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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER

QUALITY MANAGEMENT BRIEFING

Vol. 3, No. 3, March 2019

When purchasing machined parts from aftermarket suppliers, it is important to evaluate the machining process capabilities of your suppliers.

The most critical elements that assure a sound machining process include people, tooling, material, process control, environment, testing, recording and marking.

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Spot check the process flow cards, job records, first-piece and in-process inspection records and verify if they are clear, complete, accurate and traceable;

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Spot check incoming and outgoing inspection records to verify if they follow the requirements, are complete and the data comply with inspection criteria;

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Check on-site statistical data and summary charts to verify the proper use and management of the analysis, corrective actions and validation records for nonconformity items;

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Verify if all records are regularly sorted, marked and filed, and all files are stored for easy retrieval;

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Verify if all files are stored based on the required retention period and discarded according to proper procedures.

Tapered roller bearings are separable into a cone assembly and a cup. The non-separable cone assembly consists of the inner ring, the rollers, and a cage that retains & evenly spaces the rollers. The cup is simply the outer ring.

Tapered roller bearings are commonly used for moderate speed, heavy duty applications where durability is required, especially widely used as the wheel bearings for trucks and semi-trailers.

According to ISO 19011:2018 “Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems”, an audit is a “systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled.”

A quality management system audit focuses on the development, documentation and implementation of the organization-wide quality management system to determine its compliance with corporate policies, contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.

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The 5th of April every year is the traditional Chinese Qing Ming (or Tomb-Sweeping) Festival. It is a public holiday for people to remember and pay respect to the ancestors and the deceased. This year the Tomb-Sweeping Festival is on a Wednesday.

There are also multiple notable industry events in the coming month, among them:

9 – 11, April:

The 17th China (Guangzhou) International Auto Parts Expo 2019 (CAPE 2019) will be held at Pazhou International Sourcing Centre, Guangzhou. The planned exhibition space is 56,000 square meters, with more than 3,000 standard booths and over 65,000 visitors. The official website for the show is: www.ciape.cn.

15 – 19, April:

The traditional China Import and Export Fair, the 125th Canton Fair this year, will be held from the 15th of April to the 5th of May. Phase I of the fair, “Electronics & Household Electrical Appliances”, from the 15th to the 19th of April, covers Vehicles & Spare Parts and other related parts. Visit www.cantonfair.org.cn for the official Canton Fair website.

18 – 25, April:

The Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition 2019 (Auto Shanghai 2019) will be held in Shanghai from the 18th to the 25th of April, in Shanghai. The previous show, Auto Shanghai 2017, had over 360,000 square meters of exhibition space and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions. The official website for the show is: www.autoshanghai.org