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Section1:Purpose&ObjectivesofPCI3000CertificationProgram 1.0Whatiscertification? 1.0.1 CertificationistheprocessbywhichThePowderCoatingInstitutehas createdanauditprogramtoevaluatethebusinesspractices,process elements,equipmentcapabilities,employeecompetenciesandquality controlcapabilitiesofacoatertoproduceahighqualitypowdercoated productwithahighdegreeofcustomersatisfaction. 1.0.2 Certificationbynomeansisadeterminationofthequalityofthe powdercoatedproductthatwillbeproduced.Itonlycertifiesthatthe coaterhasthecapabilitiesandcompetenciestoproduceahighquality powdercoatedproduct. 1.1Whycertification? 1.1.1 Thecertifiedcustomcoaterwillbenefitinthefollowingways. 1.1.1.1 UtilizetheexpertiseofthePCICertificationProcesstoevaluateand createamethodologytocontinuallyimproveandenhancetheir powdercoatingbusiness. 1.1.1.2 UtilizethePCIworldrenownedlogoandbenefitfromthehigh standardsthisimagebringstoelevatetheimageofthecertified coater. 1.1.1.3 Todifferentiateacertifiedcustomcoaterfromallothercustom coatersandgainaccesstobusinessopportunitiesrequiringPCI certifiedapplicators. 1.1.1.4 BerepresentedasacertifiedcoateronPCIwebsitesandPowder CoatedToughpublications. 1.2Whocanbecomecertified? 1.2.1 ThePCI3000certificationprogramisdesignedandofferedtoallcustom coatersapplyingpowdercoatingsandisnotexclusivelydesignedforPCI category5membercompanies.Membercompanieswillqualifyfor programdiscountsaslongastheyarePCImembersingoodstanding.
1.3WhatarethestandardsthatcanbeselectedforPCI3000Certification? 1.3.1 PCI3000AisacertificationforuseofpowdercoatingsonAluminum surfaces. 1.3.1.1 PCI3000A1isspecificallyforpowdercoatersrequiredtomeet AAMA2603performancestandards. 1.3.1.2 PCI3000A2isspecificallyforpowdercoatersrequiredtomeet AAMA2604performancestandards. 1.3.1.3 PCI3000A3isspecificallyforpowdercoatersrequiredtomeet AAMA2605performancestandards. 1.3.2 PCI3000SisacertificationforuseofpowdercoatingsonSteel surfaces. 1.3.3 PCI3000Hisacertificationforuseofpowdercoatingsonheat sensitivesubstrates;suchaswood,MDFand/orplastics. 1.3.4 PCI3000Fisacertificationforuseofpowdercoatingsonsurfacesthat requireafunctionalperformanceandmostcommonlyusemechanical pretreatment. 1.4Objectives 1.4.1 Theobjectiveofthiscertificationistooffercustomcoatersthe opportunitytodifferentiatethemselvesfromothercustomcoaters.The processisintendedtoimproveandenhancetheirabilitytoapply powdercoatings,optimizetheperformance,raisethestandardsofthe industryandrecognizethemeritsofacapablecustomcoater. 1.4.2 Offerstandardstoconsistentlyratepowdercoatingprocessesfocused on12mainareas. 1.4.2.1 Pretreatment 1.4.2.2 OvensandCuring 1.4.2.3 ApplicationArea 1.4.2.4 QualityControl 1.4.2.5 Training 1.4.2.6 Maintenance 1.4.2.7 CustomerSatisfaction 1.4.2.8 Safety 1.4.2.9 ProcessControl 1.4.2.10 QuotingandWarrantyPolicies
