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1 RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANIZATION 1.1.1 General 0 04/08/2009 1.1.2 General - Planning and Contact Review 0 04/08/2009 1.2 Scope and Applicability 0 04/08/2009 1.3.1 Organization – Quality Policy and Management Statement of
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1.3.2 Organization – Responsibility and Authority 1 01/03/2011 1.3.3 Organization – Organizational Charts 1 01/03/2011 1.3.4 Organization – Management Review 0 04/08/2009 2 PERSONNEL 2.1 Indoctrination, Training and Qualification of Personnel 0 04/08/2009 2.2 Personnel Records 0 04/08/2009 3 PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION 3.1 Quality Manual 0 04/08/2009 3.2 Procedures, Instructions, and Drawings 0 04/08/2009 3.3 Document Control 1 01/03/2011 3.4 Quality Assurance Records 0 04/08/2009 3.5 Records of Examinations and Tests 0 04/08/2009 4 Intentionally Skipped
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5 CONTROL OF PURCHASED MATERIALS, SOURCE MATERIALS,
AND SERVICES
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5.3 Intentionally Skipped Intentionally Skipped
5.4 Procurement Document Control 0 04/08/2009 5.5 Utilization of Unqualified Source Material 0 04/08/2009 5.6 Verification of Purchased Material, Products and Services 0 04/08/2009 5.7 Direct Shipment of Material from a Material Organization 1 01/03/2011 6 INDENTIFICATION, MARKING, AND MATERIAL CONTROL 6.1 General 0 04/08/2009 6.2.1 Marking Method and Indentification of Completed Material -
Tube 0 04/08/2009
6.2.2 Marking Method and Indentification of Completed Material - Wire
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6.4 Welding and Brazing Materials Identification 0 Not Applicable 7 PROCESS CONTROL 7.1.1 General 0 04/08/2009 7.1.2 Special Processes 0 04/08/2009 7.1.3 Maintenance of Equipment 0 04/08/2009 7.2 Manufacturing Process Control 0 04/08/2009 7.3 Welding Not Applicable 7.4 Handling, Storage, Shipping, and Preservation 0 04/08/2009 8 CONTROL OF EXAMINATIONS, TESTS, AND NONCONFORMING
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9 AUDITS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION 9.1 Audits 1 01/03/2011 9.2 Corrective Action 0 04/08/2009 10 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 0 04/08/2009 11 FORMS AND DOCUMENTS 11.1 List of Forms and Documents 0 04/08/2009 Manual Revision Approval:
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Accepted Order Agreed requirements between Sandvik Materials Technology and customer
transmitted by any means.
Approval An act of endorsing or adding positive authorization or both, indicated by 5
stamp, initial, or employee identification number and a date of the approval.
Approved Supplier A supplier that has been evaluated and approved by Sandvik Materials
Technology in accordance with requirements of ASME Code Section III
NCA-3800 to supply qualified source material for conversion to material, or 10
provision of services, to Sandvik Materials Technology.
Audit A documented evaluation performed to verify, by examination of objective
evidence, that those selected elements of a previously approved quality
program have been developed, documented, and implemented in 15
accordance with specified requirements. An audit does not include
surveillance or inspection for the purpose of process control, or acceptance
of material or items.
Certification The act of verifying and attesting in writing that documents, processes, 20
procedures, source material, material, products, or the qualification of
personnel are in accordance with specified requirements.
Certified Material Code material which is in accordance with Certified Material Test Report
(CMTR) specified requirements, including the actual results of all required 25
chemical analyses, tests, and examinations. For non-Code material and
products, see Certification.
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Certified Material A document attesting that the material is accordance with specification
Test Report (CMTR) requirements, including the actual results of all required chemical analyses,
tests, and examinations.
Contamination Foreign materials such as mill scale, dirt, oil, chemicals; any matter that
renders a fluid, solid or surface impure and unclean according to preset 5
standards of acceptable cleanness.
Contract See Accepted Order.
Continuous Actions taken continuously throughout the organization to increase the 10
Quality effectiveness and efficiency of activities and processes to provide added
Improvement benefits to both the organization and its customer.
Code American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
15
Control Procedure Instructions and Procedures issued and controlled by Quality Assurance.
and Instruction Commonly referred to as "CPI's", these instructions and procedures shall be
approved by Quality Assurance. These CPI's are sometimes referred to as
"Quality Assurance Procedures" and "detailed specifications written
instructions and procedures". 20
Corrective Action Measures taken to rectify conditions adverse to quality, and, when
necessary, to preclude repetition.
Customer The organization doing the buying from Sandvik Materials Technology. 25
Customer Order The document issued by a customer for buying products from Sandvik
Materials Technology.
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Defective Material Material that does not meet specified requirements.
Designee Any person that performs a specific activity at the request of the person
primarily responsible for the activity. The person designating the activity 5
retains primary responsibility for the activity performed by the designee.
Discrepancy A condition outside of an established tolerance or requirement.
Documentation Any written or pictorial information describing, defining, specifying, reporting 10
or certifying activities, requirements, procedures or results.
Document Control Those measure established to control the preparation, review, release,
issuance, and disposition of documents, such as purchase orders,
specifications, instructions, procedures, and drawings, including changes 15
thereto, that describe or document activities affecting quality.
Examination Specific actions by qualified personnel using qualified procedures to verify
that source material and material are in accordance with specified
requirements. This term, when used in conjunction with qualification of 20
personnel to perform quality related activities, shall mean written
examination.
Executive Sandvik Materials Technology - NAFTA President and staff which
Management includes the managers of the four operating product areas/sales units and 25
support services. (Company Top Management)
Final Inspection Inspection which is performed on finished product before release for shipping
or stocking. For Code requirements it is performed by Quality Assurance.
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Heat of Material Material produced from the same melt of metal.
(Heat Number)
Hydrostatic Test The pressurization of material to a test pressure using water or other liquid 5
as a testing medium with required examination per the Code
In-Process Inspection Inspection which is performed during the manufacturing in an effort to detect
defects prior to further processing.
10
Incoming Inspection which is performed on source material and material prior to or
Inspection after being assigned to a work order before start of manufacturing. For Code
requirements it is performed by Quality Assurance.
Inspection The actual act of verifying the conformance of source material and material 15
to specified requirements for the purpose of acceptance or rejection.
Inspector A qualified employee of an organization whose duties include verification of
quality-related activities such as inspection, test and/or examination.
Item Master List of source material and/or material used to manufacture finished product. 20
Lot of Covered The quantity of electrodes produced from the same combination of heat of
Electrodes material and dry batch or dry blend of covering mixture. Where applicable,
(Lot Number) military lot definitions shall apply.
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Material Metallic materials manufactured to an SA, SB, SFA, or any other material
specification permitted in Section III of the Code, and that are manufactured,
identified and certified in accordance with the requirements of Section III of
the Code.
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Material See “Certified Material Test Report” and Certification.
Certificate
Material An organization certified by holding Quality System Certificate issued by 5
Organization (Metallic) ASME to provide materials or services in accordance with the
Accredited requirements of ASME Code Section III, NCA-3800.
Material An organization surveyed and qualified by to provide materials and services
Organization (Metallic) in accordance with the requirements of ASME Code Section III, NCA-3800 10
Qualified to the accredited Material Organization (Sandvik Materials Technology) that
performed the qualification.
Material Specification A document that establishes the requirements of material.
15
Nonconformance A deficiency in characteristic, documentation, or procedure which renders an
item unacceptable or indeterminate. Examples on nonconformance include:
physical defects, test failures, incorrect or inadequate documentation, or
deviations from prescribed processing, inspection or test procedures.
20
Nondestructive The use of inspection methods intended to detect surface and internal
Examination (NDE) discontinuities in material that do not affect or change the items being
and Nondestructive evaluated. Nondestructive testing methods are those which do not affect or
Testing (NDT) change an item, such as radiographic, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, magnetic
particle, eddy current and visual examination and leak testing. 25
Operating Directives Documented work instructions prepared by Production and approved,
and Instructions issued and controlled by Quality Assurance.
(ODIN's)
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Order
Acknowledgment See Sales Order.
Package A wrapping or container including its content of material. 5
Performance A documented evaluation of material supplied by a previously
Assessment audited and accepted Quality System Program to verify continued
compliance with Code requirements. Performance assessments shall
document the effectiveness of the qualified material organization’s quality 10
system program and meet the following requirements: (1) Assessment
frequencies shall be commensurate with the schedule of production and
procurement, but shall be conducted at least once annually during the
interval in which material or source material are controlled, (2) Assessments
shall include a documented review of the qualified material organization’s 15
history of conditions adverse to quality, nonconformances, and corrective
actions, and (3) Assessments shall include a documented review of periodic
testing performed since the last assessment to demonstrate conformance of
sample materials to selected requirements of the material specification.
Such testing shall be conducted during the period since the last assessment 20
by the party performing the evaluation.
Procedure A document that specifies or describes how an activity is to be performed. It
may include methods to be employed, equipment or materials to be used
and sequence of operation. 25
Process Control A planning tool used to summarize and document for key product and key
Plan control characteristics, the capability of process/measuring system and the
plan to control the process.
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Process Outline The sequential process steps to be taken for manufacture, testing,
examination, and inspection of final product or material.
Procurement Contractually binding documents that identify and define the requirements 5
Documents which materials or services must meet in order to be considered acceptable
by the purchaser.
Product Area Term used synomously with division.
10
Product Area Quality Individual assigned to the product area to maintain the operational controls
Professional of the quality assurance program. Titles may include Quality Manager,
Manager – Quality Assurance, Quality Engineer, Sr. Quality Assurance
Specialist, or Quality Assurance Specialist.
15
Product Area Product Area General Manager and staff which includes the managers
Management Team of the major functional areas within each product area.
Product Area Wire Synonomous in this program with Product Area Wire or Welding and Wire
and Heating Division. 20
Technology
Product Requirement That document prepared by Quality Assurance which is used in interpreting
Review Sheet (PRR) and specifying in detail the requirements of a specification or customer order.
Also referred to as "Specification and Order Review", "Specifications 25
Review", "Spec Review" and "Technical Requirement Review" in some
Quality Assurance documents and records.
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Purchase Order The document issued by Sandvik Materials Technology for procurement of
materials, products and services.
Qualified Source Metallic products produced by an approved supplier, Material Organization,
or 5
Material Certificate Holder in accordance with the requirements of NCA-3800 or the
output requirements of the qualification process requirements of NCA-
3855.5.
Quality Assurance All those planned or systematic actions necessary to provide adequate 10
confidence that all materials and products designed, manufactured and
supplied are in accordance with the applicable rules of ASME Code Section
III, 10CFR50 Appendix B, and customer order requirements.
Quality Manual A written document that describes the Quality Assurance Program. 15
Quality System A controlled system of planned and systemic actions required to provide
Program adquate confidence that materials conform to the requirements of the rules of
Section III.
Quality Control Measurement of the characteristics of material, products or process to 20
determine conformance to specified requirements.
Quality Control Plan See Process Control Plan
Quality Function The function within Sandvik Materials Technology having the overall 25
responsibility for the Quality System. This function includes the Quality
Assurance Department, Scranton Works,the Materials Laboratory, and
inspection and testing.
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Quality Improvement A permanent cross-functional team formed in each product area to
Team (QIT) manage the Continuous Quality Improvement process.
Quality Plan See Process Control Plan 5
Quality System A Certificate issused by ASME that permits an organization to perform
Certificate (QSC) specified Material Manufacturer or Material Supplier activities in accordance
with Code requirrements.
10
Quality System A Material Organization that maintains an ASME Quality System Certificate
Certificate Holder in accordance with the requirements of NCA-3800.
(Metallic)
Quality System A documented system of actions required to provide adequate confidence 15
Program that materials conform to the requirements of the Material Specification and
the rules of ASME Code Section III.
Receiving An act performed on source material and material prior to being assigned
Verification to a work order and on finished goods from outside suppliers to verify to the 20
purchase order type of material, quantity, size, marking, labeling and
condition of the shipment.
Repair (Rework) The process of physically restoring a nonconformance to a condition such
that the material complies with Code requirements. 25
Review An act of looking over or studying a document. A review, resulting in
acceptance, shall be indicated by stamp, employee identification number,
initial or signature and date.
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Sales Order Those document sets issued by the Sales Department of Sandvik Materials
Technology used to process a customer order. The Sales Order sets include
the Order Acknowledgment set and the Shipping Order set. the Sales Order
is sometimes referred to as the Order Acknowledgment in documents and 5
records.
Sandvik AB and Parent companies of Sandvik Materials Technology, located in Sandviken
AB Sandvik Materials Sweden.
Technology 10
Sandvik Materials The official name of this company. Sometimes referred to in this Manual as
Technology Sandvik. Certain quality documents may still refer to Sandvik Steel
Company.
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Shop Order See “Work Order”
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Source Material Metallic products used by a Material Organization or Certificate Holder in a
product form conversion process in the manufacture of material [NCA-3851.2
(a) (1)] or in the qualification process based on test and examination to the
requirements of the material specification [NCA-3855.5 (a) (2) and (3)]. 5
Source material may be qualified or unqualified.
Special Process A process, the results of which are highly dependent on the control of the
process or skill of the operator, or both.
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Specification A concise statement of a set of requirements to be satisfied by a product, a
material or process indicating whenever appropriate, the procedure for
determining whether the requirements given are satisfied.
Supplier Any individual or organization that furnishes materials or services in
accordance with a procurement document. 15
Survey A documented evaluation of an organization's ability to perform Code
activities as verified by a determination of the adequacy of the organization's
quality program and by a review of the implementation of the program at the
location of the work. 20
Tender Offer made by Sandvik Materials Technology in response to an invitation to
satisfy a contract award to provide product.
Testing An element of verification for the determination of the capability of materials 25
or products to meet specified requirements by subjecting the materials or
products to a set of physical, mechanical, chemical, environmental or
operating conditions.
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Traceability The ability to verify the history , location, or application of material by means
of recorded identification.
Traveler See “Work Order”
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Tubular Products Synonomous in this program with Product Area Tube.
Division
Unqualified Source Source material not produced by a Material Organization or approved
Material supplier in accordance with the requirements of ASME Code Section III 10
NCA-3800.
Vendor See Supplier
Verification A review to ensure that activities have been performed and documented in 15
accordance with applicable requirements.
Wire Products Wire for non-welding applications, such as spring wire and wire for medical
devices. Material for Wire Products may meet the Code, but the product as
defined above is not included in ASME Code Section III. 20
Work Instruction See Operating Directives and Instructions
Work Order That document or document set used by Production which outlines the
sequence of operations used in manufacturing. The Work Order is 25
sometimes referred to as "Traveler", "Shop Order", and "Mill Order".
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The purpose of this Quality Manual is to describe and summarize the Quality System Program
requirements per ASME Code Section III, nuclear safety-related requirements and certain MIL
applications and requirements for manufacturing and supplying of products from the Product
Area Tube and Product Area Wire.
5
The Quality System Program is designed to specifically meet the ASME Code Section III NCA-
3800.
The Quality System Program is also intended to meet the requirements of 10CFR50, Appendix B,
10CFR Part 21, and ASME NQA-1, 1989 Edition and 1994 Edition, 1995 Addenda, Basic 10
Requirements.
