FLOWLINK SYSTEMS.

ARASUR Survey Items: Castings

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Registered
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Head office
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Factory names
and addresses
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Company
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Contact person "ame
#elephone num$er
Facsimile num$er
E%mail address
Esta$lished year
&ain products
Customers &a'or Overseas
Customers (past 1( years!
)or*ing hours )or*ing Hours +& : to & :
(Lunch ,rea* : to : !
"um$er of -or* shifts :
Holiday
Others Competitive roducts
#echnical advantages of
your company
Commercial advantages of
your company
.our Competitors
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&anagements
+dministrators
rocurement staffs
E/peditors
0uality assurance staffs
0uality control staffs
R# 1ualified e/aminers ( ! for in%house2 3 4 for outsourcing
5# 1ualified e/aminers ( ! for in%house2 3 4 for outsourcing
# 1ualified e/aminers ( ! for in%house2 3 4 for outsourcing
&# 1ualified e/aminers ( ! for in%house2 3 4 for outsourcing
&etallurgists
Casting lan
(&ethodology! Engineer
roduction engineers
Certified -elders
)elding supervisors
Factory -or*ers
Other staffs

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+8&E2 +72 etc Certification List the certifications:
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings

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information
Foundry area Covered +rea m6
#otal +rea m6
"um$er of employees
&anufacturing capacity
(-eight per a year!
tons : year
&anufacturing records
($y -eight!
<; years ago= : from /// to ///
>omestic % ( tons!
E/port % ( tons!
<6 years ago= : from /// to ///
>omestic % ( tons!
E/port % ( tons!
<Last year= : from /// to ///
>omestic % ( tons!
E/port % ( tons!
&a/imum
)eight of 8ingle
Casting for
?alves
Car$on 8teels:
% total -eight including risers : @gs
% net product -eight e/cluding risers : @gs
Lo- +lloy 8teels (Cr: 1.6AB % 9B!:
% total -eight including risers : @gs
% net product -eight e/cluding risers : @gs
+ustenitic 8tainless 8teels:
% total -eight including risers : @gs
% net product -eight e/cluding risers : @gs
Casting &ethod lease indicate your casting
method such as lost-a/ or
sandcasting2 and their
production range $y -eight.
&achining
8ervice
lease advise us -hether
your company is capa$le of
machining -or* for castings.
lease select from follo-ing reply:
% .es2 -e can do machining to finished level.
% .es2 -e can do rough machining.
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings

