Having come from an automotive environment, I have been used to getting Certificates of Compliance that meet the following:
1. Printed on company letterhead
2. Complete identification of material
(including lot number, date of mfg)
3. List of tests/inspections performed
4. Standards used is testing
(i.e. ASTM)
5. Tolerances
6. Actual test/inspection results
7. Person certifying results
a) signature
b) printed/typed name
c) printed/typed title
I am now working in a plastic extrusion house that is attempting ISO cerification. Per § 4.10.2.1: "The supplier shall ensure ...... until it has been inspected or otherwise verified as conforming to specified requirements." I thought this would be easy to comply with by simply requiring C of C's with each resin shipment.
Not all of my suppliers are willing and/or capable of providing what I consider an acceptable certification. My real concern goes beyond an ISO compliance. How can I protect my customers from an interruption of deliveries if I inadvertantly accept material as good based on a letter of certification without test results only to find that the resin won't process at the time of manufacture.
Am I overcomplicating this? Is there an easier solution? Based on our size and volume of work, I cannot justify setting up an internal lab.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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1. Printed on company letterhead
2. Complete identification of material
(including lot number, date of mfg)
3. List of tests/inspections performed
4. Standards used is testing
(i.e. ASTM)
5. Tolerances
6. Actual test/inspection results
7. Person certifying results
a) signature
b) printed/typed name
c) printed/typed title
I am now working in a plastic extrusion house that is attempting ISO cerification. Per § 4.10.2.1: "The supplier shall ensure ...... until it has been inspected or otherwise verified as conforming to specified requirements." I thought this would be easy to comply with by simply requiring C of C's with each resin shipment.
Not all of my suppliers are willing and/or capable of providing what I consider an acceptable certification. My real concern goes beyond an ISO compliance. How can I protect my customers from an interruption of deliveries if I inadvertantly accept material as good based on a letter of certification without test results only to find that the resin won't process at the time of manufacture.
Am I overcomplicating this? Is there an easier solution? Based on our size and volume of work, I cannot justify setting up an internal lab.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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