A separate quality manual exists to identify requirements per ISO 9001/ANSI Q9001 for tubular
products, welding and wire products, as well as products from the Spring Products Division and
Product Area Strip. 15
This Issue 3, Revision 1 of the Manual addresses editorial corrections to address title
inconsistencies, organizational changes in Product Area Tube, Product Area Wire and Heat
Technology, and Quality and Metallurgy and to remove the requirement that suppliers of
subcontracted auditing services must be evaluated using Appendix 2A-3 of ANSI/ASME NQA-1, 20
1994 Edition, 1995 Addenda.
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As a Material Organization, Sandvik Materials Technology supplies material purchased from
accredited or qualified Material Organizations in accordance with the ASME Code Section III.
Products purchased and supplied are ferrous and nonferrous bars, seamless and welded without
filler metal tubular products, bare and covered electrodes, bare wire, strip electrodes, welding flux,
powdered filler metal, tube hollows, hot rolled rod and wire, and complementary products such as 5
plate, flanges, fittings, and forgings.
Qualification and approval of Material Organizations from which material is procured is given by the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, per Section 5, "Control of Purchased Materials, Source
Materials, and Services", of this Manual. 10
Procurement of material from these approved Material Organizations, listed on the Approved
Suppliers List for ASME Section III and Military Applications, is controlled by the use of Sandvik
internal specifications and additional procurement information as applicable, stated on the purchase
order, which is reviewed and approved by the Product Area Quality Professional when specified in 15
Section 5, "Control of Purchased Materials, Source Materials, and Services", of this Manual.
Control of purchased material is accomplished by a receiving verification per Section 5, "Control of
Purchased Materials, Source Materials, and Services", of this Manual. Before any material is placed
in inventory, the Product Area Quality Professional (or designee) verifies all receiving verification 20
steps to assure that received material meets the requirements per the purchase order.
Verification is documented by Product Area Quality Professional (or designee) by reviewing and
approving the Certified Materials Test Report or Certification. Approval is indicated by stamping,
signing, and dating the Certified Material Test Report or Certification. In addition, the material is 25
released by Quality Assurance in the computer system via the assignment of a nuclear quality symbol
for the relevant heat number and lot number.
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Materials kept in inventory shall be identified and traceable to the procurement documents by heat/lot
number and purchase order number. When a need exists to transfer identification marking of
material during re-line marking of pipe and tube after cleaning, and re-label and re-packaging of
welding material, controls are established by performing the identification marking transfer under a
work order. See Section 7, "Process Control" and Section 6, "Identification, Marking, and Material 5
Control" of this Manual. The transferred identification marking shall, as a minimum, contain the same
information as prior to the transfer.
Customer orders are reviewed by Inside Sales and Quality Assurance. Sales will issue the Sales
Order (EXHIBIT 1) indicating the relevant Product Requirement Review Sheet (EXHIBITS 2 and 3), 10
previously approved by the Product Area Quality Professional per Section 3, "Contract Review", of
this Manual. The Product Requirements Review Sheet (EXHIBITS 2 and 3) summarize the customer
requirements. Reference to the Product Requirement Review Sheet shall be made by Inside Sales
on the Sales Order.
15
Application of material to the customer order as specified on the Sales Order, by Inside Sales, is
done by Inventory Control.
Additional material testing and nondestructive examination required per the customer order are
indicated by the Product Area Quality Professional on the Product Requirement Review Sheet. 20
Controls of these activities are maintained by the Product Area Quality Professional per Section 8,
"Control of Examinations, Tests, and Nonconforming Material" of this Manual.
Unqualified source material applied to a customer order shall be purchased, tested and controlled
under the provisions of Section 5.5, "Utilization of Unqualified Source Material", of this Manual. 25
Prior to shipping, the identification marking of tube and pipe and welding material is verified by
warehouse personnel. For tube and pipe, this is documented through an electronic transaction in the
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mainframe computer system. For welding material, the packing note is signed and dated by the
warehouse personnel.
The Product Area Quality Professional (or designee) reviews the sales/shipping order, the Material
Organization's Certified Material Test Report, or the Supplier’s certification, as applicable, work 5
orders, and other test and examination records as applicable. Approval of records is indicated by the
Product Area Quality Professional/Designee's signature and date on the Sandvik certification of
materials as indicated below.
When the reviews per above by the Product Area Quality Professional show that the requirements 10
per the customer order have been met, a Sandvik Material Certificate is prepared and signed by the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, or appointee, in accordance with Section 10, "Certification
Requirements" of this Manual.
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transmitted to the customer together with the Sandvik Material Certificate at time of shipment.
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The purpose of this Quality Manual is to describe and summarize the Quality System Program
requirements per ASME Code Section III, nuclear safety-related requirements, and certain MIL
applications and requirements for manufacturing and supplying of products from the Product
Area Tube and Product Area Wire.
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The Quality System Program Program is intended to assure the quality during all phases of the
manufacturing and supply activities for Product Area Tube and Product Area Wire. The Quality
System Program Program is planned, documented, implemented and maintained to specifically
meet the requirements of ASME Code Section III NCA-3800.
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The Quality System Program Program, as documented, addresses the technical aspects and
provides for the planning and accomplishment of those activities affecting quality. The Quality
System Program Program, as documented, provides for the control of special processes,
processes, inspection and test equipment, tools, and the requisite skills to ensure that the
required quality is attained and verified. 15
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In order to assure that quality requirements are met, to suit Sandvik’s method of operation, and to be
consistent with all other requirements of the Quality System Program, the format used for Quality
Planning is process outlines (shop travelers, product requirement reviews, etc.).
The process outline is a documented listing of all manufacturing, testing, examination, inspection and 5
other control steps, such as customer hold points. Applicable Control Procedures and Instructions
(CPI’s) are indicated by procedure number on the Process Outline.
Specific Process Control Plans/Quality Control Plans (EXHIBIT 18) are prepared, revised, issued and
controlled by Quality Assurance when required by customer orders or when deemed meaningful and 10
appropriate by Quality Assurance.
Written procedures in the form of Control Procedures and Instructions (CPI’s) are established and
maintained for contract review and for the coordination of these activities.
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The Sales Department in each Product Area is responsible for receipt of all requests for quotations
and all customer orders and contracts. The responsible salesperson will identify and review all
customer requirements associated with the request for quotation or the order. This initial review is
conducted for the purpose of confirming that all requirements can be met. Order changes or
amendments are subject to the same review process as a new order. 20
Before submission of a quotation (tender) or at the acceptance of an order, any unclear or incomplete
requirements shall be resolved with the customer as soon as possible to prevent errors or delays in
completing the order. If the sales person has concerns about manufacturing capabilities, Production
Management and/or Process Engineering is to be contacted and capabilities confirmed. Concerns 25
with regard to inspection and testing requirements shall be resolved with the Quality Assurance
Department. The Traffic Department or , in the case of tubular products, the North American
Distribution Center are to be contacted should there be questions about handling and shipping
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requirements. Any exceptions to or deviations from stated written requirements shall be
communicated in writing to the customer.
Verbal orders are not acceptable for Code work.
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The sales person is responsible for determining if the customer order conforms to one or more of the
following conditions which require additional review by the Quality Assurance Department per
applicable Control Procedure Instruction (CPI):
1. Orders for nuclear material to be manufactured to ASME Section III requirements, where class, 10
edition and addenda are specified.
2. Orders having additions to, or invoking specific provisions of the ASME Code Section III.
3. Orders intended to fulfill any government contract shipping directly to a government facility from 15
Sandvik Scranton.
4. Orders requiring source inspection of any kind to be performed at Sandvik Scranton.
5. Orders having unique requirements or product specifications written by the customer or end user. 20
6. Orders requiring additions or exceptions to, or deviations from, established product specifications
or standards, and/or internal procedures.
If the order meets any of the conditions defined above, copies of the customer purchase order, 25
government contract (as applicable), and all supporting documentation are submitted to the Quality
Assurance Department for further review before continuing.
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Documents reviewed or approved by the Product Area Quality Professionals are customer orders,
sales orders and work orders. For orders with high integrity requirements, such as ASME Code
Section III, a customer order and specification review is performed by Product Area Quality
Professionals, and a Product Requirement Review Sheet is issued by the Product Area Quality
Professionals (EXHIBITS 2 and 3), which will specify what requirements must be fulfilled for the 5
effective and correct processing of the customer order. When Control Procedures and Instructions
are referenced on a Product Requirement Review Sheet, no revision level for Control Procedures
and Instructions is required. All operations shall be completed to the latest revision of the referenced
Control Procedures and Instructions as controlled in Section 3.3 of this manual. Personnel in Sales,
Production, and Quality Assurance are responsible for the execution of the details documented on 10
the Product Requirement Review Sheet. A hard copy or electronic copy of the Product Requirements
Review Sheet is made available to Sales and Production.
Quality Function personnel review, prior to shipping, in conjunction with the certification of the
material the Sales Order, (EXHIBIT 1) which is issued by Sales to Production to cover the application 15
of material either inventoried or manufactured by Sandvik to a Customer Order. This Order specifies
type of product, grade, size, quantity, customer name and, when available, heat number and/or lot
number. Special order requirements which have been documented on the Product Requirement
Review Sheet which Quality Assurance has performed on the original customer order are also
indicated or referenced on the sales order. 20
If a customer requires special instructions or procedures, they shall be documented in a Control
Procedure and Instruction or a Product Requirement Review Sheet issued by the Quality Assurance
Department.
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If a customer change notice or amendment is received during the processing of an order, previously
reviewed and approved by Quality Assurance, the change notice or amendment is sent to the
Product Area Quality Professional for review and approval. If necessary, the original Product
Requirement Review Sheet will be revised to show any changed or additional requirements that must
be fulfilled for the effective and correct processing of the change order. The Product Area Quality 5
Professional will immediately hand carry copies of or electronically distribute the revised specification
review to the foreman, production control and inspector in the plant where the material is being
processed. The Product Area Quality Professional or Production Control will show the latest Product
Requirement Review Sheet revision number on all travelers and test reports, and sign and date the
changes. The Product Area Quality Professional will review all manufacturing steps completed to 10
insure that the steps do not violate the requirements of the change order. If found acceptable, the
Product Area Quality Professional or designee will sign and date the traveler. If not acceptable, the
Product Area Quality Professional will issue a Non-Conforming Material Report (EXHIBIT 17) and
reject tag (EXHIBIT 5) in accordance with Section 8.5, "Control of Nonconforming Material" of this
Manual. 15
All contract review records shall be maintained per Section 3.4, “Quality Assurance Records”, per this
Manual.
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General
The manufacturing programs and products stored, supplied and shipped by Sandvik Materials
Technology per Code requirements are handled by two product areas, namely Product Area
Tube and Product Area Wire.
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The scope of activities include the following:
− The shipment of material from qualified Material Organizations to parties other Sandvik
Materials Technology.
− The qualification of non-accredited Material Organizations.
− The utilization of unqualified source material. 10
− The approval and control of suppliers.
Product Area Tube
The tubular products operations at Sandvik Materials Technology include manufacturing,
warehousing, and shipping of ferrous and nonferrous seamless pipe and tubes. Per ASME Code 15
Section III, this is done as a Material Organization in accordance with the requirements of ASME
Code Section III, NCA-3800.
The manufacturing processes used for seamless pipe and tubes are reduction by pilgering of
tube hollows received either from AB Sandvik Materials Technology, Sandviken, Sweden or from 20
other approved suppliers of source material. Examples of other processes applied during
manufacturing are degreasing, cleaning, annealing, straightening, belt polishing, cutting, testing,
inspection, examination, marking, and packaging.
The operations also include activities as a material supplier for procurement, receiving 25
verification, warehousing, testing, examination, inspection, and shipping of ferrous and
nonferrous bars, tube hollows, and pipe and tube, seamless and welded without filler metals. Per
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ASME Code Section III, this is done as a Material Organization by furnishing material purchased
from Material Organizations or source material purchased from Approved Suppliers under
provisions necessary to assure compliance with the ASME Code Section III. See Section 0.4,
“Procurement and Supply of Tubular and Welding Products per ASME Code Section III from
Other Material Organizations” of this Manual. No weld repair will be performed even when 5
permitted by the applicable material specification(s).
Tubular products manufactured and supplied by Sandvik Materials Technology are processed,
tested, and inspected in accordance with the requirements of applicable ASME Codes and ASTM
specifications, or other required standards or customer specifications. 10
Product Area Wire
The manufacturing, warehousing and shipping of welding materials at Sandvik Materials
Technology include various sizes of bare welding wire, electrodes and rods, and covered welding
electrodes for ferrous and nonferrous materials. Per ASME Code Section III requirements, this is 15
done as a Material Organization in accordance with the requirements of ASME Code Section III,
NCA-3800.
The bare welding wire and rod operations include but are not limited to hot rod preparation,
drawing, annealing, spooling, coiling, cutting, straightening, polishing, cleaning, labeling, 20
packaging, alloy identity testing, inspection and final acceptance testing.
As a material supplier, bare and covered electrodes, bare welding wire, strip electrodes, welding
flux, powdered filler metal, and hot rolled rod and wire are procured, warehoused, and shipped.
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The operation includes procurement, receiving verification, warehousing, labeling, packaging,
alloy identity testing as applicable, inspection and final acceptance testing as applicable. Per
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ASME Code Section III, this is done as a Material Organization, and material is purchased from
Material Organizations or source material is purchased from Approved Suppliers, and controlled
under provisions necessary to assure compliance with the ASME Code Section III. See Section
0.4, "Procurement and Supply of Tubular and Welding Products per ASME Code Section III from
other Material Organizations" of this Manual. 5
Welding materials manufactured, supplied and shipped by Sandvik Materials Technology are
processed and inspected according to the requirements of applicable ASME Codes, and AWS
specifications, or other required standards or customer specifications.
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The Quality Policy of Sandvik Materials Technology reads:
“Our key directive is complete customer satisfaction. We provide our customers with
products and services that conform to all requirements. We will develop quality
objectives at appropriate levels to ensure those requirements are effectively
addressed in our business. We are fully committed to continuous improvement as a 5
strategic approach to achieve these quality objectives. Our policy and associated
quality objectives are reviewed and communicated to all employees on a regular
basis."
This policy is based in its entirety on the AB Sandvik Materials Technology, Sweden
Corporate Quality Policy. 10
This policy is defined by the Company’s Executive Management and is considered relevant to
Sandvik Materials Technology’s organizational goals and the needs and expectations of all
customers.
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The system for causing quality shall be prevention rather than appraisal and defect detection. All
employees are encouraged to pursue never-ending improvement in quality. To support Sandvik’s
quality objective and policy, Quality System Programs and action plans for continuous quality
improvement shall be established within each Product Area of Sandvik Materials Technology. These
systems and action plans shall be commensurate with the products and services supplied by the 20
Product Areas.
Sandvik Materials Technology’s Executive Management shall ensure that this policy is understood,
implemented and maintained at all levels of the organization.
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This Quality Manual describes and summarizes Product Area Tube's and Product Area Wire's Quality
System Program for manufacturing and supplying of tubular products and welding materials in
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accordance with the Quality System Program's requirements of ASME Code Section III NCA-3800
and 10CFR50, Appendix B, and products requirements per ASME, ASTM and AWS specifications,
and other standards.
