Ken -

From your description, this sounds as if it is probably expanded polystyrene
(EPS) molded packaging forms, am I right?  Inspection of this stuff in your
facility, on your nickel, can turn into a money pit in a hurry!!

Suppliers of EPS products are generally sited fairly close to the users,
which helps minimize shipping costs, etc.  If this is the case, I would
strongly recommend your product assurance folks work with the molder to see
what the most economical solution to the question is.   Since these type
materials tend to be molded by the truckload and larger, I would strongly
suggest some sort of sampling plan, perhaps done when the molds are first
put in operation, then repeated at some interval.

I have seen this type packaging checked with a quick fit of a dummy part or
parts, or with plug type go/no-go gages.

Regards - Kelly

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Patel <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 12:25 PM
Subject: [TN] Looking Foam inspection criteria


>Guys,
>I am in a process of making a foam inspection criteria used in system
>packaging for our in-coming QA folks. Does any one has guideline/procedure
>which  I can follow to accept or reject the foam?
>
>We may have to modify the received procedure.
>
>re,
>ken patel
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