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1.1.2. Thispersonmusthaveagoodworkingknowledgeofpowdercoating andalloftheprocessesofapowdercoatingoperation. 1.1.3. Themanagementrepresentativeshouldhavemanagementduties andresponsibilitieswithinthecustomcoatersorganization 1.1.4. Ifthemanagementrepresentativeisnotadirectorwithinthe customcoaterorganizationhe/sheshouldreporttoadirectorofthe organization. 1.1.5. Shouldthemanagementrepresentativeleaveornolongerhavethe customcoatermanagementresponsibilitiesthecustomcoatermust providePCIwrittennoticeandareplacementmustbeselectedand scheduledtrainingwithin90daystomaintaincertification. 1.1.6. Thismanagementrepresentativewillberesponsibleforallinternal audits,allCorrectiveActionReports(CARs)aswellasanyTargeted ActionPlan(TAPs)necessarytogainormaintaincertification. 1.2.SelectStandard(s) 1.2.1. Whiletodaytherearefour(4)differentstandardsavailableitwillbe theresponsibilityofthemanagementrepresentativerepresentative todeterminewhichstandardsarebestsuitedforthecompany. 1.2.2. PCI3000Aisdesignedfortheapplicationofpowderonaluminum substrates.Thisisnotdesignedtoauthorizeorcertifyapowder coatertomeetAAMAspecifications. 1.2.2.1. ForcustomcoatersrequiredtomeetAAMAperformance standardsoneofthefollowingcategoriesmustbeselected. 1.2.2.1.1. PCI3000A1forAAMA2603 1.2.2.1.2. PCI3000A2forAAMA2604 1.2.2.1.3. PCI3000A3forAAMA2605 1.3.ManagementRepresentativeTraining 1.3.1. Theselectedmanagementrepresentativemusthavecompletedand passedPCItrainingbeforehe/shewillbequalifiedasthe representativefortheCertificationprogram. 1.3.2. Themanagementtrainingprocessisafulldaysessionwithaportion ofitinaclassroomandaportionofitintheplant.
1.3.3. Thistrainingprogramisdesignedformorethanonetoattend;ifthe customcoatingorganizationwouldliketotrainmorethanone personsotheyhaveabackupitisstronglysupportedbyPCI. 1.4.InternalAudit 1.4.1. Theinternalauditisdesignedforthecertifiedorganizationto evaluatetheirprocessandcompetenciesasitrelatestothe CertificationProgramtogainanunderstandingofwhatstandards theycouldpursueaswellaspreparethemforthePCIAudit. 1.4.2. Theinternalauditshouldalsobeameanstobetterunderstandtheir qualificationsandultimatelyknowwhenorifacompanyisa candidateforCertification. 1.5.ConfirmationofAppropriateStandards 1.5.1. Onceaninternalevaluationiscompleteandthestandardsare confirmedthenthecustomcoaterwillbereadytoordertheir CertificationauditfromPCIandanapplicationformmustbe completedandsenttoPCIforacceptanceandscheduling. 1.6.PCICertificationAudit 1.6.1. AllPCIauditsaredoneatthecustomcoaterssite. 1.6.2. AllPCIauditsareforonelocationonly. 1.6.3. Whileacertificationcanbeformultiplelines,alllinesmustbeatthe sameaddress. 1.6.4. Auditswillbeafulldaysessionandthecontentwillvary.The followingisatypicalagenda 1.6.4.1. ManagementMeetingandDiscoveryProcess 1.6.4.2. Planttourandvisualevaluation 1.6.4.3. Interviewsanddiscussionwithkeypersonnel 1.6.4.4. Reviewofrecordkeeping,logsandaudits 1.6.4.5. Systemandprocessevaluationinplanttoincludeallfacetsof thepowdercoatingprocess. 1.6.4.6. Closingmeetingwithmanagementandmanagement representative.