This Quality System Program shall remain in effect as long as Sandvik Materials Technology shall 5
manufacture and supply materials and products meeting the requirements of ASME Code Section III
and above identified Quality System Programs standards.
Further, the Manual describes the responsibilities of the Quality and Metallurgy Function and other
functions involved in the execution of the Quality System Program. The intention is also to give 10
information on the Company's policy in quality matters and describe the resources available for
quality assurance, testing, examination, and inspection. For internal use, there are detailed Control
Procedures and Instructions and Operating Directives and Instructions available, which deal with the
distribution of responsibility of individuals in the organization as well as work functions attached to
product and service quality within Sandvik Materials Technology. 15
The Quality System Programs defined in this Manual are supported by all levels of Management
within Sandvik Materials Technology. The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, has the final
authority and the responsibility to approve and implement the Quality System Programs defined in the
Manual. 20
All persons or groups given duties and responsibilities by this Manual or its supporting procedures
shall carry out those duties and responsibilities as the Manual or procedures describe.
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In the event of conflict between the Quality and Metallurgy Function and other functions, the problem
shall be referred to the next higher level of Management for resolution. The resolution shall not be in
conflict with the ASME Code Section III, other applicable standards, or this Manual.
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P. Frosini President, Sandvik Materials Technology
Date: 04/08/2009
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Quality and Metallurgy Function
All levels of management within Sandvik Materials Technology have given the Quality and Metallurgy
Function the authority, responsibility and freedom to:
A. Initiate action which results in solutions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating
to product, process and quality system. 5
B. Identify and record any quality problems related to product, process and quality system.
C. Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
D. Verify the implementation of solutions.
E. Control further processing and delivery of nonconforming product until the deficiency or
unsatisfactory condition has been corrected. 10
The Quality and Metallurgy Function, upon notification by the inspectors or for any justifiable reason,
has the authority to stop work for any production activity which may be in noncompliance with the
established requirements.
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The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy is responsible for the Quality and Metallurgy Function
and for the overall management of the Quality Systems in an effective and economical manner. He
reports to the President, Sandvik Materials Technology. In this function, he is sufficiently
independent from the pressure of production. He has direct access to the management level where
appropriate action can be initiated, and he reviews and reports regularly on the adequacy and 20
effectiveness of the Quality Systems. He is also responsible for the development, issuance and
implementation of quality policies, instructions and procedures necessary to comply ASME Code
Section III requirements, and any other quality requirements.
The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy is also responsible for the issuance of quality system 25
procedures in the form of Control Procedures and Instructions and assures that all procedures and
methods comply with customer order(s) and ASME Code Section III requirements and are in line with
the established quality policy stated in this Manual. He is also responsible for monitoring of the
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inspection, testing, and examination functions and the control and issuance of Certified Material Test
Reports.
It is the responsibility of the Product Area Quality Professionals and Technicians to assist the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy with the above functions and to investigate customer 5
complaints, evaluate customer orders and specifications, maintain the status of rejected material, and
report all discrepancies encountered to the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy and the Product Area Quality Professionals have the
right to delegate quality assurance activities to qualified individuals within the Quality Assurance 10
function.
The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy is responsible for the operation of the Materials
Laboratory and the Material Certificate Processing. The Materials Laboratory personnel establishes
test methods for accurate chemical analysis and physical testing. He supervises the Materials 15
Laboratory Group Leader/Supervisor who manages the Materials Analyst(s) and Metallographer for
performance of chemical and physical testing.
If the NDE Professional is a Sandvik Materials Technology employee, the Nondestructive Testing
Engineering function shall be responsible for SNT-TC-1A Level III activities. 20
The testing and inspection personnel are responsible for the performance of tasks as defined in the
Control Procedures and Instructions. This includes recording of results of all tests and examinations
performed. They are also responsible for performing work in a manner as directed by the
Director/Manager - Quality and Metallurgy. While testing and inspection personnel are responsible 25
for the performance of many Quality and Metallurgy Functions, The Director/Manager - Quality and
Metallurgy retains the responsibility for final acceptance of the finished material and products and for
auditing or otherwise verifying the execution of Quality and Metallurgy Functions.
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Sandvik Materials Technology Management has given the above personnel authority and freedom
required to carry out the responsibilities defined per above. However, the direct responsibility for the
quality of the finished material and products for individual orders lies with the Production
Departments. 5
Non-Quality and Metallurgy Function Personnel
It is the responsibility of persons in departments other than the Quality and Metallurgy Function to
assist in the implementation of actions required to assure compliance with the established Quality 10
System.
It shall be the responsibility of personnel in Purchasing, Production Control and Inventory Control
functions to implement the requirements set forth by Quality Assurance in matters pertaining to
procurement of materials, services and manufacturing supplies to insure compliance with the 15
necessary quality requirements.
It shall be the responsibility of personnel in the Production and Traffic Departments to coordinate and
implement the requirements set forth by with Quality Assurance to insure manufacturing processes
and material handling are carried out in accordance with established Control Procedures and 20
Instructions.
It shall also be the responsibility of personnel in any function to report conditions adverse to the
quality to the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, whenever such conditions exist.
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Personnel assigned responsibilities within the Quality System may delegate the performance of the
involved activities to qualified personnel within the same department.
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Resources
Resource requirements are identified by Sandvik Materials Technology’s executive management
staff, who also shall provide adequate and trained resources for management, performance of work
and verification activities including internal quality audits. The basis for evaluating needed resources
shall include but may not be limited to the implementation and continued effectiveness of the quality 5
management system, ongoing compliance with customer requirements, and enhanced customer
satisfaction.
Verification of Code activities shall be carried out by personnel independent of those having direct
responsibility for the work being performed. 10
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Sandvik Materials Technology
The organization of the main functions of Sandvik Materials Technology is outlined in the organization
chart below:
Product Area TubeProduction UnitScranton, PA
Product Area TubeNAFTA Sales Unit
Scranton, PA
Product Area WireScranton, PA
Human Resources
Quality & Metallurgy Finance & Admin.,Central Purchasing, Traffic,
Central, Stores
Information Technology
Strip ProductsBenton Harbor, MI
Spring ProductsScranton, PA
Product Area StripScranton, PA
PresidentSandvik Materials Technology-NAFTA
Scranton, PA
PresidentAB Sandvik Materials Technology
Sandviken,Sweden
Sandvik ABSandviken,
Sweden
Product Area Strip are not covered by this Manual
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Product Area Tube
The organization of the Product Area Tube Sales Unit is outlined in the organization chart below:
Vice-PresidentFinance and Administration
PresidentSandvik Materials
Technology - NAFTA
Director,Quality & Metallurgy
Product ManagersSpecial Products
Houston, TX
Sales & Marketing ManagerSpecial Products
Warehouse OperationsScranton, PA
NADC Flow SupervisorScranton, PA
Materials/Inventory Control
Salers OperationsScranton
Sales OperationsHouston
Sales OperationsSupervisor
Warehouse OperationsHTDC
Houston, TX
Warehouse & LogisticsManager
Houston, TX
Sales Operations & LogisticsManager
Scranton, PA
Staff Accounting
Controller(Shared W/ Production Unit)
Scranton, PA
Product ManagersHouston, TX
Product SpecialistHouston, TX
ManagerDistribution & Value Added Services
Houston, TX
Product ManagerHollow Bar and Bar
Product ManagerHigh Temperature
Product ManagerEthylene
Product ManagerHeat Exchanger
Sales ManagerStandardized Products
Scranton, PA
Quality ProfessionalHTDC
Houston, TX
Quality TechnicianTube PU/SUScranton, PA
Quality ProfessionalTube PU
Scranton, PA
Quality ManagerTube SU/PUScranton, PA
Inside SalesScranton, PA
Inside SalesHouston, TX
Inside Sales ManagerScranton, PA
Outside SalesEastern Canada, Southeast
Northeast, Midwest
Outside Sales ManagerEast
Outside Sales ManagerCentral and Western Canada,
West Coast,
Outside Sales ManagerWest
Applications EngineerRefinery
Houston, TX
Applications EngineerNuclear
Houston, TX
Applications EngineerAutomotive
Applications EngineerOil & Gas
Houston, TX
New BusinessDevelopment Manager
Houston, TX
Sales ManagerComplementary Products
Houston, TX
Key Account ManagerOil & Gas, BarHouston, TX
Vice-President/General ManagerProduct Area Tube
Tube AmericasScranton, PA
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The organization of the Product Area Tube Production Unit is outlined in the organization chart below:
Vice-PresidentFinance and Administration
Director/ManagerQuality & Metallurgy
Legend:Functional/Technical ReportingAdministrative Reporting
Controller
Product Planning
Material Manager
Maintenance
Maintenance Supervisor
Production
Flow Managers
Process Engineer
Production Manager
Inspection and Testing
Quality ProfessionalTube Product Unit
Quality TechnicianTube Sales Unit/Product Unit
Quality ManagerTube Sales Unit/Product Unit
Communications ManagerTube Product Unit
Production ITAnalyst
Production UnitGeneral Manager
PresidentSandvik Materials Technology
Scranton, PA
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Product Area Wire and Heating Technology
The organization of the Product Area Wire and Heating Technology is outlined in the organization
chart below:
Legend:Functional/Technical ReportingAdministrative Reporting
Dry Draw
Lead FacilitatorDry Draw
Process Manager Maintenance
Engineering Manager
Wire Finishing
Flow ManagerWire Finishing
Production Manager
Inventory Control MaterialsProcurement
Planning
MaterialsManager/Supervisor
Customer Service Inside Sales
Inside Sales & Customer ServiceManager/Supervisor
Program Management
Product ManagerConsumer Goods
Key AccountsManager
ManagerMarketing and Business
Adminstration
Division Controller
Product ManagerEnergy
Weld Laboratory
ManagerTechnical Marketing
Inspection and Testing
Sr. Quality Specialist
Vice-President/General ManagerProduct Area Wire
Scranton, PA
Director/ManagaerQuality & Metallurgy
Vice-PresidentFinance & Administration
Outside Sales
ManagerField Sales
PresidentSandvik Materials
Technology - NAFTA
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Quality and Metallurgy Function
The Quality and Metallurgy Function is composed of the Quality Assurance Department, the Materials
Laboratories and the Certificate Processing group.
Quality activities for the Spring Products Division in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the Product Area
Strip in Benton Harbor, Michigan are part of the Quality and Metallurgy Function, but are not
applicable to the ASME Code Section III requirements per this Manual.
The main objectives of the Quality and Metallurgy Function is to develop, implement and maintain
Quality Systems to assure the Company's ability to manufacture and supply tubular products, wire
products, and welding materials; meet applicable codes, standards and customer requirements; and to
manage and facilitate the company’s continual quality improvement process. The activities related to
quality assurance are carried out and executed by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy,
Product Area Quality Professionals, the materials laboratory personnel, the material certificate
processing personnel, and the testing and inspection personnel.
The organization of the Quality and Metallurgy Function is outlined on the following page.
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Quality & Metallurgy Function Organization
PresidentSandvik Materials
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(1) The Level III activities may be addressed as a separate position within the QualityAssurance Department. The level III activities may also be incorporated into a specificposition within the Tube Production Unit. If the position is located within the TubeProduction Unit, the position shall report to the Director/Manager - Quality and Metallurgy ordesignee on NDE issues. An approved subcontractor may also provide this function asnecessary.
Inspection and Testing
Quality Managers/Specialists:Product Area Wire
Spring Products Strip Products
ManagerQuality & Technology
Product Area Strip
Quality TechnicianTube SU/PU
Inspection and Testing
Quality EngineerTube PU
Scranton, PA
Quality EngineerTube SU
Houston, TX
NDE Professional (1)
Quality ManagerTube SU/PU
Materials Analyst(s)
Metallographer
Materials Laboratory Material CertificateProcessing Personnel
Materials LaboratoryGroup Leader/Supervisor
Quality Assurance
Occupational Health& Safety Specialist
Safety & Environmental Manager
Director/ManagerQuality & Metallurgy
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The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy shall review yearly the adequacy of the entire Quality
System Program and submit a report about this adequacy to the President, Sandvik Materials
Technology. This summary report shall be based on regular cross-functional product area
management review(s) performed by each Product Area. In addition, Sandvik’s executive
management is kept informed on the status, adequacy and effectiveness of the Quality System 5
Program by:
A. Personal communication with Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, and other personnel
directly involved in carrying out the Systems.
B. Review of internal audit reports, including any trends by element.
C. Review of the results of customer/third party audits. 10
D. Review of customer feedback including complaints.
E. Review of corrective action reports and trend analyses.
F. Review of preventive action activities.
G. Review of Quality System Program elements.
H. Process performance results and scrap and rework trends. 15
I. Follow-up actions from previous management reviews.
J. Changes that could affect the quality management system.
K. Recommendations for improvement.
Sandvik executive management, under the direction of the President, Sandvik Materials Technology, 20
shall annually review and document the adequacy and effectiveness of the Quality System Program
to ensure their continuing suitability and effectiveness in satisfying the requirements of ASME Code
Section III and the Company’s Quality Policy and Objectives. This review shall be based on the
information as outlined above and documented in a separate report by the President.
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At a minimum, the outcome of the management review shall include:
A. Modifications/improvements of the Quality System Program and its associated processes, as
needed.
B. Improvements to customer-related product improvements/enhancements. 5
C. Modifications/reevaluations of required resources.
D. Action(s) to ensure compliance with customer requirements, product/process improvements, and
quality management system improvements.
Modifications of the Quality System Program, if needed, shall be made based on this review. Any
inadequacies or discrepancies found during the Management Review process shall result, at the 10
discretion of the Director/Manager - Quality and Metallurgy, in the issuance of Corrective Action(s).
The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy shall notify ASME of proposed modifications for
approval prior to their implementation.
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The Quality and Metallurgy Function is responsible for identifying and assuring that the personnel
in the Quality Assurance Department, the Materials Laboratory, the Welding Laboratory, and the
Material Certificate Processing Group are properly trained and qualified. This training shall be
documented. It shall be the responsibility of the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy to see
to it that adequate training in the Quality System Program is provided to Sandvik personnel. 5
Quality and Metallurgy personnel are selected by management on the basis of their qualifications
and their capabilities of maintaining acceptable level of performance.
In processing of tubular and welding products and welding materials. it has been observed that, 10
for newly-employed personnel, on-the-job training is very effective. Newly employed personnel
also undergo a format orientation program developed and conducted by an internal orientation
training group.
The managers of other departments responsible for the execution of functions affecting product 15
quality will be responsible for identifying the relevant personnel and assuring that those relevant
personnel in these functions are properly trained, including indoctrination training. This training
shall be documented. These operations and techniques will be subject to internal audit review to
assure the functions are executed in an effective manner.
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Personnel responsible for nondestructive examination are qualified and certified by the Level III
person and the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, per the approved Written Practice in
accordance with the applicable edition of SNT-TC-1A, as specified by the Code, and the Code.
