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My question is where do I find written clarification on who is and who is not required to hold the ISO/IEC Guide 25 / 17025 accreditation?
My company is a design and build manfacturer of variable gaging systems. We build anything from stand alone bench gages to fully automated PLC type in-line machines for dimensional measurement. We integrate technologies such as LVDT. capacitiance, eddy-current, laser, temperature sensors, weigh scales, force gages, etc. We do not manufacture gaging such as ring gages, plug gages, flush-pin gages, or dog-house style gages. We have been removed from the gage suppliers bid-list of one major automotive plant because we are not ISO/IEC Guide 25 / 17025 accreditated.
I have written the buyer and a quality engineer at this plant a letter stating that I will only use an accreditated laboratory for the calibration and certification of any gage setting master used to set gaging systems they purchase from us. They are unwilling to change their decision at this point.
I do not beleive that the intent of the QS 9000 Calibration Services 4.11.2.b.1 was written for an organization such as mine.
I could use any help on how to get this buyer and engineer to agree to restore us to the gage supplier bid-list.
My company is a design and build manfacturer of variable gaging systems. We build anything from stand alone bench gages to fully automated PLC type in-line machines for dimensional measurement. We integrate technologies such as LVDT. capacitiance, eddy-current, laser, temperature sensors, weigh scales, force gages, etc. We do not manufacture gaging such as ring gages, plug gages, flush-pin gages, or dog-house style gages. We have been removed from the gage suppliers bid-list of one major automotive plant because we are not ISO/IEC Guide 25 / 17025 accreditated.
I have written the buyer and a quality engineer at this plant a letter stating that I will only use an accreditated laboratory for the calibration and certification of any gage setting master used to set gaging systems they purchase from us. They are unwilling to change their decision at this point.
I do not beleive that the intent of the QS 9000 Calibration Services 4.11.2.b.1 was written for an organization such as mine.
I could use any help on how to get this buyer and engineer to agree to restore us to the gage supplier bid-list.