1.6.4.7. Thefollowupreportwiththescoringwillbedeliveredwithin twoweeks 1.7.TargetedActionPlan(TAP) 1.7.1. IfaTAPisrequireditmeansthatthescoreofthePCIauditdidnot meettheminimumscoretobecomecertified. 1.7.2. AlistofTAPswillbegiventothecustomcoaterandthe managementrepresentativemustestablishthenecessary improvementstomeettheminimumstandardandultimately becomecertified. 1.7.3. Nomorethansixmonthsareallowedforprocessimprovements 1.7.4. PCImustreviewtheseimprovementsbeforecertificationis authorized. 1.7.5. Typicallythesecanbehandledinaconferencecallbutinsomecases additionalfieldauditwillberequired. 1.8.NonConformances 1.8.1. TheseareimprovementopportunitiesfoundduringthePCIaudit process. 1.8.2. ThesearenotTAPstheyareimprovementsthatwerenotedand mustbeaddresshowever,thecustomcoaterstillmettheminimum scoretogaincertification. 1.9.CorrectiveActionReport(CARs) 1.9.1. PCIwillgivethecustomcoateralistofCARsthatmustbeworkedon andreportedbacktoPCIwithquarterlyupdatestomaintain certification. 1.9.2. InitiallycustomcoatermusthaveaCARimprovementplan 1.9.3. PCImustapproveallimprovementplans 1.9.4. PCIwillsupplyformstobeusedonallCARs 1.9.5. AlogmustbemaintainedforallCARsandmadeavailableforreviews attherequestofPCI. 1.10. PCICertification
1.10.1. OncethecustomcoaterhasachievedPCI3000Certification theywillbeallowedtouseapprovedPCIlogostopromote theirqualification. 1.10.2. ListedonPCIwebsiteasaCertifiedApplicator 1.10.3. Theabilitytopurchasemultipleproductstopromotetheir organizationasPCI3000Certified 1.10.4. GaintheabilitytoquotejobsthatrequirePCIcertification 1.11. OnGoingInternalAudits 1.11.1. Themanagementrepresentativewillberesponsibleforon goinginternalaudits. 1.11.2. Theseauditsmustbeperformedatleastquarterly. 1.11.3. WhilePCIdoesnotrequireasubmissionofquarterlyaudits, PCIwillrequestarecordoftheseauditstobereviewedduring anannualsurveillanceaudit. 1.11.4. Internalauditsarethemechanismtoworkoncontinuous improvementsinallaspectsofthepowdercoatingprocess. 1.12. SurveillanceAudits 1.12.1. Theseannualauditswillbeusedtomaintaincertification. 1.12.2. Thesewillbeusedtoreviewthesameareasthatfirstgained thecustomcoaterscertificationwiththeexpectationof improvementineveryarea. 1.12.3. Theseauditswillalwaysbedoneatthecustomcoatersfacility withasimilaragendatothePCICertificationAudit. 1.12.4. ManagementRepresentativemustbepresentandavailable duringthisaudit. 1.13. AddingStandardstoExistingCertification 1.13.1. Aformalrequestmustbemadetoaddadditionalstandardsto anexistingcertification. 1.13.2. Duringthesurveillanceauditisaverygoodtimetoadd standards,howeverthesecanbeaddedatanytime.
Section3:AuditAreasNeededforCertification
1. 3.1Pretreatment 1.1.Theexpectationsoftheauditarethatthepretreatmentprocesswillmeet theminimumstandardstosatisfythemarketserved. 1.2.Doesthecustomcoaterkeepappropriatelogstomaintainahighquality pretreatmentsystem? 1.3.Arepersonneladequatelytrainingtosupportthecurrentpretreatment system? 1.4.Ispretreatmentingoodworkingorder? 1.5.Multiplesampleswillbetakenandevaluatedfrompretreatmentsystem. 1.6.Multipleevaluationswillbemadepertainingtothepretreatmentsystem. 1.7.Ispretreatmentadequateforallsubstratesbeingcleaned? 1.8.Ispretreatmentadequateforallsoilsneedingtoberemoved? 1.9.Arethereanyroutinetestsconductedtoconfirmsatisfactory pretreatmentresults? 1.9.1. WhiteGlove 1.9.2. WaterBreakFree 1.9.3. Adhesion 1.9.4. Corrosion 1.9.5. CoatingWeight 2. 3.2OvensandCuring 2.1.Temperaturecontrols 2.2.Oventemperaturebalance 2.3.Cleanlinessofovens 2.4.Whocontrolsovensetpointsandwhenandhowaretheyauthorizedtobe changed? 2.5.Doescustomcoaterhaveanunderstandingofthecurecyclerequirements fordifferentmetalmasses? 2.6.Dryoffovencondition 2.7.Isboosterusedandhowaresetpointsdetermined?