See Section 8.1.2, "Inspection, Examination, and Test Control - Testing" of this Manual. The
Written Practice is documented in a Control Procedure and Instruction. 25
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The Sandvik Level III is qualified by examination and certified by the Director/Manager, Quality
and Metallurgy in accordance with the requirements of the Written Practice. The Level III is
appointed by letter, signed by Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
The Level III shall certify Level I and Level II examiners. Record of qualification/certification of 5
nondestructive examination personnel are specified in the Written Practice and maintained by the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy (or designee) is responsible for the periodic
training of non-quality assurance personnel in matters relating to product quality and the Quality 10
System Program. The training is performed in the form of meetings and seminars.
Scheduled training of all employees in subjects related to Sandvik Materials Technology's
Continuous Quality Improvement Process is performed by qualified and certified internal trainers.
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The effectiveness of the training given to all employees shall be regularly evaluated per an
established Control Procedure and Instruction.
Training and indoctrination records shall be maintained per Section 2.2, "Personnel Records" of
this Manual. 20
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Personnel records required by ASME Code Section III are maintained by the Director/Manager,
Quality and Metallurgy. These records consist of personnel (Sandvik and subcontractors)
qualifications for non-destructive examinations per the approved Written Practices in accordance
with SNT-TC-1A (edition as specified in the Code) Records of qualification/certification of
nondestructive examination personnel are specified in the Written Practice and maintained by the 5
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
Records of qualification/certification of lead auditors personnel are maintained by the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
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Quality Assurance shall also maintain other personnel records for qualification of personnel within
Sandvik in matters pertaining to product quality and the Quality System Program.
Personnel records are available for review within the Quality Assurance Department.
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Records for training in the Quality System Program are maintained by Quality Assurance and
these records shall show subject covered, duration of training session, attendee, name of
instructor and date.
The Human Resources Department maintains personnel records related to job content and job 20
descriptions. The majority of these records are maintained electronically.
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Sandvik's Quality System Program has been established and documented in this Quality Manual to
verify that all requirements per the Code and of material and product specifications and customer
requirements have been met and to provide control over these functions affecting quality during
manufacturing, storage, handling and supply of material and products.
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The Quality System Program provides for control of material and service procurement, order
processing, customer order and specification review, testing and inspection equipment and
procedures, as well as material and product traceability and identity. The Quality System Program
also provides for control of nonconforming material, corrective action, quality assurance records,
special processes, audits and Code-required documents. 10
The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, has the responsibility to establish a quality
organization and implement the Quality System Program described in this Quality Manual.
The Quality Manual is issued, revised and controlled by the Director/Manager – Quality & Metallurgy 15
in accordance with Section 3.3, "Document Control" of this Manual.
The following Section 3.2, “Procedures, Instructions, and Drawings” of this Manual outlines the
structure of the documentation used in Sandvik’s Quality System Program.
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General
The structure of quality system program procedures and the documentation used in the Quality
System Program is as follows:
--- Quality Manual
--- Control Procedures and Instructions 5
--- Operating Directives and Instructions -- manufacturing work instructions
--- Laboratory Procedures and Instructions
These documented procedures are prepared to be consistent with the Quality System Program and
with the requirements of ASME Code Section III, and customer order requirements. 10
Control Procedures and Instructions
For control of operations, materials and products, and for implementation of the Quality System
Program, Control Procedures and Instructions are maintained as part of the Quality System Program.
The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, is responsible for issuance, revision and control of 15
these Control Procedures and Instructions, which internally are commonly referred to as CPI’s. They
describe the activities affecting quality and the elements in the Quality Systems, and are issued,
revised and controlled in accordance with Section 3.3, “Document Control” of this Manual.
Acceptance levels involved in these detailed Control Procedures and Instructions are set by Quality 20
Assurance in order to meet ASME Code Section II and ASME Code Section III, ASTM and AWS,
specifications and other standards, as well as customer specifications.
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Operating Directives and Instructions
Work instructions are documented in Operating Directives and Instructions. The production
departments are primarily responsible for the development and revision of these documents, which
internally are commonly referred to as ODIN’s. Quality Assurance is responsible for issuance and
for control of these documents in accordance with Section 3.3, “Document Control” of this Manual. 5
Laboratory Procedures and Instructions
Laboratory Procedures and Instructions (commonly referred to as LPI’s) are issued, revised and
controlled by the Materials Laboratory personnel in accordance with Section 3.3, “Document Control”
of this Manual. 10
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At Sandvik, activities affecting quality are prescribed by and performed in accordance with
documents.
These documents are issued and controlled by Quality Assurance: this Quality Manual, Control
Procedures and Instructions (CPI), Materials Specifications (MS), Laboratory Procedures and 5
Instructions (LPI), Operating Directives and Instructions (ODIN), Process Control Plans and Process
Outlines. Documents are distributed to and used at the location where the activity is performed and
invalid and/or obsolete documents are promptly removed from all points of issue or use.
The Director/ Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, is responsible for the preparation, issuance, revision 10
and approval of this Quality Manual.
The Quality Manual is issued on a controlled basis to persons in the Sandvik Materials Technology
organization, and to ASME. Distribution of the Quality Manual to other persons outside Sandvik
Materials Technology will be on an uncontrolled copy basis unless a controlled copy is specifically 15
requested and the request is approved by Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy or designee.
Review of Code editions and addenda will be performed on an annual basis. The review and
necessary changes to the Manual shall be made within six (6) months of the "date of issue" of the
Code edition or addenda. This review shall be documented by the Director/Manager, Quality and 20
Metallurgy, in writing showing each edition or addenda and paragraph reviewed. When deemed
necessary, changes will be made to the Manual and submitted to ASME for approval prior to
implementation.
When revisions are required to this Quality Manual, they shall be made by section, except for the list 25
of Forms and Document section, which shall be revised by the exhibits and the revision identified on
the exhibits and the list of forms and documents.
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When a change is made, the area of applicable paragraph shall be highlighted by a vertical line in the
margin (|) adjacent to the revision. The entire section shall carry the next higher revision number.
The Quality Manual table of contents shall show the current revision number, the date, and the
approval of the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy. In addition, the cover page of the Quality
Manual shall carry the current revision number and date. Forms exhibited in the Quality Manual shall 5
be controlled by the List of Forms and Documents, which defines each exhibit by number, title,
revision and date of revision.
Each revision of the Quality Manual shall be submitted to the ASME and their acceptance attained
prior to issue and implementation of the changes. Exhibits may be revised and implemented prior to 10
ASME acceptance provided they contain at least the same information as the superseded exhibit.
Sandvik Materials Technology shall implement changes within thirty (30) days of receipt of ASME
acceptance.
Issuance of controlled copies of the Quality Manual will be recorded in a Quality Manual distribution 15
log which will be maintained by Quality Assurance. This distribution log shall show the Quality
Manual number, to whom issued, revision number, issuance date and date of acknowledgment. This
log shall also verify that the revision issuance was not made prior to ASME acceptance.
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An uncontrolled copy shall be current as of the date of issuance, but shall not be maintained nor shall
such issuance be logged unless required by Quality Assurance.
Controlled Quality Manuals and revisions will be issued through the use of Quality Manual
acknowledgment letter (EXHIBIT 6), which shall require acknowledgment of receipt of the Quality 25
Manual or the revised pages. For Quality Manuals held by persons outside of Sandvik Materials
Technology, revisions may be mailed with postal return receipt requested. Acknowledgment and
return receipts shall be filed by Quality Assurance. Use of postal return receipt does not apply to the
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ASME copy. For Quality Manuals held by Sandvik Materials Technology personnel, acknowledgment
must be received within seven (7) days or a personal follow-up shall be made by the Product Area
Quality Professional (or his/her designee). When Quality Assurance determines that reason for the
acknowledgment of receipt not being returned is unacceptable, a corrective action shall be issued per
Section 14, "Corrective Action", of this Manual. 5
The Control Procedures and Instructions (CPI) are always approved by the Director/Manager, Quality
and Metallurgy, and issued and controlled by the Product Area Quality Professional. The primary
method for issuing and controlling Control Procedures and Instructions (CPI) is electronically.
Revisions or changes are approved and controlled in the same manner as the initial procedure. 10
When the CPI distribution and control is maintained through electronic means, the signing and dating
of the master index is not required. There is no need to acknowledge receipt of electronic documents
since the distribution/receipt is automatically controlled by the system. Hard copies of these CPI's
shall be issued to numbered controlled books assigned to individuals, or as partial books assigned to
specific work stations, controlled by the CPI Holders List and Table of Contents for each book. The 15
CPI Table of Contents lists all Control Procedures and Instructions by CPI number, revision level and
issue date. When partial books are issued, the number of the partial book from the Holders List shall
be referenced next to those Control Procedures and Instructions which are to be present in the
particular partial books. Hard copies of all Control Procedures and Instructions are stamped with a
"Controlled Document" stamp with the following text: "Controlled document only if this stamp is in 20
original red ink". New and revised Control Procedures and Instructions are hand delivered by the
Product Area Quality Professional or designee and superseded revisions and obsolete copies are
deleted and destroyed by the Product Area Quality Professional or designee. In order to ensure the
presence of the entire document, the approval section, which by default is at the end of the
document, of the CPI shall be present. This will indicate that all of the documents pages are present. 25
If the CPI distribution and control is maintained through electronic means, access to specific
documents will be done through system security and access controls designated by Quality
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Assurance. The Quality Assurance person making the distribution shall sign and date the master CPI
index to indicate the distribution has been completed.
Material Specifications (MS) for procurement of source material and material for tubular products and
for welding products, are written by the Product Area Quality Professional or Wire Technical 5
Marketing personnel and reviewed and approved by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy or
his/her designee. They must also be approved by managers of all departments affected by the
specification. MS's are issued and controlled by the Product Area Quality Professional. These MS's
are issued on a controlled basis only, and any revisions are issued solely by the Product Area Quality
Professional. The primary method for issuing and controlling Material Specifications is electronically. 10
Revisions or changes are approved and controlled in the same manner as the initial procedure. If the
MS distribution and control is maintained through electronic means, access to specific documents will
be done through system security and access controls designated by Quality Assurance. They shall
be issued to numbered controlled books assigned to individuals and are controlled by the MS index
and Table of Contents. In order to ensure the presence of the entire document, the approval section 15
of the MS shall be present. This will indicate that all of the documents pages are present. The Quality
Assurance person making the distribution shall sign and date the master MS index to indicate the
distribution has been completed. If the MS distribution and control is maintained through electronic
means, the signing and dating of the master index is not required.
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Laboratory Procedures and Instructions (LPI) and changes are approved by the Materials Laboratory
personnel. They are issued and controlled by the Materials Laboratory personnel. They cover in
detail the work to be performed in the Materials Laboratory for chemical analysis and acceptance
testing of source material and material. These LPI's shall be issued to numbered controlled books to
individuals and are controlled by the LPI index and table of contents. In order to ensure the presence 25
of the entire document, each LPI shall indicate the total number of pages. The person making the
distribution shall sign and date the master LPI index to indicate the distribution has been completed.
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Operating Directives and Instructions (ODIN) and their changes are written by any responsible
employee. They are reviewed and approved by the Product Area Quality Professional, and by
managers of all departments affected by the ODIN. The control, issuance and distribution of ODIN's
are made by Quality Assurance in the same way as for CPI's.
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Process Control Plans/Quality Control Plans and their changes are prepared by the Product Area
Quality Professional and issued by Quality Assurance to those functions affected by the documents.
Hard copies of the work order (shop traveler) are generated from the mainframe computer system. In
order to ensure the presence of the entire work order (shop traveler), the last page shall state “END” 10
or “END OF TRANSMISSION” or “END OF REPORT”.
National and international standards such as ASTM, ASME, and AWS specifications shall be
controlled by Quality per applicable Control Procedures and Instructions. When distributed outside of
Quality Assurance, controlled standards shall be assigned a controlled copy number and shall be 15
stamped "Controlled Document" on the title page. A current list of holders of controlled standards
shall be maintained by QA. Quality Assurance shall be responsible for review of applicable parts of
these standards, for availability of these standards where needed, and for assuring that superseded
standards are not used for product inspection, testing and acceptance.
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Any obsolete documents retained for legal and/or knowledge-preservation purposes shall be suitably
identified. Documents and data can be in the form of hard copies or electronic media. When
electronic media is used, Control Procedures and Instructions (CPI’s) shall be established to control
all electronic media documents.
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Records are prepared to furnish documentary evidence of the quality of material and products
and of activities affecting quality. It is Sandvik's policy to maintain these records for a certain
period of time, established by an approved Control Procedure and Instruction.
Records to be prepared, controlled, and maintained, including the retention time and disposition, 5
for each type of record are specified in a Control Procedure and Instruction. The following
records will be maintained: inspection records, test records, personnel qualification records,
calibration records, process qualification records for specific processes, Control Procedures and
Instructions, Laboratory Procedures and Instructions, Operating Directives and Instructions, order
review records, supplier audit records, internal audit records, nonconforming product records, 10
product identification records, corrective action records, management review records, training
records.
Quality records shall be legible, identifiable, and retrievable.
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Inspection, examination, and test records are maintained and are traceable to the original
material or product. These records include but are not limited to: receiving, in-process and final
inspection and testing records.
Test reports submitted by subcontractors, independent testing laboratories and all material 20
manufacturers are compiled and maintained traceable to the original material.
Quality records shall be retrievable and be stored and maintained in a suitable environment to
minimize deterioration or damage to prevent loss.
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Certain quality documents, such as Certified Material Test Reports and calibration records, are
created by restricted access to a computer system. Computer security features include the
following controls:
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• Access to the system is controlled by user identification in conjunction with a user maintained
password.
• Access to each system menu is restricted by user identification.
• Resource security restricts access to individual files. Various access levels are defined by
user identification. 5
• Access to the system is established by the Director/Manager – Information Technology in
conjunction with Management. The Director/Manager – Information Technology reports to
the President – Sandvik Materials Technology, Scranton, PA.
• The Director/Manager – Information Technology is the only individual who has access to the
system security file. 10
• The system requires each user to change his or her password at a set frequency in days as
defined by the Director/Manager – Information Technology.
• The system does not allow for a user to sign on to more than one device; it is against
established company policy for a user to give out passwords to others.
• The system automatically logs off any user who has left his/her terminal signed on 15
unattended for more than 60 minutes.
• The system automatically locks out the device if a user inputs three (3) incorrect passwords.
• Access to the Information Technology Department is protected by a door lock security code
system.
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Certain quality documents, such as Quality System Program documentation, nonconforming
material reports and corrective actions, are created by restricted access to a computer system.
Computer security features include the following controls:
• Access to the system is controlled by user identification in conjunction with a user maintained
password. 25
• Access to each system menu is restricted by user identification.
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• Resource security restricts access to individual files. Various access levels are defined by
user identification.
• Access to the system is established by the Director/Manager – Information Technology in
conjunction with Management.
• The Director/Manager – Information Technology is the only individual who has access to the 5
system security file.
• The Information Technology Department is protected by a door lock security code system.
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General
Records for inspection, examinations and tests are signed and dated or entered into a secure
computer system by the individual who performed the activity to verify that the activity was
performed and that the result of the activity was acceptable. These records are reviewed and
approved by the Product Area Quality Professional (or designee) to verify that all characteristics 5
required to be reported by the material specification and ASME Code Section III are recorded
and within specified limits as specified on the Product Requirement Review Sheets (EXHIBITS 2
and 3). The Product Area Quality Professional (or designee) sign and date the Laboratory Test
Reports (EXHIBIT 14).
