|  Registration
to QS-9000 Tooling & Equipment Supplement
with UL
As a leading QS-9000
registrar, UL is in a unique position to offer
our client’s quality system registration
to the Tooling and Equipment (TE) Supplement of
QS-9000.
Background on the TE Supplement
The TE Supplement was developed by a committee
consisting of representatives from Daimler Chrysler,
Ford, General Motors and members of the tooling
and equipment industry. This committee was guided
by the Daimler Chrysler, Ford, General Motors
Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force.
The TE Supplement defines the fundamental quality
system expectations of Daimler Chrysler, Ford,
General Motors and other subscribing companies
for suppliers of tooling and equipment.
TE Supplement for you
Who are these requirements for?
The TE Supplement applies to manufactures
of machinery and machine components. Machinery
and machine components consist of tooling and
equipment to perform processes such as:
| Assembly |
Heat treating |
Plating
|
Balancing |
Machining
|
Robotics |
Casting |
Material handling |
Stamping
|
Deburring |
Measuring |
Washing |
Forging
|
Molding |
Welding |
Forming |
| Packaging |
Gaging |
Painting |
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and other emerging manufacturing techniques
What are the goals of the TE Supplement?
The goal of the TE Supplement in conjunction
with QS-9000 is the development of fundamental
quality systems that provide for continuous improvement,
defect prevention, and the reduction of variation
and waste in the supply chain.
How does the TE Supplement relate to
QS-9000?
The TE Supplement embraces all ISO 9001
elements, and modifies the following QS-9000 elements:
- Management Responsibility - Element 4.1
- Quality System - Element 4.2
- Design Control - Element 4.4
- Purchasing - Element 4.6
- Product Identification and Traceability -
Element 4.8
- Process Control - Element 4.9
- Inspection and Testing - Element 4.10
- Control of Inspection, Measuring and Test
Equipment - Element 4.10
- Control of Nonconforming Material - Element
4.13
- Handling, Storage, Packaging, Preservation
and Delivery - Element 4.15
- Training - Element 4.18
- Servicing - Element 4.19
- Statistical Techniques - Element 4.20
In addition, the following QS-9000 reference
manuals do not apply to the TE Supplement:
- Quality System Assessment
- Production Part Approval Process
- Semiconductor Supplement
- AEC -A100: QSA Semiconductor Edition
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click here.
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