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Question
Quest
io
n
Number
Are assembly,
manuf
a
ct
u
ri
ng
,
solderi
ng
and testing process
1.4
Co
ntrol Plans
up
to
da
te
and
reflecti
ng
current processing?
Are all assembly, manufacturing,
sol
der
i
ng
, testing
re
lated and
refere
nc
ed specifications,
standards current a
nd
available?
1.
5 For example: IPC, SAE, AI
AG
,
ASTM, General Motors, Honda,
Ford FEMR (Fo
rd
Electronic
Manufacturing Requ
ir
ement),
Toyota and Stellantis.
Is there a w
ri
tten process
Procedure
or
Work Instructions to
1.6
comply wi
th
1.5 for all active
processes?
CQl-17
Special Process: Electronic Assembly
Manuf
acturing -
Soldering System Assessment
Ve
rs
ion 2 Issued Aug
ust
2021
Requirements and Guidance
a. The organi
za
tion sha
ll
incorpo
ra
te the use
of
a documented
Control Plan procedure a
nd
ensure the
Co
ntrol Plans a
re
updated
to
reflect current con
tr
ols.
b. The Control Plans shall be written for each part
or
part family or
they may be process-specific and written
for
each process. In
an
y
case, they shall address all process steps from part receipt to part
shipment
an
d identify all equipment u
se
d and all k
ey
sol
der
process
parame
te
rs
as
de
fined by
th
e o
rg
anization.
c. A cross-functional team, i
nc
l
ud
i
ng
a production operator, shall
be used in the develo
pm
ent of Control Plans, which shall be
consistent with a
ll
as
s
oc
iated documentation such as work
instructions, shop travelers, a
nd
FMEA's.
d. All special characteristics,
as
defined by the organization and its
customers, shall be identified, defined, and addressed in t
he
Control Plans.
e.
Sam
ple sizes and frequencies for evaluation of process and
product characteristics shall also be addressed consistent with the
minimum requiremen
ts
listed in the Process
Ta
bles and/
or
Cont
ro
l
Plan.
a. The organization sha
ll
have a procedure and process to ens
ur
e
the timely review, distribution and
im
plementation
of
all customer
and industry engineering standards/specifications and changes
based on customer-requ
ir
ed
sc
h
ed
ule.
b.
The organization shall have a
ll
related assembly, manufacturi
ng
,
soldering and customer
re
ferenced standards and specifications
avail
ab
le for use, like but not limit
ed
to
SAE, AI
AG
, ASTM, ISO,
EN
, JIS, General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis.
c. The procedure shall include a 2-
we
ek
distribution limit for
cascading newly received
an
d reviewed doc
um
ents.
a. The assembly, manufacturing,
so
l
der
organization shall have
written process procedure or
work
instructions for all active
processes and identify all steps
of
th
e process including relevant
ope
ra
ting parameters which are included on the Process
Parameter Tables, Process Tables, or Control Plan, or equivalent
doc
ument. Examples can be seen along Process Pa
ra
meters
Guideline Tabl
es
. Such pa
ra
meters shall not only be defined, they
shall have operating tolerances
as
defined by the organization in
order
to
maintain process contro
l.
b.
Ob
je
ct
ive
ev
idence
of
these written process procedur
es
or
work
instructions shall exist (i.e., job
ca
rds, computer-based recipes).
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