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Test results related to sales orders involving only destructive tests of material are recorded on the
Laboratory Request Item form (EXHIBIT 4). Once the results of testing are recorded on the Lab
Request Item form, it is sent to the requestor. If acceptable, the results of this testing are entered
into the mainframe test results computer file by lot order and heat number. The Product Area
Quality Professional (or his/her designee) will enter the test result(s) into the mainframe test 15
results database along with the Lab Request Item number and his/her initials.
Records are traceable through sales order, work order and/or lot number as applicable to
material specification and to procedure and revision to which inspection and testing is to be
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Pipe and Tube
Separate inspection forms are used for each work order indicating the status of eddy current
testing (EXHIBIT 15), ultrasonic testing (EXHIBIT 16) and final inspection (EXHIBIT 11). Results
from destructive testing performed in the Materials Laboratory are recorded on the Laboratory 25
Test Report (EXHIBIT 14) for each work order. This report is signed and dated by the Product
Area Quality Professional (or his/her designee).
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Different forms are used for each work order to indicate the status and to record the results of
inspection and testing and with space for recording results.
EXHIBIT 21 is used for in-process and final inspection of bare electrodes and rods to be cut by 5
Sandvik Materials Technology.
Results of weld testing and chemical and physical testing are recorded on the Laboratory
Request Item form (EXHIBIT 4).
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Measures have been established to assure that all purchases material, source material, and
subcontracted services conform to the requirements of the Code. These measures are intended to
prevent the use of incorrect or defective material or source material including materials that have not
been examined or tested to specified requirements.
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Material or source material in either Product Area Tube or Product Area Wire is not repaired by
welding.
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Suppliers of source material, material, and services shall be selected on the basis of their ability to
meet Sandvik's requirements. An Approved Suppliers List shall be established and maintained. For
tubular products and welding and wire products per Code requirements, Quality Assurance
establishes and maintains the Approved Suppliers List for ASME Section III and Military Applications.
5
The approval and control of Material Organizations, suppliers of source material, and suppliers of
services per ASME Code Section III requirements shall be the responsibility of the Director/Manager,
Quality and Metallurgy. The approval shall be based on an evaluation of the Material Organization’s
or supplier's quality system program following a survey evaluated against applicable Code
requirements, or the Material Organization/supplier may be approved as an accredited Material 10
Organization holding a valid ASME Quality System Certificate (Materials) on file at Sandvik. The
survey of the Material Organization/supplier shall be performed by competent persons qualified and
designated as lead auditors by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy (see Section 9.1
“Audits” of this Manual), and per an approved Control Procedure and Instruction requiring the use of
a checklist prepared by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, or his designee. This checklist 15
shall include the items relevant to the scope and type of material or services to be supplied. Within
ten (10) working days of the survey, the lead auditor will issue a survey report with his
recommendation. The Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy or designee will review the report
and will approve or disapprove the Material Organization/supplier as appropriate. The notice of the
Material Organization/supplier approval by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy (Approved 20
Suppliers List, maintained current) to other Sandvik personnel shall include the scope of material or
service for which the Material Organization/supplier is approved, the address of the approved facility,
the expiration date of an ASME certificate, if applicable, the due date of the next audit or performance
assessment, the Material Organization/ supplier's Quality Manual, date and revision, approved by
Sandvik, and the limitation of scope. 25
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Disapproval of a current Material Organization/supplier will cause deletion from the Approved
Suppliers List, but may be identified on the List cover page as "Disapproved Material
Organization/Supplier" and with a statement that a new survey is required prior to re-approval.
Material Organizations/Suppliers may remain on the Approved Suppliers List after reaching the next 5
audit due date. In this case, a new survey must be performed prior to placement of the next order.
This is identified on the Approved Suppliers List by a statement that indicates that a re-survey is
required.
After the initial survey and acceptance, the audit frequency of Qualified Material Organizations, 10
approved suppliers of source material and services shall be commensurate with the schedule of
production or procurement, but shall be conducted at least once triennially during the interval in which
material is controlled or services are performed. For Qualified Material Organizations and for
suppliers of source material, the triennial audits shall be supplemented with annual audits or
performance assessments documenting the effectiveness of the quality system programs. The 15
performance assessment shall be initiated by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy and shall
be conducted per an approved Control Procedure and Instruction annually during the interval in
which materials or source materials and controlled.
The assessment shall include a documented review of the history of conditions adverse to quality, 20
nonconformances, and corrective actions. The assessment shall include documented review of
periodic testing performed by Sandvik since last assessment to demonstrate conformance of sample
materials to selected requirements of the material specification.
All records for initial surveys, audits and performance assessments shall be kept by Quality 25
Assurance.
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Accredited Material Organizations, approved based on their valid ASME Quality System Certificate,
shall per Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements, be evaluated annually by onsite audits or by
performance-based inspection and testing of all product characteristics reported on the material
certificate.
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Qualified Material Organizations, and approved suppliers of source material shall notify Sandvik’s
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, or his designee, of proposed modifications to the accepted
Quality System Manual. This requirement shall be specified by Sandvik in the letter of approval to
the Qualified Material Organization or approved supplier of source material.
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As an alternative to approval by surveying and auditing, a supplier of subcontracted services may
perform the activities in accordance with controls established by Sandvik Materials Technology in
approved Control Procedures and Instructions, which shall be listed under the scope of approval on
the Approved Suppliers List.
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Suppliers of calibration and outside testing services shall be audited/evaluated by competent persons
qualified and designated as lead auditors by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, to verify
the supplier's performance and that reference standards used are traceable to National Standards
where such exist, or to the equipment manufacturer's standards. This audit/evaluation shall be
documented and approved by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy. When the calibration 20
service is supplied by the manufacturer of the measuring and test equipment, the audit/evaluation
may be limited to verification of reference standards only, at the discretion of the Director/Manager,
Quality and Metallurgy.
The audit frequency of calibration services and outside testing services shall be every three (3) years, 25
with a yearly evaluation.
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As an alternative to survey and audit, suppliers of subcontracted calibration services may be
accepted if they are accredited by either the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NAVLAP), American Association for Laboratory Accredition (A2LA), or other accrediting body
recognized by NAVLAP through the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual
Recognition Arrangement. The criteria for accreditation shall be ISO 17025:2005 – General 5
Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. The published scope of
the accreditation for calibration services to ISO 17025 shall cover the needed measurement
parameters, ranges, and uncertainties. The purchase order shall specify that the calibration
certificate or report include the identification of laboratory equipment and/or standards used and the
pre-calibration (as-received) and post-calibration (as-returned) data. The calibration certificate or 10
report shall be reviewed and approved by Quality Assurance against the purchase order to ensure
all requirements have been met.
Suppliers of survey and audit services shall be approved by the Director/Manager, Quality and
Metallurgy, based on his evaluation of their performance, education, training, and experience. 15
The evaluation frequency of suppliers of survey and audit services shall be every three (3) years.
Report of surveys, audits and evaluations indicating their acceptability and approval status shall be
maintained by Quailty Assurance. 20
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Source material and services for tubular and welding products are purchased from approved
suppliers and in accordance with specific requirements, included in or referenced on the procurement
documents.
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When the requirements for procurement of source material, material, and services are specified in
Control Procedures and Instructions, or in Sandvik internal Material Specifications, the procedure or
specification is referenced on the purchase order. The applicable Control Procedure and Instruction
or Material Specifications and its revision shall contain, as applicable, requirements of chemical
composition, mechanical properties, production, service activities to be performed, and the quality 10
system program approved by Sandvik and listed on the Approved Suppliers List for ASME Section III
and Military Applications. For Code material, the supplier shall certify the same. The Control
Procedure and Instruction or Material Specification is approved by the Director/Manager, Quality and
Metallurgy or his designee, per Section 3.3, "Document Control" of this Manual.
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Product Area Tube and Product Area Wire
Procurement documents for source material, material and subcontracted services are controlled for
transmittal of necessary Code and customer requirements to assure compliance with ASME Code
Section III.
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This control is executed through internal specifications, which are used when Sandvik purchases
source material and finished goods of Code material as a Material Organization. These
specifications are originated by Sandvik Materials Technology in the form of approved Control
Procedures and Instructions (CPI), or Material Specifications (MS). They are designed to meet
requirements of applicable ASTM or AWS specifications as well as ASME Code, Section II and 25
Section III. To supplement the use of Material Specifications, the original customer purchase order
and associated documents may be transmitted to Material Organization manufacturing or supplying
the material.
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When the Sandvik internal specification is not sufficient to procure source material or material, the
additional procurement information will be stated on the purchase order. In this case, these
procurement document shall be reviewed and approved by the Product Area Quality Professional to 5
ensure all relevant information is present.
These services may include (but are not limited to) testing and manufacturing operations, such as
grinding, slitting, cleaning and deburring. Purchase orders for subcontracted services are reviewed
and approved by the Product Area Quality Professional for completeness to assure that all Code and 10
customer requirements are transmitted.
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Sandvik may, for Tubular and Welding Products, purchase and utilize unqualified source material not
produced by a Material Organization or approved supplier in accordance with the requirements of ASME
Code Section III, but produced by a supplier who provides a certification to the requirements of the
material specification that were performed during melting, heat analysis, and heat treatment under the
following conditions: 5
A. The supplier agrees in writing that no welding (with filler metal) was performed on the unqualified
source material.
B. For welding products, the supplier agrees that no welding without filler metal (splicing) was performed
on unqualified source material.
C. Sandvik performs a product analysis for each piece of material to verify the chemical composition. 10
D. Sandvik will perform all other requirements of the Material Specification on each piece of material.
E. The unqualified source material supplier submits to Sandvik a material certificate including heat
analysis and all other requirements that had to be performed during manufacturing.
The Product Area Quality Professional shall review the material certificate for compliance with applicable 15
material requirements, and shall arrange for testing of product analysis and other requirements per the
material specification on each piece of material per Section 8.1.2, “Testing” of this Manual.
Per ASME Code Section III, the Product Area Quality Professonal shall request testing for product
analysis and other requirements per the material specification by submitting a Laboratory Request Form 20
(EXHIBIT 4) to the Materials Laboratory for each piece of unqualified source material to be tested.
Samples are submitted to the Product Area Quality Professonal, who submits samples and request form
to the Materials Laboratory. Laboratory personnel record the results on the form and return the form
containing test results to the Product Area Quality Professonal. The Product Area Quality Professonal
reviews the test results for conformance to Code and material specification requirements, and, if 25
acceptable, enters the test results into the mainframe test results system .
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As an alternative to “D” above, Sandvik may perform or subcontract all other requirements of the material
specification on each heat and lot of unqualified source material provided:
1. A Certified Material Test Report is provided with the unqualified source material.
2. The unqualified source material is traceable to the Certified Material Test Report.
3. Procurement documents require that suppliers of unqualified source material established written 5
procedures for identifying source materials in a manner that provides traceability to the Certified
Material Test Report.
4. Sandvik reviews and accepts the supplier’s identification and traceability procedures and verifies
compliance with the procedures through an audit of identification and traceability at a frequency
commensurate with the schedule of production or procurement, but at least once triennially. 10
5. Upon receipt, Sandvik shall verify by review of objective evidence, that the requirements of the
procurement document have been met.
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For Sandvik Materials Technology manufactured product, customers shall be offered the right to
access Sandvik's facilities or approved subcontractors' facilities when so specified in the contract.
When the customer or customer's representative elects to carry out source inspection/verification at
Sandvik's facilities, or at Sandvik's approved subcontractor's facility, such inspection/verification shall 5
not absolve Sandvik from the responsibility to provide acceptable product, nor shall it preclude
subsequent rejection. Furthermore, the customer's inspection/verification shall not be used by
Sandvik as effective control of quality by the subcontractor.
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When material, manufactured and certified by a Material Organization qualified by Sandvik Materials
Technology is shipped directly (dropped shipped) to a customer, the final inspection shall be
performed under the direction of an individual, qualified and appointed by the Director/Manager,
Quality and Metallurgy.
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The appropriate Product Area Quality Professional shall ensure that the material meets ASME Code
Section III requirements and customer order requirements. The following measures shall be taken:
• Verification that the Material Organization is listed on the ASME Code Section III Approved
Supplier Listing.
• Verification that all ASME Code and customer order requirements have been forwarded to the 10
Material Organization.
• Verification that the material has been inspected under the direction of an individual, qualified and
appointed by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
• Verification that the Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) from the Material Organization is
reviewed and approved by the Sandvik Materials Technology Quality Assurance Department. 15
Verification, when appropriate, that the certificates from other approved suppliers for required
chemical analysis (including melting mill heat analysis), heat treatments, tests and examinations
are reviewed and approved by the Sandvik Materials Technology Quality Assurance Department.
• Preparation of a Sandvik Materials Technology CMTR certifying conformance to the customer
purchase order. The Sandvik Materials Technology Quality System Certificate number and 20
expiration date shall be referenced.
• Transmittal prior to or at the time of the order shipment of the Sandvik CMTR including all
approved certifications received from the Material Organizations and, when appropriate,
approved suppliers for required chemical analysis (including melting mill heat analysis), heat
treatments, tests and examinations. These certifications shall be furnished as an identified 25
attachment to the Certified Material Test Report. The purchase order to the material organization
shall state that approval of the Certified Material Test Report is required by Sandvik Materials
Technology prior to shipment.
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Throughout all processing at Sandvik Materials Technology material identification shall be
accomplished in such manner that any material can be traced to work order and heat origin at any
point in the processing.
Test material for final acceptance testing and examination is identified by tagging the material or 5
identifying the sample container with (as a minimum) the work order and/or lot number by the
individual assigned that duty by approved Control Procedure and Instruction or instructions on the
work order. The identification is verified by inspectors or laboratory personnel.
If material or product is suspected to be nonconforming to applicable requirements anytime during 10
the processing, a yellow hold tag (EXHIBIT 7), reject tag (EXHIBIT 5), or uniquely numbered
Nonconforming Material Report (NCMR) (EXHIBIT 17) shall be applied to the suspect material by the
inspector. Removal of tags shall be by the inspector.
When material or product is found to be nonconforming, the material or product is labeled by 15
inspectors with the reject tag (EXHIBIT 5) or the uniquely numbered NCMR (EXHIBIT 17). All
material bearing reject tags or NCMRs shall be segregated by the inspector. Material is not
processed until material disposition is received from the Quality Assurance Department, per Section
8.5, "Control of Nonconforming Material" of this Manual.
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When there are several units included on a rejection tag, such as several skids of material, a red
rejection tag (EXHIBIT 5) or the uniquely numbered NCMR (EXHIBIT 17) will be attached by the
inspector to each individual unit. When the reject tag is used, it shall be marked with the unique Non-
Conforming Material Report number.
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Identification and control are performed by utilizing a work order system and shop travelers. All
material is identified by tagging with work order number during all steps of manufacturing. The work
order number is traceable to the heat number, grade and size of material or description of product.
Material assigned to each work order must be from one heat and must be of the same starting size.
