What is the best practice to label small tools (small pins) which cannot be scribed?

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curran18

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What is the best practice to label small tools (small pins) where labeling and engraving may not be possible
 
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Jim Wynne

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curran18 said:
Hi,
What is the best practice to label small tools (small pins) where labeling and engraving may not be possible
You're asking how to label something that's not possible to label?:D
Because of your question in another thread, I assume you're referring to calibration labeling. Pins are usually calibrated as sets, and evidence of calibration is usually reinforced by controlling the individual pins. For instance, pins (and other gages) might be issued to work orders, with a record being kept of which set the pin(s) came from. That way, if a question as to calibration status comes up, you can trace a pin at a workstation back to the set it was issued from (and the calibration records from there). This requires discipline on the production floor so that pins aren't flying around all over the place; it helps to put the pins in handles that you can label at the time they're issued to production.
 
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curran18

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Thanks for the reply.well if its pins then we can use a holder, but how about identifying a small tool. What do you think is the best way to keep track of its calibration status
 

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When we had pins on the production floor, we did put them in labeled handles.

When pins were used in the lab, they were plucked from the set kept at the lab work station and replaced in the same case. They were not allowed to "wander" onto the work floor - work pieces were brought to the lab if no "workshop" pins were available.

As an alternate, you might create individual labeled cases to hold pins not set in handles (access requirements come to mind for not using a handle), with training to emphasize pins be returned to case after use.

It is important to keep one set of pins as a "master" under controlled conditions.
 

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curran18 said:
Thanks for the reply.well if its pins then we can use a holder, but how about identifying a small tool. What do you think is the best way to keep track of its calibration status
If it's not possible to label it, then you have to do the same thing I suggested earlier for pins--control its storage and use. You can use a labeled container of some sort.
 

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curran18 said:
What is the best practice to label a small tool such as pin gauge, where in labeling and engraving on the gauge is not practical
We label the container with a number and color for the set and use paint pens or nail polish on the ends to identify individual pins with the color assigned to that set.
 
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