Factory quality

Small-scale laboratory tests for rubber are used in material and product specifications and for such activities as compound development, component design, factory quality control, and life prediction. Many of these tests have been shaped by the distinguishing features of rubber, rubber products, and their means of manufacture. Such features can conveniently be grouped as follows ... 

Quality assurance techniques (e.g.. ISO 9(X)0 factory quality), are not relevant for modules A, Aa, or B-C and may not take the place of the safety/EMC directives for product conformity. 

The procedures for conformity assessment are chosen from the various modules and in accordance with the criteria set out in the primary directives. Departure from the procedures is allowed only when the specific circumstances of a directive so warrant. Quality is shown in some of the modules, but a common mistake for some ISO 9000 quality-certified companies is to assume that they can select a module that utilizes ISO 9000 when this is not possible unless the primary directive allows it. There is no mention of ISO 9000 quality in the LVD, EMC, and Machinery directives (see Product Quality versus Factory Quality in Chapter 5). ISO 9000 quality may be necessary for some products (i.e., medical products) under the Medical Device Directive (MDD). 

Note. In all three cases, the CE marking, declaration, and technical file shall be in place. ISO 9000 factory quality techniques are not a part of modules A, Aa or B-C (see Product Quality versus Factory Quality in Chapter 5). The relevant safety/EMC directives and conformity assessment modules still apply. 

Product Quality versus Factory Quality 65 Consultants Benefits and Limitations 68 U.S. and EU Differences 69 The Quality and Safety Mindset 75 Market Surveillance 76 Enforcement 77... 

Metals must be degreased as the first step in any metal preparation process, otherwise oil and grease contamination of blasting media, chemical treatments and machinery can result in severe factory quality problems and unreliable and variable bonding. 

Buildability is an important consideration there are gains to be made in cost, time, and health and safety by designing a structure which is easy to build, maintain and, ultimately, demolish. Pre-fabrication is probably the best example of a process which can result in a factory quality product, which is simple to erect and reduces the need for work at height. There is also a need to consider the demolition of any existing structure, before work starts on the new one this is an area which is frequently overlooked, often to the detriment of health and safety. 

The tests concluded that it was possible to use real time X-ray to inspect incoming frozen fish blocks 100% and giving a completely accurate assessment of the quality of the blocks to enable the factory to calculate the correct purchase price as a function of the bone content. 

Recent trends in protective coatings used on buried pipelines have been away from reinforced hot applied coal tar and asphalt enamels and butyl rubber laminate tapes, particularly where applied over-the-ditch . The more recently developed coatings based on fusion bonded epoxies, extruded poly-ethylenes, liquid-applied epoxies and polyurethanes, require factory application where superior levels of pipe preparation and quality control of the application process can be achieved. 

Fusion bonded epoxy AWWA/ANSI C213 BS 3900 Electrostatic spray in factory and for joints in field 0-3-0-65 Higher temperature iimitations and superior soii stress resistance compared with enamels. Requires careful handling in the field. Quality of pipe steel important. 

Most catalogues give insufficient information for comparisons of quality, and an objective assessment may be difficult. For major items of equipment and in cases of doubt, it will be helpful to visit an existing installation or the factory. 

Another difference between utilities and factories is that most industrial facilities tend to operate boiler plants with a lower quality (and often variable) FW compared to power generators. Although boiler heat flux is usually lower, this practice nevertheless adds an additional water chemistry control burden, especially because most factories do not employ chemists with specific water chemistry duties. 

The waste management situation in Austria is presented, and it is explained that Baufeld-Austria GmbH has developed a method and concept, with the eooperation of cement plant experts, to enable some Austrian eement factories to responsibly use plastics waste as an energy source. The conditions used for developing the model, relating to fuel quality, environmental proteetion, and public health, are explained. The Baufeld model for processing of plastics waste is then described. Details of future plans are included. 

Over the twentieth century, the mbber industry has developed special rheometers, essentially factory floor instmments either for checking process regularity or for quality control purposes, for instance, the well-known Mooney rheometer (1931), the oscillating disk rheometer (1962), and the rotorless rheometer (1976). All those instmments basically perform simple drag flow measurements but they share a common feature During the test, the sample is maintained in a closed cavity, under pressure, a practice intuitively considered essential for avoiding any wall slip effects. Indeed it has... 

The first chapter in this section provides a unique account of the ecology, i.e. distribution, survival and life-style, of microorganisms in the factory environment, and should enable process designers, controllers and quality control personnel to comprehend, trace and eradicate the sources of failure due to extraneous microbial contaminants in the finished product. Much of the information given here is applicable to hospital manufacture also, and this is extended in a contribution (Chapter 19) dealing with contamination in hospital pharmaceutical products and in the home. 

The use of agricultural chemicals makes possible higher yields and food products of higher quality and contributes more than any one other factor to lower production costs. At the same time the farm has been made a virtual factory in a rural setting. 

Contrariwise, conservationists have argued that no foreign substances should be discharged into the air and waters. These are natural resources and should be kept pure. The loggers who are using horses in the Bull Run Reservoir area near Portland, Ore., are required to diaper their horses to protect the water quality. What about wild animals such as deer They, like all the other plants and animals, excrete wastes. Often it seems that conservationists consider that it is only man, his domestic animals, factories, and machines that pollute. Purity implies wastes only from natural sources. ... 

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