Each work order must be for one final size and for the same material or product specification. 5
The shop travelers (EXHIBITS 8 and 9) list each operating step in sequence. Listed also are
applicable material specifications and Control Procedures and Instructions to be used during
operations. The indication of the revision level for Control Procedures and Instructions on the traveler
is not required. All operations shall be completed to the latest revision of the referenced Control 10
Procedures and Instructions as controlled in the Section 3.3 of this manual. After completion of each
manufacturing step for tubular products and welding products (set-up steps are excluded), the
operator signs and dates the traveler, and after completion of each inspection step, the traveler is
signed off and dated by the inspector. Completion of testing steps is signed off by the operator or
inspector as appropriate for the test performed for tubular products, and by the inspector for welding 15
products. Each work order is represented by one traveler, which accompanies the material during all
processing steps.
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Identification and control of incoming source material in the form of tube hollows is accomplished
through the use of legible tags or linemarking containing the grade, size, heat number, and lot
number, at a minimum. The absence of legible identification shall result in the scrapping of the
material. After receiving verification per Section 5, "Control of Purchased Materials, Source
Materials, and Services" of this Manual, material can be assigned for production. 5
Identification and control of material during production is accomplished through the use of heat
number and work order number. This control is established from the time raw material is assigned to
a work order until the shipment of finished product from production or inventory.
10
Processing and handling of pipe and tube during manufacturing is done in the form of bundles. Each
bundle is identified by two Bundle Identification Tags (EXHIBIT 10), showing the work order number.
The work order traveler will indicate the starting number of pieces.
The bundle identification tags are attached to each bundle by operators when source material, in the 15
form of hollows, is assigned to a work order of pipe and tube.
It is the responsibility of operators and/or inspectors, as applicable, to attach one tag to the first piece
going through any given operation or testing step, or to the container where the accepted pieces are
being collected, and to attach the second tag to the bundle immediately after the last piece is 20
processed. During processing, the second tag shall remain at a designated spot at the process
station.
The second tag will note the amount of pieces processed at the following steps: hydrostatic testing,
nondestructive testing when line marking is not combined with this test, and final inspection. 25
At any operation resulting in an intentional change of the number of pieces (such as cutting) the
number of pieces shall be determined and recorded on the bundle identification tag by the operator.
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The piece count from the bundles for each work order shall be summarized on the traveler for each of
the above mentioned operational steps.
For a given work order, the number of pieces rejected or scrapped, if any, at an operational step,
shall be summarized and recorded on the traveler. 5
If a discrepancy has occurred in the piece count, Quality Assurance shall be notified immediately to
investigate and resolve the discrepancy. The work order shall go on hold (hold tags applied), and will
be released only by Quality Assurance when the discrepancy is satisfactorily resolved.
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The in-process identification system and the use and control of the bundle identification tag is
detailed in an approved Control Procedure and Instruction.
As a final check that all processing steps have been performed in accordance with the work order,
each traveler is given a final review by inspectors at the completion of final inspection. This review is 15
a part of final inspection and is recorded by inspectors on the final inspection form (EXHIBIT 11) and
by inspectors signing and dating the traveler opposite the final inspection step.
Final marking of pipe and tube is performed in accordance with applicable specifications and with (as
a minimum) the following information: Sandvik's identification mark, work order number, grade, heat 20
number, size and specification. The heat number and the work order number identify the material
with the material certification. The method of marking, normally performed as continuous line
marking, shall not result in harmful contamination or sharp discontinuities.
The flow diagram on the following page shows the identification system applied to pipe and tube 25
manufacturing.
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Source Material
(Hollows)
Receiving Verification Inventory
Stock
Manufacturing
Linemarking
Inspection
Packaging Inspection
Q.A. Approval
Inventory Stock
or Shipping
Segregated Areas
Quality Assurance
1
3
2
1
3
4, 5
3,4
6
3,4
2
Identification of Pipe and Tube
1. Each length stenciled with heat, size, and grade.
2. Reject tag listing, heat, size, grade, number of pieces, quantity rejected, reason for rejection, and reject (NCMR) number.
3. Bundle identification tag listing work order number. Work order number is traceable to travel card.
4. Linemarking with heat, size, grade, work order number, and specification.
5. Material tagged with heat, size, grade, work order number and specification.
6. Tape showing linemarking sent with inspection report to Quality Assurance
Note: Hold tag with work order number any time during processing when discrepancy found in piece count.
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Identification of material is established through the use of travelers (EXHIBIT 9), work-in-process
cards or material identification tags (EXHIBIT 12), green "OK TO PROCESS" tags (EXHIBIT 13), and
yellow hold tags (EXHIBIT 7).
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Identification and control of material for bare electrodes, rods, and wire products is accomplished
through the use of heat number and work order number. This control is established from the time
that source material is assigned to a work order until shipment of finished product. When it is
established through the receiving verification per Section 5, "Control of Purchased Materials, Sources
Materials and Services" of this Manual that the material, hot-rolled rod or cold drawn wire, conforms 10
to the procurement order requirements, and the material has been released by the Product Area
Quality Professional following receiving verification, Production may apply the material to the work
order. Material will be located and held in storage until applied to work orders for processing.
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Hot rolled rod to be drawn to wire by Sandvik Materials Technology will be examined by Sandvik
personnel and verified against work order for correctness when removed from inventory by the
material handler and again by the operator when the rod is conditioned. The durable identification
tags placed on the hot rolled rod by the supplier of materials contain purchase order number, heat
number and material specification or grade. The tags will remain with the material until the first 20
drawing operation. The inspector will verify the correctness of the material identity, including size,
grade and quantity and the collection of the correct number of test samples for each work order for
alloy identity testing. See Section 7, "Process Control" of this Manual.
At this stage, the material will be identified by a work-in-process card or material identification tags 25
(EXHIBIT 12). The inspector verifies and documents that all requirements have been met by initially
and dating the traveler. The material is tagged with an “OK TO PROCESS” tag (EXHIBIT 13) by the
operator and moved for further processing.
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Wire being further processed through the drawing, annealing and cleaning operations will, at each
stage during processing, be identified with work-in-process cards or material identification tags.
Splicing by welding may be done between wire coils from the same work order (i.e., the same heat 5
and size of material) when allowed by the applicable material specification. An alloy identity test per
Section 8, "Control of Examinations, Tests, and Nonconforming Material" of this Manual shall be
performed for welding material on each end to be spliced in accordance with established Control
Procedure and Instruction, except where material is spliced to repair a break during manufacturing.
The alloy identity test is documented on the traveler (EXHIBIT 9) or the in-process/final inspection 10
form (EXHIBIT 21) by the inspector.
Splicing by welding is done between work orders when the splice can be positively identified by
crimping or coloring by the operator. The splice shall be removed after the processing operation.
Removal of the splice shall be verified by the inspector who signs and dates the traveler. In-process 15
inspection of the removal of the splice may take place in parallel with subsequent operations as
described in the traveler.
If the processing is the drawing operation, confirmation of weld removal will be done as established in
Control Procedure and Instruction for alloy identity testing. See Section 8.1.2, "Inspection, 20
Examination, and Test Control - Testing", of this Manual.
The following flow diagram shows the identification system during processing of hot rolled rod to cold
drawn wire
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Source Material (Hot Rolled
Rod/Inventory Stock)
Identity Verification Conditioning
Drawing In-Process Inspection
Annealing Drawing Cleaning
Inspection Q.A.
Approval
Immediate Inventory
Stock
Segregated Area
1, 2
6
2,4
5
2
1, 2
Hold
Inventory Stocking or
Shipping
7, 8
3,4
5
2, 3
2, 4
Identification of Hot Rolled Rod and Sandvik Cold Drawn Wire 1. Supplier marking label or tag with: heat, purchase order
number, and grade or material specification.
2. Work-in-progress card or ID tag with (as a minimum) work order number.
3. Hold tag with (as a minimum) work order number.
4. OK-to-Process tag with (as a minimum) work order number.
5. Reject tag with: heat, grade, size, reject number, work order number, weight and quantity.
6. ID tag for final identification with: heat, grade, size, and work order number.
7. Coil or spool label with: heat, grade, size, work order number, and specification.
8. Sample labels sent with inspection report to Quality Assurance.
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Bare Electrodes and Rods
Cold drawn wire to be processed to bare welding electrodes and welding rods is given an incoming
inspection by the inspector to verify identity prior to processing and to confirm that the wire conforms
to the work order requirements. Green "OK TO PROCESS" tags (EXHIBIT 13) containing the work
order number, are affixed to the material by the inspector. 5
The identification tags placed on the cold drawn wire by Sandvik or the supplier of materials are
examined by inspectors along with the material at incoming inspection and remain on the wire and
follow it right up to the time the wire is placed on the processing machine, at which time the tags are
disposed of by the operators. 10
As the material is processed, further identification tags and labels are applied to the material by
operators. In the case of cut straight length rods, the material is placed into containers having
identification labels attached by the operators. In the case of spooled electrodes, labels with the
appropriate information are placed by the operators on the spools as they are moved from the 15
spooling machines. These identification labels remain on the spools and are not removed by
Sandvik.
The final identity of material is accomplished by final labeling of the material by operators when all
processing is completed. 20
The final labeling is performed in accordance with applicable material specifications listed on the
traveler, and with (as a minimum) the following information: Sandvik's identification name, grade,
heat, size, work order number, specification and weight. The heat number and the work order
number or lot number identify the material with certification. 25
The inspector verifies by signing and dating the traveler that the material receives the proper
identification at the final labeling stage. He also verifies that the traveler operation has been signed
off. When the inspector is satisfied that the material is acceptable and the labels contain the proper
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information, he signs off and dates and attaches to the traveler and forwards to Quality Assurance
one copy of the final labels for each work order.
The flow diagram on the following page shows the application of identification tags during processing
of bare electrodes and rods. 5
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Source Material (Cold Draw n
Wire or Inventory Stock)
Incoming Inspection or
Identity Verification
Electrode Spooling
In-Process Inspection
Packing Final
Inspection Q.A.
Approval
Inventory Stocking or
Shipping
Quality Assurance
1
9
4
8
4,5,6
2
Hold 7,2
5
Segregated Area
3
Sandvik Cold Draw n Wire Intermediate
Inventory Stock
10
Rod Cutting
Tagging 5,6
5 5
3
3
2
Identification of Bare Welding Electrodes 1. Supplier marking label or stamp rods with heat,
lot number, and grade or material specification. 2. OK-to-Process and ID tag with (as a minimum)
work order number. 3. Reject tag with heat, grade, size, reject
number, work order number. 4. Spool label with heat, grade, size, work order
number, and specification. 5. Box label with heat, grade, size, work order
number. 6. Rods individually stamped with heat number
and grade. 7. Hold tag with (as a minimum) work order
number. 8. Sample labels sent with inspection report to
Quality Assurance. 9. Box or tube labels for bare electrodes and rods
with heat, grade, size, work order number, specification, and weight.
10. ID tag with heat, grade, size, work order number from wire drawing operation.
Stamping
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The manufacturing of pipes, tubes, bare electrodes, rods, and wire is performed under a controlled
system, utilizing Operating Directives and Instructions, work orders and travelers, as well as
approved Control Procedures and Instructions for control of special processes, examinations and
tests. The controlled system utilizes the work orders and travelers (EXHIBITS 8 and 9) to assure that
all processes and production steps are controlled in accordance with applicable material and
customer specifications and the rules of ASME Code Section III.
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Special processes are those of which the process result cannot be fully verified by subsequent
inspection, testing, and examination of the material or product. They shall be qualified and carried
out under controlled conditions per Section 7.1.1, "Process Control, General" of this Manual.
Heat treating and nondestructive examination are special processes used by Sandvik. 5
Heat treating is a requirement for tubular products and welding products, based on standard material
and product specifications as well as special customer requirements.
Nondestructive examination is used for tubular products (ultrasonic testing and eddy current testing) 10
and for welding products (radiography).
Heat treating and nondestructive examination of tubular products are controlled by Control
Procedures and Instructions, approved by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, and by
specific instructions given on travelers, and are performed by personnel who are trained and qualified 15
per applicable internal requirements or per applicable Code and specification requirements in
accordance with Section 2.1, “Indoctrination, Training, and Qualification of Personnel” of this Manual.
Heat treating of pipe and tube is performed in continuous-type furnaces per a Control Procedure and
Instruction referenced on the traveler. The qualification of the furnace shall be done by performing 20
furnace uniformity test per a Control Procedure and Instruction. Heat treat data in the form of time,
temperature, travel speed, date, pieces per load and operator are recorded by the furnace operator
on the traveler. Inspectors verify that the operation was performed by reviewing and signing and
dating the traveler at final inspection. Time-temperature furnace charts showing time, temperature
and date are filed by the Product Area Quality Professional, the Quality Technician, or the Materials 25
Analyst.
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Thermocouples are calibrated per Section 8.2, "Control of Measuring and Test Equipment" of this
Manual, and calibration records are verified and filed by the Quality Assurance.
Nondestructive examination operations of tubular products shall be performed in accordance with
Control Procedures and Instructions, approved by the authorized Level III person, and shall be listed 5
on the traveler and shall be available to the examiner. Procedures shall be proven by actual
demonstration to the satisfaction of the Level III person. This is documented by the Level III person
approving the procedures. Nondestructive examination procedures shall be distributed per Section
3.3, "Document Control" of this Manual. Control of nondestructive examinations are further explained
in Section 8.1, "Inspection, Examination and Test Control" of this Manual. 10
Nondestructive examination of welding products (radiography) is performed by supplier of outside
services.
The Approved Suppliers List for ASME Section III and Military Applications includes independent 15
laboratories which perform special processes. All laboratories on the Approved Suppliers List are
audited for adequacy of their Quality System and their capability per Section 5, "Control of Purchased
Materials, Source Materials, and Services".
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Work orders are prepared and issued by Product Area Production Control to Production to cover the
manufacturing of tubular products and welding products. Work orders for Code material and their
revisions are reviewed and approved by Product Area Quality Professional or designee to assure
proper requirements are transferred from the Customer Order. The work order will detail material
grade, size, heat number, lot number, method and sequence of manufacture and any special 5
production, inspection, testing, and examination requirements per the Customer Order, Code, or
applicable level for non-Code Work.
Material assigned to a work order shall be only material accepted per Section 5, “Control of
Purchased Materials, Source Materials, and Services” of this Manual. 10
Production Control identifies on the work order the specific lot number and heat number of the source
material to be used, and Product Area Quality Professional or designee reviews the work order for
tubular products and welding and wire products for ASME Code III material prior to issuance to verify
the acceptability of the material as indicated. This acceptance is based on the following: (1) Material 15
applied meets the requirements of the material specification, Code and customer order; (2) All
procedures to meet the material specification and customer order are correct, accurate and in the
correct sequence; (3) That no violation of Code procedures are noted on the work order. When the
Product Area Quality Professional /QualityTechnician approves the work order, he/she will sign and
date the same. 20
The work order set may includes several copies identical with EXHIBITS 8 and 9. The primary copy
is used as the traveler copy. Other copies may be used by Inspection, Production Control,
Warehouse, Quality Assurance, or Production as needed.
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Rework of material or products during manufacturing is limited to allowances in applicable material or
product specifications and customer orders. When rework is performed after testing or inspection
activities, the reworked material or product shall be re-tested or re-inspected, as applicable, per the
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same acceptance criteria used for the initial testing or inspection. Rework or repair by welding shall
not be performed on any tubular products and welding material.