2.8.Vestibulesconditionandfunctionality. 2.9.Exhaustcondition 2.10. WhilePCIwillnotcertifyanyovenforsafety,thesafetyelementsof theoven(s)willbereviewed. 2.11. Areburnerfiltersmaintained? 2.12. Isthereanypreventivemaintenancescheduleforburnersandfans? 2.13. Isthereanydocumentationroutineevaluationofovendryingand curecycletimesandtemperatures? 3. 3.3ApplicationArea 3.1.Cleanlinessofentireapplicationarea? 3.2.Isclimatecontrolledandhow? 3.3.Isthereadedicatedapplicationareaorroom? 3.4.Whatisthequalityoftheincomingcompressedair? 3.5.Isthecompressedairfromadedicatedsource? 3.6.Doesthecustomerreclaimoversprayedpowder? 3.7.Conditionofthecollectionsystem(s)? 3.8.Manualguns 3.8.1. Conditionofmanualguns 3.8.2. Outputofmanualguns(Kv) 3.8.3. Replacementpartsonhand? 3.8.4. Pumpconditions 3.8.5. Hopperconditions 3.8.6. Arehosesdedicatedtocolors 3.8.7. Lightinginapplicationareas 3.8.8. Groundatpointofapplication 3.8.9. Protectivewearofthoseinapplicationarea 3.8.10. Educationofthoseinapplicationarea 3.8.11. Applicationtechnique 3.8.12. Conditionandlengthofhosesand/ordeliverysystemtogun 3.8.13. Rejectratesforapplicationrelatedproblems 3.9.CollectionBooths 3.9.1. Conditionofcollectionsystem(s)
3.9.2. Iscolorchangeproceduredocumentedandisitcheckedandcross checked? 3.9.3. Educationsofthoseinvolvedincolorchangeand/orcleanupof booth. 3.9.4. Conditionofwallsofcollectionsystem 3.9.5. Conditionoffluidizedbedsoncollectionsystem? 3.9.6. Conditionofallgaugespertainingtocollectionsystem? 3.9.7. Crossdrafts? 3.9.8. Boothairvelocity. 3.9.9. Isvolume(CFM)ofcompressedairsufficienttosupportsystem? 3.9.10. Theuseofcompressedairasacleanuptool? 3.9.11. Pumpmaintenance? 3.9.12. Gunmaintenance? 3.9.13. Boothmaintenance? 3.9.14. Whereispowderstored? 3.9.15. Howispowderfedintosystem? Proximitytopotentialcontaminationcauses? 3.9.16. 3.9.17. Personnelonoffshiftsandtheireducationallevel? 3.9.18. Generalcleanlinessofboothandreclaimsystem. 4. IncomingQualityControl 4.1.Howareincomingpartsevaluatedandapprovedforcoating? 4.1.1. Arepartscountedandrecorded? 4.1.2. Arepartsevaluated? 4.1.3. Arepartsheldinastagingareabeforecoatingandhowlong? 4.1.4. Whocanrejectincomingpartsforcoating? 4.2.Howispowdercoatingevaluatedandapprovedforuse? 4.2.1. Ispowdercoatingloggedinbybatchnumber? 4.2.2. Ispowdercoatingsprayedbeforeuse? 4.2.3. Areretainskeptforpowercoatings? 4.2.4. Ispowderwellmaintainedinclimatecontrolarea? 4.2.5. HowareMaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDs)maintained? 4.2.6. AreTechnicalDataSheets(TDSs)available? 4.2.7. Howispowderrotatedforuse?Isfirstin,firstout(FIFO)inventory managementsystemused? 4.2.8. Whocanrejectanincomingpowdercoating?
4.2.9. Whatarethestepstoassurereplacementwithoutuse? 4.2.10. Arecoatingsevaluatedinacontrolled,welllitareausinga consistentlightsource? 5. Training 5.1.Howispersonnelselectedforthepowderapplicationarea? 5.2.Istherealevelingsystem? 5.3.Isoutsidetrainingusedforallpowdercoatingpersonnel? 5.4.Areapplicatorscertifiedforjob? 5.5.Aresupervisorscertifiedforjob? 5.6.Whatistheoverallteamsunderstandingofthepowdercoatingprocess? 5.7.Isthereaninternaltrainingprogram? 6. Maintenance 6.1.Isthereaplannedmaintenanceprogram? 6.2.Areallnecessarysparepartsonhand? 6.3.Isthereanestablishedscheduleforcleanupandequipmentmaintenance? 6.4.Isthereanyroutinecontractormaintenanceperformedonequipment? 6.5.Whoisresponsibleforfilterinspectionandchange? 6.6.Arelogsmaintained? 7. CustomerSatisfaction 7.1.Doesthecustomcoaterhaveaprogramtoevaluatecustomersatisfaction? 7.2.DoesthecustomcoaterhaveaCustomerSatisfactionIndex? 7.3.Doesthecustomcoaterhaveaprocesstoimproveinareaswheretheyare deficientincustomersatisfaction? 7.4.Howarecomplaintshandled? 7.5.Arecomplaintscollectedorloggedin? 7.6.Iscustomersatisfactionpartofmanagementmeetings? 7.7.Isthereaphilosophyofcustomersatisfactionintheorganization? 8. Safety 8.1.Doesthecustomcoaterhaveasafetyculture?
