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Gerry Quinn
I am confused relative to the applicability of the 7.3 Design and Development requirements to my organization.
We are a manufacturer of value added aluminum extruded assemblies. We obtain the design documents from our customers, but we need to translated those requirements into documents that we can use in the shop.
Our customers use solid modeling to create their designs and send us the model. We need to create 2D drawings with dimensions. We also want to add features to the drawing that represent the finished part. (eg. we add radii to the cornors of a rectangle to mirror the path of the milling tool)
We also determine the allowable tolerances for the aluminum extrusion. However, the calculation of those tolerances is standardized in the Aluminum Extrusion Council's Manual and in ASTM documents. So we merely perform a standard calculation that the customer could perform but chooses not to.
We feel that we do not change the form, fit or function of the product and therefor do not meet the requirements of 7.3 Design and development.
However, our registrar has a different point of view. He feels that the selection of tooling enters into the design realm. He also feels that our calculation of tolerance is design. He also believes that we are responsible for design and development review.
With this point of view it seems that any manufacturer would be a designer.
What do you think?
Gerry Quinn
We are a manufacturer of value added aluminum extruded assemblies. We obtain the design documents from our customers, but we need to translated those requirements into documents that we can use in the shop.
Our customers use solid modeling to create their designs and send us the model. We need to create 2D drawings with dimensions. We also want to add features to the drawing that represent the finished part. (eg. we add radii to the cornors of a rectangle to mirror the path of the milling tool)
We also determine the allowable tolerances for the aluminum extrusion. However, the calculation of those tolerances is standardized in the Aluminum Extrusion Council's Manual and in ASTM documents. So we merely perform a standard calculation that the customer could perform but chooses not to.
We feel that we do not change the form, fit or function of the product and therefor do not meet the requirements of 7.3 Design and development.
However, our registrar has a different point of view. He feels that the selection of tooling enters into the design realm. He also feels that our calculation of tolerance is design. He also believes that we are responsible for design and development review.
With this point of view it seems that any manufacturer would be a designer.
What do you think?
Gerry Quinn