When deemed meaningful and when required by customer orders, process control plans and
statistical process control methods shall be developed and implemented and used for monitoring of 5
certain products or processes as specified in applicable Control Procedures and Instructions or
Operating Directives and Instructions.
Criteria for workmanship, when practical, is defined in applicable Control Procedures and
Instructions, in Operating Directives and Instructions, or by means of representative samples. 10
Material and products which are found to be nonconforming after rework, re-testing and re-inspection
shall be handled per Section 8.5, "Control of Nonconforming Material" per this Manual.
The following pages show detailed manufacturing and quality control flow diagrams for the flow of 15
material or product from the receiving stage to final release and shipping.
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9.1.1 Detailed Manufacturing and Quality Control Flow Diagram for Pipe and Tube
All reworked material is re-tested and re-inspected. All nonconforming material is rejected. Source Material
Receiving Verification
Q.A. Approval Inventory Stock
Q.A. Work Order Review and Material Verification
Incoming Inspection
Manufacturing Linemarking
Testing Examination Inspection
Packaging Inspection
Q.A. Approval
Shipping
Material Receiving
Verification
Q.A. Approval
Inventory Stock
Customer Order
Processing
Certification
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9.1.2 Detailed Manufacturing and Quality Control Flow Diagram for Cold Drawing of Wire from Hot
Rolled Rod
All reworked material is re-tested and re-inspected. All nonconforming material is rejected.
Source Material Hot Rolled Rod
Receiving Verification
Q.A. Approval Inventory Stock
Q.A. Work Order Review and Material Verification
Conditioning
Hold Q.A.
Release
Annealing Drawing Cleaning
Inspection Q.A. Approval
Intermediate Inventory Stock
Quality Assurance
Certification
Shipping
Drawing
In-Process Inspection
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9.1.3 Detailed Manufacturing and Quality Control Flow Diagram for Bare Welding Electrodes and Rods
All reworked material is re-tested and re-inspected. All nonconforming material is rejected.
Source Material Cold Drawn
Wire Receiving Verification
Q.A. Approval
Inventory Stock Incoming
Inspection or Identity
Verification
Cutting
Cleaning
Bare Wire Tagging In-Process
Inspection
Packaging/ Labelling
Final Inspection
Q.A. Approval
Q.A. Certification
Sandvik Cold Drawn Wire
Spooling, Cleaning Labelling
Testing
Shipping
Identification
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9.1.4 Detailed Manufacturing and Quality Control Flow Diagram for Strip Electrodes, Fluxes and Other
Types of Welding Materials, Manufactured by Outside Vendors Material
Receiving Verification
Q.A. Approval
Inventory Stock
Customer Order
Processing
Inspection Q.A. Approval
Q.A. Certification
Shipping
Marking and Labelling
Packaging
Inspection
Testing
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Sandvik makes every effort to maintain high levels of cleanliness in its manufacturing and
warehouse operations through good housekeeping, which is encouraged by Sandvik
management.
The procedures for handling, protection and storage of materials and products to prevent 5
damage and deterioration as well as procedures for packing, marking and shipping, are written in
the form of Control Procedures and Instructions as required. They regulate, in detail, the special
procedures to be followed by Production and Quality Assurance personnel, as well as special
requirements regulated by specific customer requirements. When special procedures are
required, they are specified on the traveler and verified by inspector signature and date. 10
Standard practices meeting ANSI, ASME, ASTM, AWS, MIL and other specifications are used for
packing of tubular product and welding and wire products. When additional customer
requirements apply, they shall be indicated in the work order.
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Handling, protection and storage is performed to minimize contamination of pipe and tubes after
final cleaning. Clean slings are used for carrying tube bundles with overhead cranes; plastic
sheets are also used as lining in shipping containers when so specified. When specified by the
customer, plastic end caps are used on each length of pipe and tube.
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The overall inspection system for material and product examination utilizes Control Procedures
and Instructions and is designed in order to comply with requirements per ASME Code Section
III, ASME, ASTM, AWS and other specifications, as well as requirements as specified in
customer orders.
5
Inspection shall be performed by personnel trained and qualified in accordance with Section 2,
"Personnel", of this Manual and per approved Control Procedures and Instructions. Tubular
products and welding products per ASME Code Section III shall be inspected by qualified
inspectors. Personnel performing inspection shall be other than those who have performed the
activity being inspected and shall not report directly to the immediate supervisor responsible for 10
the work being performed.
Control of purchased material and product is accomplished by receiving verification activities in
accordance with approved Control Procedures and Instructions applicable to each Product Area.
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The receiving verification includes verification of packing list to be in accordance with purchase
order and verification of material to be in accordance with packing list. When applicable, the
material verification includes product marking and identification. The verifications are
documented by responsible personnel by signing and dating applicable documents or by
controlled entry and exit when electronic storage of data and records is used. 20
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Certified Material Test Reports for tubular products and welding products are reviewed and
approved by the Product Area Quality Professional or designee. When electronic storage of data
and records is used for Certified Material Test Reports and Material Certificates, controls shall be
specified in an approved Control Procedure and Instruction.
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All suppliers of source material, material and services are required to supply material certificates
with the material. Material organizations having an ASME Quality System Certificate (Materials)
shall certify that the material or service was produced under the provision of ASME Code and
include their Quality System certificate number and expiration date. Suppliers of source material
and subcontracted services and material organizations not having an ASME Quality System 10
Certificate which have been approved by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy shall list
the revision and date of the written program to which the source material, material, or service was
manufactured or supplied. It shall be the responsibility of Quality Assurance to verify that the
required information is correct. The Approved Supplier Listing for ASME Section III and Military
Applications shall be used as the principal reference document. 15
No material received is placed in allocatable inventory or applied to a work order or customer
order until receiving verification is completed and documented. All inventoried material shall be
identified and traceable to the procurement documents by heat number and purchase order
number/lot number. 20
Any material not conforming to the requirements per purchase order and material specifications,
will be rejected and so identified. It will be segregated to await Product Area Quality Professional
disposition in accordance with the nonconforming material handling procedure per Section 8.5,
"Control of Nonconforming Material", of this Manual. 25
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The identification of source material or material assigned to a work order shall be verified by
trained and qualified personnel per applicable approved Control Procedure and Instruction,
Process Outline, or Process Control Plan/Quality Control Plan.
When incoming inspection is required, it is performed by inspectors per approved Control 5
Procedures and Instructions referenced on the traveler.
In-process inspection of welding products and final inspection of pipe and tube and welding
products are performed by inspectors per approved Control Procedures and Instructions to verify
that material meets material specification and Code requirements. 10
Sampling of pipe and tube is done per MIL-STD-105E and ANSI Z1.4.
Sampling of semi-finished and finished material for bare electrodes, rods and welding inserts is
done per Specification MIL-E-19933 for stainless grades and MIL-E-21562 for nickel alloys, 15
copper-nickel and copper alloys.
Sampling and AQL is established in approved Control Procedures and Instructions.
Detection of a defect at inspection by sampling for Code material shall require the total inspection 20
of that lot of material for that attribute.
Acceptance of covered electrodes per Code requirements is based on inspection by Quality
Assurance per approved Control Procedure and Instruction.
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Customer inspection hold points are not normally used in the manufacturing process. However,
upon request from a customer, such hold points could be established for the purpose of customer
review and observation of final inspection and testing operations.
If material or products, at any stage in the process of manufacturing or during examination and 5
testing, is found to be nonconforming, and not capable to be re-worked, the material or product
will be handled in accordance with Section 8.5, "Control of Nonconforming Material", of this
Manual.
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All testing is done in accordance with approved Control Procedures and Instructions, Laboratory
Procedures and Instructions, and customer requirements. The Product Area Quality Professional
or Materials Laboratory personnel review test procedures and documents and verify by signing
and dating that all test results meet the applicable requirements. No material or products will 5
receive final approval and certification from the Quality Assurance Department unless the
required tests are performed and the results are documented and verified to be within acceptable
limits.
Test samples are identified as a minimum by work order or lot number, which is traceable to 10
specification, size and heat number. Identification is done by the individual responsible for
collecting samples and is maintained by laboratory personnel.
Destructive testing such as physical testing and corrosion testing is performed by Materials
Analysts in Sandvik's Materials Laboratory in accordance with applicable specifications and 15
customer requirements. Test material is identified, at a minimum, by work order number, which is
traceable to specification, size and heat number. Identification is verified by laboratory personnel
when collecting samples and is maintained by laboratory personnel during testing.
Nondestructive examinations are performed by Sandvik or by an approved supplier of testing 20
services. Approved procedures, which assure compliance with ASME Code Section III,
applicable material specifications and customer requirements, are issued and maintained on a
controlled copy basis by the Quality Assurance Department, along with applicable personnel
qualifications.
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The Sandvik Level III person prepares the written practice in the form of a Control Procedure and
Instruction, which shall comply with the applicable edition of SNT-TC-1A. For material per ASME
Code Section III requirements, the written practice shall comply with SNT-TC-1A (edition as
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specified in the Code) and the Code. The written practice is approved by the Director/Manager,
Quality and Metallurgy.
When nondestructive examination is performed by an approved supplier of services in
accordance with the ASME Code, the following shall apply:
(1) The suppliers written practice shall be reviewed and approved by the Director/Manager, 5
Quality and Metallurgy as complying with SNT-TC-1A (edition as specified in the Code) and
the Code;
(2) The supplier personnel qualification records are reviewed and approved by the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy or Level III person;
(3) The nondestructive examination procedures to be used by the supplier shall be the Sandvik 10
Control Procedure and Instruction or the supplier's procedure approved by the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy, or Sandvik Level III. The nondestructive
examination procedure shall be specified on the purchase order;
(4) Supplier's nondestructive examination report shall be reviewed and approved by the Product
Area Quality Professional. At a minimum, these nondestructive reports shall indicate the 15
applicable examination procedure, the name and qualification level of the individual
performing the examination, reference to Sandvik purchase order/work order, number of
pieces examined, and number of pieces accepted.
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Testing is scheduled in the production operation sequence. Testing is performed to assure
compliance with applicable materials specifications, ASME Code Section III, and customer
requirements. These requirements are specified on Product Requirement Review Sheet listed on
the traveler. Detailed Control Procedures and Instructions for testing are listed on the traveler and
are available at each test station and maintained on a controlled copy basis by Quality 25
Assurance. They are available for review and approval by customers upon request.
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Welding Materials
Testing is performed to assure compliance with applicable materials specifications, ASME Code
Section III, MIL, and customer requirements. These requirements are specified on Product
Requirement Review Sheet listed on the traveler. Tests performed by Sandvik on welding
materials are chemical analysis, ferrite determinations, all-weld metal tensile tests, fillet weld 5
tests, groove weld usability tests and bend tests.
Test welding is performed in the Welding Laboratory by the test welder and the Materials
Laboratory personnel perform the chemical analysis and physical testing as specified on the
specification review sheet. 10
Radiography testing of weld plates per MIL specifications, customer or Code requirements is
performed by an approved outside testing laboratory.
In order to meet the requirements of certain MIL Specifications for welding materials, weld metal 15
material for MIL and Code applications is subjected to alloy identity testing during incoming
inspection. This alloy identity testing is performed by inspectors and/or Materials Laboratory on
each coil of hot rod and each coil, and capstan or spool of cold drawn. It involves the use of an
optical emission spectrometer or chemical analysis or other approved methods as specified in
approved Control Procedure and Instruction for alloy identity testing. Alloy identity testing is 20
documented by the inspector signature and date on the traveler.
Such controls of welding materials identity for MIL and Code applications are also applied at the
time of splicing by welding during further processing by Sandvik Materials Technology or its
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Welding Products
Testing is performed to assure compliance with applicable materials specifications and customer
requirements. Chemical analysis and mechanical testing is performed by the Materials
Laboratory.
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Measuring and test equipment must be calibrated, used and properly maintained to assure
accuracy within necessary limits.
The calibration program is documented in a Control Procedure and Instruction. The program,
based on MIL-STD-45662A and ISO 10012, provides for the control of the accuracy of the 5
measuring and test equipment which is used to assure that supplies and services presented to
the government or a customer representative for acceptance, are in conformance with prescribed
technical requirements.
Calibration is performed by the Quality and Metallurgy Function or by a qualified subcontractor of 10
calibration services.
New and repaired measuring and test equipment is calibrated and/or verified prior to use. Master
gauge blocks used for calibration and instruments to be calibrated will be kept at the same
maintained temperature (+/-5oF) before and during calibration to eliminate any deviation due to 15
temperature change.
All measuring and test equipment shall be identified, serialized and a calibration record file
maintained by the Quality and Metallurgy Function. All measuring and test equipment records
shall identify the equipment and show the frequency of calibration requirements, tolerances, 20
results, procedure and revision used, traceability to the standard used, the name of the person
performing the calibration, and the date of calibration. Where appropriate, steps shall be taken to
prevent possible adjustments to measuring equipment that would invalidate the calibration and
subsequent measurement results. This may include, but is not limited to, removing wrenches
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Records may consist of electronically-maintained records (See Section 3.4 For Computer
Security) or certifications from suppliers of calibration services.
The boxes or receptacles where the instruments and gauges are stored shall be properly
identified with the identification traceable to the instruments, and any defective and obsolete 5
gauges shall be immediately withdrawn from use and records shall be noted accordingly.
Calibration stickers are used to indicate date of calibration and next calibration due date and the
initials of the person performing the calibration.
All measuring and test equipment shall be calibrated utilizing reference standards whose 10
calibration is certified as being traceable to national standards, where such standards exist, or
the equipment manufacturer's recommended standards. Reference standards requiring
calibration by a high level standards laboratory shall be calibrated by an approved commercial
facility capable of providing the required service, a government laboratory or by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). All reference standards used in the calibration 15
system shall be supported by certificates, reports, instrumentation identification and data sheets
attesting to the date, accuracy and conditions under which the results furnished were obtained.
The calibration source (Quality and Metallurgy Function or subcontractor) shall notify the
responsible Product Area Quality Professional in writing of measuring and test equipment found 20
to be out-of-tolerance. Measuring and test equipment damaged is considered out-of-tolerance.
When periodic checks to determine that calibration is maintained are performed by someone
other than the Quality and Metallurgy Function, necessary adjustments and re-calibration, as
deemed necessary, shall be performed by the Quality and Metallurgy Function. 25
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Equipment for mechanical testing, such as tensile testing machines, hardness testers, equipment
for temperature control, pressure gauges, are calibrated at the established intervals by an
approved outside supplier of calibration services.
Calibration records will include the certification of equipment from the supplier with the results of 5
their test referenced in Sandvik's gauge records. The certification shall be checked by Quality
and Metallurgy Function personnel to verify that the certification is signed and dated and that the
equipment is within the specified tolerances as stated on the gauge record card. When it is
determined that the certification is in compliance with the above, gauge records will be updated
accordingly. 10
Standard nondestructive examination equipment is calibrated per approved Control Procedure
and Instruction, and calibration records and controls shall be in accordance with this section of
the Manual.
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For chemical analysis equipment calibration is performed and maintained by Materials Laboratory
personnel. Calibration records for this kind of equipment is maintained and stored by the
Materials Laboratory personnel and shall be traceable to the equipment serial number.