8.2.Dotheyhavesafetymeetings? 8.3.Dotheyhaveasafetymanager? 8.4.Dotheytrackinjuries? 8.5.Dotheytrackunsafeconditions? 8.6.Ifapersonisinjuredonthejob,howisthatincidenthandled? 8.7.Isthereanunderstandingofrootcauseanalysisandisitused? 8.8.ArethererulesinplaceregardingtheuseofPersonalProtection Equipment(PPE)? 8.9.DopersonnelusePPEappropriately? 8.10. Howaresafetyrulesenforced? 8.11. Doesthecoaterusesafeandappropriatecleanupmethods? 9. ProcessControl 9.1.Doesthecustomcoaterhaveaprocesscontrolsystem? 9.2.Arejobsmonitoredthroughtheentirecoatingprocesswithajobtracker? 9.3.Onthejobtrackerarethefollowingnoted: 9.3.1. LineSpeed 9.3.2. Parthangingconfiguration 9.3.3. CureTemp 9.3.4. Pretreatmentrequirements 9.3.5. Qualitycontrolexpectations 9.3.6. Whatisareject? 9.3.7. PowderCoatingtobeused? 9.3.8. Typicalamountofcoatingtobeused? 9.3.9. FilmThicknessspecification? 9.3.10. Packagingneeds? 9.3.11. Partcount? 9.3.12. Completiondaterequested? 9.3.13. Anyuniquespecificationsorrequests? 9.4.Doescustomcoaterhaveanelectronictoolforprocesscontrol? 10.QuotingandWarrantyPolicies 10.1. HowareincomingRequestsforQuote(RFQs)handled? 10.2. Whocanquoteajob? 10.3. Howarequotedjobsmaintained?
10.4. Reviewtypicalquote? 10.5. Howlongarequotesgoodfor? 10.6. HowisprocessdeterminedfromRFQ? 10.7. Doescustomcoaterhaveawarrantyorguaranteeontheircoating? 10.8. Howisthisprogramandlanguagewrittentoprotectthecustom coater? 10.9. Doesthecustomcoaterhavecertificationfromanyother organizationthatmaysupporttheuseofwarrantiesorguarantees? 10.10. Howisthecostingofajobdeterminedforaquote? 10.11. Afterthejobisinhouseisthereacomparisonbetweenquotedcost andactualcost? 10.12. Howisthejobinhousecomparedtojobquoted? 10.13. Howareprototypesdone? 10.14. Areprototypeskeptforcomparisonpurposes? 11.FinalQualityControl 11.1. Howisqualitydefined? 11.2. Isthereaqualitymanual? 11.3. Arerejectsclearlydefinedandunderstood? 11.4. Whattestsareperformedonaroutinebases? Isthereanevaluationarea? 11.5. 11.6. Isthereconsistentlightingintheevaluationarea? 11.7. Istestequipmentcalibrated? 11.8. Whocanrejectparts? 11.9. Doescustomcoaterperiodicallydoacceleratedtesting? 11.10. Whattestsareperformedoutside? 11.11. Isretainmaintained? 11.12. Istheoriginalprototypemaintainedforcomparison? 12.Loading,UnloadingandPackaging 12.1. Howarepartsloaded? 12.2. Isthereaclearunderstandingofhangingconfiguration? 12.3. Isthereagoodgroundanddoloadersunderstandhowtocheck? 12.4. Aretherackswellmaintainedandfullyloaded? 12.5. Isconveyorcleanand/orcanitbeacauseforcontamination?
