Abstract

Quality refers to the ability of a product or service to consistently

meet or exceed customer requirements or expectations. Every company wants to
have its product to be free from defects so as to gain more customers and hence
the profit. Quality Control (QC) is a procedure or set of procedures that a firm
follows so that a manufactured product or performed service achieves defined set
of quality criteria and meets the requirements of the customer. Inspection is an
integral part of Quality Control and it includes visual inspection and dimensional
inspection of the product. My project is about the initial inspection of the raw
materials and improvements in initial inspection. Here the raw materials are
inspected visually according to the MSS SP 55 standards and critical dimensions
are measured and recorded in the data sheet. For the ease of inspection a
master check sheet was created which can keep track of each and every part
received and helps quality control personnel to understand the trend of defects
over the period of time. This project was very useful in reducing time of
inspection, identifying defects in raw material, keeping track of material and
simplifying incoming inspection procedure.

The second part of project include improvements in final inspection

of the products. For maintaining quality at final stage of inspection a check list
was prepared which checks almost all aspects of products. Also the problem of
frequent rework and touch-up of valves was solved by just a simple modification
in the pallet seat. This modification has reduced time as well as cost of the
reworking. The third part of project is about the Welder Performance Qualification
(WPQ) which includes study, preparation and mapping of Welding Procedure
Specification (WPS) which is supported by the Process Qualification Record
(PQR). Outcome of this process is the certificate which shows whether a welder
possesses the necessary experience and knowledge to perform a particular weld
procedure as per given specifications.