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The Product Area Quality Professional shall document what corrective action is required for the
material or products which the defective measuring and test equipment could have been used on
since the last valid calibration of the measuring and test equipment. Since Sandvik does not use
specific measuring and test equipment, all material or product of the size, condition, or process
applicable to the use of the measuring and test equipment is considered suspect. If a review 5
determines that all applicable material or product requirements have not been met, the Product
Area Quality Professional shall prepare a Nonconforming Material Report identifying the involved
material or product by work order number and heat number. The Nonconforming Material Report
shall be processed in accordance with Section 8.5, "Control of Nonconforming Material" of this
Manual. When nonconforming material already has been shipped, the customer shall be notified 10
in writing of the condition.
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Throughout the entire manufacturing operation sequence, the inspection and test status is
identified by a series of recording and labeling activities.
The system is designed to ensure that no material or product is dispatched until all the specified
inspection and testing activities have been satisfactorily completed and the associated data and 5
documentation have been reviewed and approved by authorized personnel.
Verification of compliance to customer orders, work orders and Product Requirements Review
Sheets is accomplished prior to shipping or stocking, and when the material or product is ready to
be certified. At the time of certification, Quality Assurance is responsible for having compiled all 10
required information to assure that the detailed requirements are met. This is accomplished by
the Product Area Quality Professional or designee review and approval of inspection and test
reports, material certificates for source material, laboratory test reports and any other special
document(s) generated during manufacturing.
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The status of tests performed upon individual work orders of material is indicated on the traveler
by signing off by production supervisor or inspectors. Testing, examination, and inspection
reports are issued by SNT-TC-1A qualified inspectors for nondestructive testing and inspectors
for final inspection in accordance with Control Procedures and Instructions. See Section 8,
"Control of Examinations, Tests, and Nonconforming Material" of this Manual. 20
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If material or product is suspected to be nonconforming to the Code or any other applicable
requirements anytime during the processing, including receiving verification and incoming
inspection, the suspect material or product shall have a yellow Hold Tag (EXHIBIT 7) or a
uniquely numbered Nonconforming Material Report (NCMR) (EXHIBIT 17) or a red Reject Tag
(EXHIBIT 5) referencing the NCMR number applied or shall be scrapped immediately using the 5
scrap bins/hoppers throughout the facility. The yellow hold tag shall contain the work order
number as a minimum, and shall remain on the material or product until it has been established
by the Product Area Quality Professional or designee whether a nonconformance exists or if the
material or product can be reworked or reprocessed. If the material or product is found to be
nonconforming, the inspector shall remove the yellow hold tag, create an NCMR and tag the 10
material or product with a copy of the NCMR or a red reject tag. When the material or product is
scrapped immediately, the quantity and reason for the scrapping shall be recorded on the traveler
by the inspector or production supervisors.
All material or product, which has been rejected (regardless of reason), is segregated by the 15
inspector. The inspector administers the use of the reject tags and is responsible for the
recording of the necessary information from the nonconformance to the tags. He is also
responsible for the distribution of the reject information. The hard copy of the tag is attached to
the material or product, and all relevant information is electronically transmitted to Product Area
Quality Professional for disposition of the material. When there are several loose units included 20
on rejection tag, such as several skids of material, additional red reject tags will be attached by
the inspector to each individual item, and this tag shall be marked with the number of the original
NCMR.
The Product Area Quality Professional maintains a Nonconforming Material Report as the 25
permanent record of all rejections and dispositions of reject material or product.
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The Product Area Quality Professional or his designee approves the disposition of all
nonconforming material or product. The Product Area Quality Professional may decide and then
issue the disposition. When deemed necessary by the Product Area Quality Professional, the
disposition will be made by representatives of Quality Assurance, Sales, Materials, or Production.
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When material or product received from outside suppliers is found to be non-conforming or
suspect during receiving verification, incoming inspection or any later stage of manufacturing or
processing, the supplier will be notified when necessary by the Product Area Quality Professional
of the reason for rejection by the forwarding to them of the applicable Nonconforming Material
Report. 10
To insure that the disposition is carried out, when the material or product is disposed of per
instructions, the hard copy of the reject tag, which was physically attached to the material, or
product is removed by the person verifying the disposition. This person shall remove the tag
when the disposition of the material or product is satisfactorily carried out. This person will then 15
forward the necessary disposition information to the Product Area Quality Professional or
designee. The Product Area Quality Professional or designee will then use this information to
generate the necessary objective evidence of proper material or product disposition.
When disposition of nonconforming material or products is complete, the Product Area Quality 20
Professional shall review the nonconformance for possible corrective action in accordance with
Section 9.2, "Corrective Action" of this Manual.
Nonconforming material or product that cannot be used for further processing and must be
scrapped shall be segregated and identified as scrapped material or product(s). The 25
identification can be made by tags, marking by paint, cutting up to short lengths or collected in
scrap bins prior to disposal.
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In order to have independent internal control and provide timely feedback information in the
effectiveness of the entire Quality System Program, planned and periodic audits are performed
per Control Procedure and Instructions by an audit team such that the entire program is audited
annually. The timing shall be established by a schedule maintained by the Director/Manager,
Quality and Metallurgy for such audits. It will be the responsibility of the audit team by the use of 5
checklists approved by the Lead Auditor to determine that quality activities as documented in the
Quality Assurance Manual and Control Procedures and Instructions are effective and being
followed correctly. It is also their responsibility to identify problem areas and initiate corrective
action. The audits shall also determine that the document control system for Quality System
documents per Section 3.3, "Document Control" of this Manual is effective. 10
Internal audits are directed by a lead auditor whose qualification shall be based on education and
experience; (Appendix 2A-3 of ANSI/ASME NQA-1, 2008 Edition, 2009a Addenda shall be used),
training and written examination (passing an internally administered qualification examination or a
grade/certificate from an externally assessed Lead Auditor Training Course and Examination), 15
and audit participation (participated in a total of five (5) audits within three years) per an approved
Control Procedure and Instruction, and designated as a lead auditor by the Director/Manager,
Quality and Metallurgy, and are performed by persons knowledgeable in the area being audited.
Qualification of internal audit team members is covered in separate Control Procedures and
Instructions and shall be accomplished by the audit team leader through a pre-audit briefing. 20
This briefing will consist of the following topics:
1. Description of basic Quality System and review of Manual.
2. Review of present Control Procedures and Instructions. This review is done to enable
the audit team to know what guidelines should be used in auditing specific areas. 25
3. Review of audit checklist and areas to be audited.
4. Manner in which the audit is to be performed.
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5. Review of last internal audit report.
Written evidence of the briefing shall be placed in the internal audit file. The audit team shall
consist of representatives drawn from various functions within the organization, as appointed by
the audit team leader. The audit shall be designed so that when a particular area is being 5
audited, the person(s) performing the audit in this specific area shall not have direct responsibility
for the activity being performed. This specifically includes the Quality Assurance Department.
Audit results shall be recorded on the audit checklist.
To supplement the internal audit of the Quality Assurance Department, external SMT qualified 10
lead auditors may be utilized to audit Quality Assurance activities on a biannual basis, at a
minimum.
Formal audit reports shall be issued by the audit team leader within seven days and submitted to
responsible product area management for review including the President, Sandvik Materials 15
Technology, the Vice President, Product Area Tube, the Production Unit Manager – Product Area
Tube, the Vice President, Product Area Wire, and the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
The Director/Manager-Quality & Metallurgy shall also be provided with a copy of the audit
checklists. It shall be the responsibility of the audit team leader to initiate corrective action per
Section 9.2, "Corrective Action" of this Manual for the audit findings. The Director/Manager, 20
Quality and Metallurgy shall cause follow-up of audit findings to assure adequate resolution. The
completed Corrective Action Report shall be reviewed for objective evidence of corrections of the
findings. A follow-up audit may be required when considered necessary by the
Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy.
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A corrective action program is established and documented in a Control Procedure and
Instruction to assure prompt identification of discrepancies and conditions adverse to quality. The
Product Area Quality Professional is responsible for reporting these conditions to the
management of the area where the discrepancies are found on a Corrective Action Report
(EXHIBIT 19 for tubular products and welding products). These areas include but are not limited 5
to: Production Departments, Sales Departments, Purchasing, Traffic, Quality Assurance,
suppliers of materials and products, subcontracted services, customer complaints and reports of
product nonconformities.
Quality Assurance shall use the Corrective Action Report to identify the discrepancy, the 10
requirement and may provide a recommendation. The Report will be sent to the responsible
individual requesting the cause of discrepancy, action taken to correct the discrepancy, action
taken to prevent recurrence, and to eliminate the root cause of nonconformities. The responsible
individual shall also indicate the timing required for completion. The Corrective Action Report is
used by Quality Assurance for documentation and for reporting corrective action to appropriate 15
levels of management within Sandvik Materials Technology.
A time limit shall be specified for the reply. When the response indicates that the corrective
action has been implemented promptly, the Product Area Quality Professional shall ensure that
corrective action was taken and that it is effective. When the corrective action cannot be 20
immediately implemented, the Product Area Quality Professional shall follow up, verify, and
document the implementation of the corrective action within an appropriate time frame, based on
the estimated completion date, to ensure that it is effective and in place. If the response is found
to be inadequate or ineffective, a second Corrective Action shall be escalated to a higher level of
management by the Product Area Quality Professional. 25
Repetitive nonconformances and trends shall be considered by the Product Area Quality
Professional. For repetitive nonconformances and trends, a separate Corrective Action Report
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shall be issued by the Product Area Quality Professional. The analysis shall be reported to and
actions followed up by the Product Area Quality Improvement Teams or Management Teams.
Based on the results of corrective actions and trends, changes to documented procedures shall
be made as needed. 5
When defective material or products or conditions adverse to quality are identified as resulting
from material supplier or subcontractor nonconformance and requiring corrective action as
determined by the Product Area Quality Professional, a Nonconforming Material Report (EXHIBIT
17) which refers to a Corrective Action Report for Tubular Products and for Welding Products 10
(EXHIBIT 19) shall be issued by the Product Area Quality Professional.
Vendors and subcontractors not providing adequate corrective action shall be removed from the
Approved Supplier List for ASME Section III and Military Applications. For ASME Code Section
III requirements, this removal shall be made by the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy. 15
Rules for reporting of safety-related defects and noncompliances per 10CFR21 are established in
an approved Control Procedure and Instruction.
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A Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) shall be furnished, certifying conformance to
specification or customer requirements.
Material Certificates (Certified Material Test Reports -- EXHIBIT 20) for Code material and MIL
specification material shall be prepared and signed by the Director/Manager, Quality and 5
Metallurgy or designee. A prior review of the material purchase and production records shall
have been made to assure the Director/Manager, Quality and Metallurgy or desigee, that all
requirements of the customer's purchase order have been met.
The Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) shall affirm that the contents of the report are correct 10
and accurate and that all test results and operations performed by Sandvik Materials Technology
or its subcontractor are in compliance with material specification and the specific applicable
material requirements of the ASME Code Section III. It shall include the actual results of all
required chemical analysis, tests and examinations and specific times, temperature ranges and
cooling rates, where applicable, to the heat treatment of pipe, tubes and weld test specimens. 15
Chemical analysis, tests, examinations and heat treatments required by the purchaser that were
not performed shall be indicated. The applicable Sandvik ASME Quality System Certificate
Number and expiration date shall be included on the certificate for Code material when the
requirements of this Quality Manual have been met.
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The certification shall identify the applicable material by heat and/or lot number and shall include
the test results and operations performed by Sandvik and identify those performed by its
subcontractors. All approved certifications received from other Material Organizations or
approved suppliers for required chemical analysis (including melting mill heat analysis), heat
treatments, tests and examinations shall be furnished as an identified attachment to the Certified 25
Material Test Report. When operations other than chemical analysis, heat treatments, tests and
examinations are subcontracted, these operations and the approved suppliers performing these
activities shall be listed on the Certified Material Test Report, or the approved suppliers
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certification for the operation shall be furnished as an attachment to the Certified Material Test
Report.
Where Sandvik supplies and certifies material procured from another Material Organization per
ASME Code Section III requirements, the certificate shall affirm that the contents of the report are 5
correct and accurate and that all test results and operations performed by Sandvik Materials
Technology or its subcontractor are in compliance with material specification and the specific
applicable material requirements of the ASME Code Section III; and identify the applicable
material by heat and/or lot number, and include those operations performed by Sandvik and
identify those performed by its subcontractors. Sandvik shall, as a Material Organization, 10
transmit with this certificate a copy of producing Material Organization’s Certified Materials Test
Report, and subcontractor’s certificate, and shall include the Sandvik Quality System Certificate
Number and expiration date on the Sandvik Certified Material Test Report (CMTR), when the
requirements of this Manual have been met.
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When product form conversion is performed, the Certificate shall state that the material conforms
to the applicable dimensional requirements of the material specification and the ASME Code
Section III.
Sandvik will supply upon request any additional records of any subcontracted service, plus a 20
statement of compliance with all materials.
When unqualified source material is used, per ASME Code Section III requirements, Sandvik
shall transmit the source material manufacturer's heat analysis and the CMTR shall include the
product analysis of each piece of source material used. In addition, the result of all other tests, 25
examinations or treatments per the Material Specification, shall be included on the Certified
Material Test Report for each piece of source material.
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The below-listed forms and documents are examples of those used in the Quality Systems. Modifications to these forms and documents can be made without revising this section of the Manual, provided the forms and documents, as a minimum, contain all of the information from the superseded form/document(s). However, at the next issuance of the manual, all forms shall be brought up to their current revision regardless. EXHIBIT NUMBER
TITLE
REVISION NUMBER
REVISION DATE
1 Sales Order 0 04/08/2009
2 Specification Review Sheet/Product Requirements Review for Tubular Products
0 04/08/2009
3 Specification Review Sheet/ Product Requirements Review for Welding Material and Wire Products
0 04/08/2009
4 Laboratory Request Item Form 0 04/08/2009
5 Reject Tag 0 04/08/2009
6 Quality Manual Acknowledgment Letter 0 04/08/2009
7 Hold Tag 0 04/08/2009
8 Tube Production Work Order (Shop Traveler) 0 04/08/2009
9 Welding and Wire Production Work Order (Shop Traveler) 0 04/08/2009
10 Bundle Identification Tag for Tubular Products 0 04/08/2009
11 Final Inspection Form for Tubular Products 0 04/08/2009
12 Material Identification Tags (Welding and Wire Products) 0 04/08/2009
13 OK to Process Tag 0 04/08/2009
14 Laboratory Test Report (Tubular Products) 0 04/08/2009
15 Eddy Current Test Report (Tubular Products) 0 04/08/2009
16 Ultrasonic Test Report (Tubular Products) 0 04/08/2009
17 Nonconforming Material Reports 0 04/08/2009
18 Process Control Plan/Quality Control Plan (SAMPLE) 0 04/08/2009
19 Corrective Action Report (Tubular and Welding Products) 0 04/08/2009
20 Certified Material Test Reports (Tubular and Welding Products)
0 04/08/2009
21 In-Process and Final Inspection Report for Bare Electrodes, Rods, and Welding Products Cut or Spooled by Sandvik Materials Technology
0 04/08/2009
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