12.6. Arepartshunginaconsistentway? 12.7. Linedensity? 12.8. Arepartsevaluatedforsoilsorothercontaminations? 12.9. Canpartsberejectedatloadarea? 12.10. Howarepartshandledduringunloaded? 12.11. Howarepartsstackedorcollectedafterunloaded? 12.12. Istheretouchupatunloadarea,anddoesitmatch color/performance? 12.13. Cantheperson(s)unloadingpartsreject? 12.14. Howarepartspackaged? 12.15. Isthereconsistencyinpackaging? 12.16. Isthereaspecificationforpacking? 12.17. Canpackagingcausedamagetocoating? 12.18. Temperatureofpartsatpackaging? Section4:ManagementConsiderations,RecommendationandNon ConformancesFormsandTemplates 1. ManagementConsiderations 1.1.TheseareconsiderationsthatPCIwillofferthecustomcoaterthat couldbeconsideredforimprovements.Thesewillnotaffectthe coatersabilitytoobtaincertification. 2. Recommendations 2.1.Thesearetobeconsideredareaswherethecoatercanbecomemore efficient,effective,forcostreductions,energyconservation,waste management,improvedproductivity,reducerejectsetc. 2.2.Initiallytheserecommendationswillnotaffectcertification,however theexpectationisthattheseareasofimprovementwillbecomemore criticallyevaluatedinfutureauditsuptobeingconsideredasanon conformance. 3. NonConformance 3.1.AllnonconformanceareassightedduringthePCIcertificationaudit musthaveaCARassociatedwiththem. 3.2.Ifoneelementhasenoughnonconformancestoscorebelowthe minimumthresholdcertificationwillbedeniedandthecoatercan moveintoaTAPprogram.
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Section5:PCI3000ScoringMatrix
1. 3.1Pretreatment 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8. 1.9.
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Theexpectationsoftheauditarethatthepretreatmentprocesswillmeettheminimumstandardstosatisfythemarketserved. Doesthecustomerkeepappropriatelogstomaintainahighqualitypretreatmentsystem? Arepersonneladequatelytrainingtosupportthecurrentpretreatmentsystem? Ispretreatmentingoodworkingorder? Multiplesampleswillbetakenandevaluatedfrompretreatmentsystem. Multipleevaluationswillbemadepertainingtothepretreatmentsystem. Ispretreatmentadequateforallsubstratesbeingcleaned? Ispretreatmentadequateforallsoilsthatneedtoberemoved? Arethereanyroutinetestsconductedtoconfirmsatisfactorypretreatmentresults? 1.9.1. WhiteGlove 1.9.2. WaterBreakFree 1.9.3. Adhesion 1.9.4. Corrosion 1.9.5. CoatingWeight
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2. 3.2OvensandCuring 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 2.8. 2.9. 2.10. 2.11. 2.12. 2.13. Temperaturecontrols Oventemperaturebalance Cleanlinessofovens Whocontrolsovensetpointsandwhenandhowaretheyauthorizedtobechanged? Doescoaterhaveanunderstandingofthecurecyclerequirementsfordifferentmetalmasses? Dryoffovencondition Isboosterusedandhowaresetpointsdetermined? Vestibulesconditionandfunctionality. Exhaust WhilePCIcannotandwillnotcertifyanyovenforsafetythesafetyelementsoftheoven(s)willbereviewed. Areburnerfiltersmaintained? Isthereanypreventivemaintenancescheduleforburnersandfans? Isthereanydocumentationroutineevaluationofovendryingandcurecycletimesandtemperatures? 50 85 10 10 7 5 5 7 n/a 5 7 10 5 7 7
