I want to be the boss. I believe that I won't have any problem making an ISO 9001:2000 compliant quality system, and would plan on becoming registered as $$ permits. Do I need or want to be ISO 17025 certified? After getting the equipment, I would be on a shoestring budget until business builds, so I would hate to waste time and money on cetifications that I wouldn't need. Do I need any certifications? My current employer is recently ISO 9001:2000, but it never seemed to matter when we weren't.
Thanks for any help or input!