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Notes from the press floor.
Short technical pieces for buyers and shops working through a new-source qualification. Practical, specific and free to share.
Forming · 6 minRead →Measurement · 6 minRead →Qualification · 5 minRead →
Your new domestic bracket springs back. Start with the mill test report.
Why a flange that was in tolerance from the old source opens up from a new one, and what to check before changing the die.
Gauge first, then Ppk.
A capability index is only as good as the measurement behind it. How to check the gauge and the process stability before judging a new supplier on Ppk.
What a first-article report should actually contain.
Production tooling, actual measured values and a header that ties every number to a die, a press and a coil. A checklist for buyers reviewing a new supplier’s first articles.
Qualifying a new source for a formed part?
Bring one part number. We’ll tell you what evidence it needs.