3. 3.3ApplicationArea 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. 3.8. Cleanlinessofentireapplicationarea? Isclimatecontrolledandhow? Isthereadedicatedapplicationareaorroom? Whatisthequalityoftheincomingcompressedair? Isthecompressedairfromadedicatedsource? Doesthecustomerreclaimoversprayedpowder? Conditionofthecollectionsystem(s)? Manualguns 3.8.1. Conditionofmanualguns 3.8.2. Outputofmanualguns(Kv) 3.8.3. Replacementpartsonhand? 3.8.4. Pumpconditions 3.8.5. Hopperconditions 3.8.6. Arehosesdedicatedtocolors 3.8.7. Lightinginapplicationareas 3.8.8. Groundatpointofapplication 3.8.9. Protectivewearofthoseinapplicationarea Educationofthoseinapplicationarea 3.8.10. Applicationtechnique 3.8.11. Conditionandlengthofhosesand/ordeliverysystemtogun 3.8.12. Rejectratesforapplicationrelatedproblems 3.8.13. 7 5 3 10 3 n/a 7 7 7 5 7 7 3 7 10 7 10 7 7 7
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CollectionBooths 3.9.1. Conditionofcollectionsystem(s) 3.9.2. Iscolorchangeproceduredocumentedandisitcheckedandcrosschecked? 3.9.3. Educationsofthoseinvolvedincolorchangeand/orcleanupofbooth. 3.9.4. Conditionofwallsofcollectionsystem 3.9.5. Conditionoffluidizedbedsoncollectionsystem? 3.9.6. Conditionofallgaugespertainingtocollectionsystem? 3.9.7. Crossdrafts? 3.9.8. Boothairvelocity. 3.9.9. Isvolume(CFM)ofcompressedairsufficienttosupportsystem? 3.9.10. Theuseofcompressedairasacleanuptool? 3.9.11. Pumpmaintenance? Gunmaintenance? 3.9.12. 3.9.13. Boothmaintenance? 3.9.14. Whereispowderstored? 3.9.15. Howispowderfedintosystem? 3.9.16. Proximitytopotentialcontaminationcauses? Personnelonoffshiftsandtheireducationallevel? 3.9.17. 3.9.18. Generalcleanlinessofboothandreclaimsystem. 145 117 7 7 10 7 7 5 5 7 10 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7
4. IncomingQualityControl Howareincomingpartsevaluatedandapprovedforcoating? 4.1.1. Arepartscountedandrecorded? 4.1.2. Arepartsevaluated? 4.1.3. Arepartsheldinastagingareabeforecoatingandhowlong? 4.1.4. Whocanrejectincomingpartsforcoating? 4.2. Howispowdercoatingevaluatedandapprovedforuse? 4.2.1. Ispowdercoatingloggedinbybatchnumber? 4.2.2. Ispowdercoatingsprayedbeforeuse? 4.2.3. Areretainskeptforpowercoatings? 4.2.4. Ispowderwellmaintainedinclimatecontrolarea? 4.2.5. HowareMaterialSafetyDataSheets(MSDs)maintained? 4.2.6. AreTechnicalDataSheets(TDSs)available? 4.2.7. Howispowderrotatedforuse?Isfirstin,firstout(FIFO)inventorymanagementsystemused? 4.2.8. Whocanrejectanincomingpowdercoating? 4.2.9. Whatarethestepstoassurereplacementwithoutuse? 4.2.10. Arecoatingsevaluatedinacontrolled,welllitareausingaconsistentlightsource? 4.1. 40
5. Training 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. 5.4. 5.5. 5.6. 5.7. Howispersonnelselectedforthepowderapplicationarea? Istherealevelingsystem? Isoutsidetrainingusedforallpowdercoatingpersonnel? Areapplicatorscertifiedforjob? Aresupervisorscertifiedforjob? Whatistheoverallteamsunderstandingofthepowdercoatingprocess? Isthereaninternaltrainingprogram? 35 57 10 5 7 10 10 10 5
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6. Maintenance 6.1. 6.2. 6.3. 6.4. 6.5. 6.6. Isthereaplannedmaintenanceprogram? Areallnecessarysparepartsonhand? Isthereanestablishedscheduleforcleanupandequipmentmaintenance? Isthereanyroutinecontractormaintenanceperformedonequipment? Whoisresponsibleforfilterinspectionandchange? Arelogsmaintained? 30 42 10 5 7 5 5 10
7. CustomerSatisfaction 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 7.6. 7.7. Doesthecustomerhaveaprogramtoevaluatecustomersatisfaction? DoesthecustomerhaveaCustomerSatisfactionIndex? Doesthecustomerhaveaprocesstoimproveinareaswheretheyaredeficientincustomersatisfaction? Howarecomplaintshandled? Arecomplaintscollectedorloggedin? Iscustomersatisfactionpartofmanagementmeetings? Isthereaphilosophyofcustomersatisfactionintheorganization? 25 51 10 5 7 7 5 7 10
