QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROCEDURE

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Identification and Traceability QMSP-753 5 2 S.O. F.H. Quality Department February 10th 2011

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IDENTIFICATION & TRACEABILITY

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PURPOSE 1.1 To describe the methods employed and the personnel responsible for controlling, documenting and performing product identification and traceability, where appropriate, through all stages of production and service operations.

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SCOPE 2.1 This procedure applies to the identification of all materials and items upon receipt and throughout all stages of production, delivery and installation, when required by the contract, to provide traceability of individual components and/or batches.

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DEFINITIONS 3.1 Traceability refers to the ability to trace the history, application or location of an entity by means of recorded identification.

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RESPONSIBILITIES 4.1 All personnel are responsible for ensuring that product is identified and traceable as per this procedure

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PROCEDURE 5.1 All materials and products must be identified (i.e. raw materials, supplies, finished products) by applicable documentation (specifications, product identifier numbers, packaging, shipping documents) during all stages from receiving raw material to product delivery as follows: Receiving & Incoming Inspection: All purchased products pass through the AP&C receiving department, where they are received as per AP&C internal procedure-QMSP-740. The products are inspected for quantity damage and dimensional inspection when applicable prior to be processed. Any nonconforming product should be processed regarding QMSP-830 procedure. 5.3 Release of Job The Production and/or Quality Department prepare the internal work orders (IWO) and traveller which is reviewed and released by Quality Department and/or Production Manager. A traveller number is issued for each job.

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Date: February 10th 2011

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QMSP-753
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IDENTIFICATION & TRACEABILITY

Production

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5.4.1 Before processing any spool of wire the operator has to keep a sample from each one for further investigations or tests in case of a problem. 5.4.2 The traveller always identifies the product. Traveller includes the customer name, customer PO number, powder and description when applicable, which are taken directly from the customer Purchase order and/or Internal Work order. The traveller must also include any special customer requirements. AP&C maintains the identification of the configuration of the product in order to meet customer requirements. When processes are completed, the operations on the traveller are signed off by personnel responsible for them. 5.5 Final Inspection & Test Personnel verify the product, release all conforming lots and sign the travel card. 5.6 Shipping Personnel pack and ship the product as AP&C-QMSP-755 or customer supplied procedure. 5.7 5.8 All the documents are kept on file regarding procedure QMSP-423 FIFO A First-In, First Out procedure is applicable in production.

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REFERENCES 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 QMSP-830 QMSP-740 QMSP-423 QMSP-755 Control of Nonconforming Product Receiving Inspection Control of Documents Handling, Storage and Shipping

Quality Manual QM-0501 Section 7.5.3

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ATTACHMENTS 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 QMSP-753-F2 QMSP-753-F3 QMSP-753-F4 SOP-09-21-F1 Powder preparation Traceability log - Lots Traceability log - IPN Powder production
Prepared by: S.O. Approved by: F. H. Date: February 10th 2011

Revision No.: 5

This Quality Assurance procedure is proprietary and must not be reproduced without the written consent of the Quality Assurance Manager of AP&C