8. Safety 8.1. 8.2. 8.3. 8.4. 8.5. 8.6. 8.7. 8.8. 8.9. 8.10. 8.11. Doesthecustomerhaveasafetyculture? Dotheyhavesafetymeetings? Dotheyhaveasafetymanager? Dotheytrackinjuries? Dotheytrackunsafeconditions? Ifapersonisinjuredonthejob,howisthatincidenthandled? Isthereanunderstandingofrootcauseanalysisandisitused? ArethererulesinplaceregardingtheuseofPersonalProtectionEquipment(PPE)? DopersonnelusePPEappropriately? Howaresafetyrulesenforced? Doesthecoaterusesafeandappropriatecleanupmethods? 36 73 10 7 7 5 3 5 5 7 10 7 7
9. ProcessControl Doesthecustomerhaveaprocesscontrolsystem? Arejobsmonitoredthroughtheentirecoatingprocesswithajobtracker? Onthejobtrackerarethefollowingnoted: 9.3.1. LineSpeed 9.3.2. Parthangingconfiguration 9.3.3. CureTemp 9.3.4. Pretreatmentrequirements 9.3.5. Qualitycontrolexpectations 9.3.6. Whatisareject? 9.3.7. PowderCoatingtobeused? 9.3.8. Typicalamountofcoatingtobeused? 9.3.9. FilmThicknessspecification? Packagingneeds? 9.3.10. Partcount? 9.3.11. Completiondaterequested? 9.3.12. Anyuniquespecificationsorrequests? 9.3.13. Doescustomerhaveanelectronictoolforprocesscontrol? 9.4. 9.5. 9.1. 9.2. 9.3. 10 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 7 5 7 7 10 5 60 100
10. QuotingandWarrantyPolicies 10.1. 10.2. 10.3. 10.4. 10.5. 10.6. 10.7. 10.8. 10.9. 10.10. 10.11. 10.12. 10.13. 10.14. HowareincomingRequestsforQuote(RFQs)handled? Whocanquoteajob? Howarequotedjobsmaintained? Reviewtypicalquote? Howlongarequotesgoodfor? HowisprocessdeterminedfromRFQ? Doescustomerhaveawarrantyorguaranteeontheircoating? Howisthisprogramandlanguagewrittentoprotectthecustomer? Doesthecustomerhavecertificationfromanyotherorganizationthatmaysupporttheuseofwarrantiesorguarantees? Howisthecostingofajobdeterminedforaquote? Afterthejobisinhouseisthereacomparisonbetweenquotedcostandactualcost? Howisthejobinhousecomparedtojobquoted? Howareprototypesdone? Areprototypeskeptforcomparisonpurposes? 43 86 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
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FinalQualityControl 11.1. 11.2. 11.3. 11.4. 11.5. 11.6. 11.7. 11.8. 11.9. 11.10. 11.11. 11.12. Howisqualitydefined? Isthereaqualitymanual? Arerejectsclearlydefinedandunderstood? Whattestsareperformedonaroutinebases? Isthereanevaluationarea? Isthereconsistentlightingintheevaluationarea? Istestequipmentcalibrated? Whocanrejectparts? Doescustomerperiodicallydoacceleratedtesting? Whattestsareperformedoutside? Isretainmaintained? Istheoriginalprototypemaintainedforcomparison? 60 91 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 5 5 5 5 7
12. Loading,UnloadingandPackaging 12.1. 12.2. 12.3. 12.4. 12.5. 12.6. 12.7. 12.8. 12.9. 12.10. 12.11. 12.12. 12.13. 12.14. 12.15. 12.16. 12.17. 12.18. Howarepartsloaded? Isthereaclearunderstandingofhangingconfiguration? Isthereagoodgroundanddoloadersunderstandhowtocheck? Aretherackswellmaintainedandfullyloaded? Isconveyorcleanand/orcanitbeacauseforcontamination? Arepartshunginaconsistentway? Linedensity? Arepartsevaluatedforsoilsorothercontaminations? Canpartsberejectedatloadarea? Howarepartshandledduringunloaded? Howarepartsstackedorcollectedafterunloaded? Istheretouchupatunloadarea,anddoesitmatchcolor/performance? Cantheperson(s)unloadingpartsreject? Howarepartspackaged? Isthereconsistencyinpackaging? Isthereaspecificationforpacking? Canpackagingcausedamagetocoating? Temperatureofpartsatpackaging? 65
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