Factory Name and Location

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% "o2 -e cannot do machining -or*.
&anufacturing
E1uipment
details
(in addition2
please su$mit
the list of all
e1uipment in
the factory!
Cranes 7ndoor:
Outdoor:
&elting furnaces Capacity:
Refining furnace .es:"o2
7f yes:
- >escri$e details2 and
- )hich case do you use itC
)elding &achines
Heat treatment furnaces Capacity and &a/imum temperature
0uenching pool
&achining
#esting and
7nspection
E1uipment
details
(in addition2
please su$mit
the list of all
e1uipment in
the factory!
&7 e1uipment
F" chec*er
# solvents
&# e1uipment
5# e1uipment
R# e1uipment
Reference radiograph +8#&s +8#& E1DE (originals2 not copies!: .es or "o
+8#& EFFE (originals2 not copies!: .es or "o
R# room
ressure testing Hydrostatic:
neumatic:
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s8craps )hat are your 1uality
re1uirements of scrapsC
Ho- do you verify 1uality of
scrapsC
7s &7 applied to scraps
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a!Ho- fre1uentC
$!Ho- do you record the &7
resultsC
>oes the foundry control
$ac* remelt:return scrap $y
alloyC
8u$%contracts:
such as casting
plan
(methodology!2
mould ma*ing2
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mechanical
testing2 heat
treatment etc.
Range of su$%contracts
(scope of services!
8u$%contractors
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Casting lan
(&ethodology!
)ho prepares2 revie-s2 and
approves casting plansC
Ho- long e/perience do they
haveC
Have you ever $een instructed
$y any other company ho-
casting plans are esta$lishedC
7f yes2 please indicate the
details.
Ho- do you esta$lish and
1ualify prototype casting
plansC (for ne- materials2
shapes2 or thic*ness castings!
a! #rial products and their
evaluation details (-ho2
ho-!.
$! Feed$ac* from the
evaluation results.
c! +cceptance Criteria.
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>ie for &a*ing
patterns
a! )ho manufactures diesC
(7n%house : 8u$contract!
$! )ho designs a >ieC
&ould >o you have any procedures
for &ould ma*ingC
7f yes2 please e/plain it
$riefly.
lease descri$e typical sand
conditions.
a! 8and #ype
$! Composition
c! Grain fineness
d! +dditives
>o you have any procedures
for drying the mouldsC
7f yes2 please e/plain it
$riefly.
>ies Ho- do you control die
conditions2 such as
dimensions2 surface
roughnessC
)hat criteria do you haveC
attern )hat type of -a/ useC
)hat is a 0C chec* used for
attern -a/C
ouring >o you have dedicated
melting furnaces for each
materialC
7f one melting furnace is used
for various materials2 is there
any special careC
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings
Ho- is the pouring
temperature controlledC
7s the pouring procedure
esta$lishedC
7f yes2 please e/plain it
$riefly.
a! Ho- to pour melting
metal into mould
$! Ho- to remove slag
c! ouring temperature
d! ouring speed (rate! (H!
e! ouring time (H!
(H! should $e varied
depending on casting
siIe:-eight
Ho- chemical composition is
controlled against the code
re1uirementsC
Ho- is off%spec castings
handledC
@noc*%out >o you have *noc*%out
procedureC
7f yes2 please e/plain it
$riefly.
a! &ould removal
$! 8ha*e out (sand
removal!
c! Riser removal
d! ,lasting
e! ?isual chec*
.ield Ratio lease indicate typical yield
ratio in your foundry.
a! Car$on steel and L#C8
$! Lo- +lloy 8teel
c! +ustenitic stainless
steel
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings
)elding )hat are your company
standard criteria to 'udge
casting -ith defects -hether
to $e repair -elded or to $e
re'ected (scraped!C
Ho- do you monitor -elding
conditionsC
List of -elding procedures to
+8&E 8ec 7J.
reheat for -eldingC
Rod ovens usedC
(&ain oven: Flas* oven!
Ho- are the )8:0Rs
handled to $e complied
during manufacturingC
For e/ample2 provided for
each -elderC or2 displayed in
shopC
Ho- are the -elding
electrodes controlled -ith
regard to drying temperature
and hoursC
7n -hat case do you perform
)H# for -elding repair as
your company standardC
Heat #reatment Ho- many furnacesC
8iIeC
#ype of FurnaceC
(Oil fired : Electric!
+re there any procedures
ho- to stac* the castings in
furnaceC
7f yes2 please e/plain it
$riefly.
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Ho- do you verify the metal
temperature in the stac*ed
condition in furnaceC
Ho- do you monitor the heat
treatment conditionsC
a! lease indicate loading
method of castings from
heat treatment furnace to
1uenching pool2 such as
automatic or $y manual.
$! lease indicate the
ma/imum allo-a$le time
to move casting from heat
treatment furnace to
1uenching pool2 for:
$%1 ! +ustenitic stainless
steel
$%6 ! 66Cr duple/
stainless steel
$%; ! 6ACr super duple/
stainless steel
0uench #an* 8iIe
+gitationC
lease indicate the -ater
1uenching facilities.
a! )ater chilling method
$! >istance $et-een -ater
pool and heat treatment
furnace
c! Ho- to control -ater
temperature
d! Capacity
e! Ho- to stir the -ater
Cali$ration of
Heat #reatment
Furnace
&ulti point 8urveyC
Ho- oftenC
Cali$ration according toC
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings
Cali$ration of recorders K
controllersC
Ho- oftenC
O$tained Cali$ration
Certificates
0uench evaluation $y
&etallographic test doneC
Ho- oftenC
#est $ar -ith castings
through all cyclesC
Ho- are heat treated
castings identifiedC
7dentification and
8torage
Ho- do you identify and store
castings to $e repair -eldedC
Ho- do you identify and store
re'ected (to $e scraped!
castingsC
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Casting 0uality
Control
Ho- do you control casting
1ualityC
>o you perform any ">E or
metallurgical : mechanical
tests in daily production as
your company standardC (if
purchaser specify nothing!
Ho-2 -hen2 and ho- many
times are the mechanical
properties measuredC
)hat is the relationship to
heat treatment $atchC
Ho-2 -hen2 and ho- many
times are the chemical
compositions analyIedC
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings
)hat are the casting defect
acceptance criteria in your
company standardC For
e/ample2 defect siIe2 defect
depth2 defect type2 repair
volume2 materials.
lease inform us of the
follo-ing cases:
a! +ccepta$le castings
-ithout repair -elding
- 8urface defects
- 7nternal defects
$! +ccepta$le castings -ith
repair -elding
- 8urface defects
- 7nternal defects
c! Re'ected (to $e scraped!
castings
- 8urface defects
- 7nternal defects
>o you maintain a record of
casting defectsC 7f yes2 ho-
much is your defect ratio in
past ; yearsC
a! +ccepta$le castings -ith
grinding $ut -ithout
repair -elding
$! +ccepta$le castings -ith
repair -elding
c! Re'ected (to $e scraped!
castings
Re'ection ratios:
a! casting re'ected $y
internal inspection
$! casting re'ected $y ;
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party (or customer!
inspection
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)ho has responsi$ility for
'udging -hether a casting to
$e accepted2 accepted -ith
repair -eld2 or re'ected
(scrapped!C
"on
Conformances
>o you maintain a record of
"CR ("on%conformance
report!C
7f yes2 -hat is your non%
conformance ratio in past ;
years C
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Cali$ration of
test e1uipments
(i! List type2 $rand2
and model of e1uipment
used to perform chemical
analysis.
(ii! 7s the e1uipment
used for the chemical
analysis cali$rated in
accordance -ith the
applica$le specification or
manufacturerMs
recommendationsC
(iii! +re the standards
used to cali$rate the test
e1uipment tracea$le to a
"78# standard or other
recogniIed organiIationC
(iv! +re the standards
used representative of the
full range of alloys
produced $y the facilityC
(v! 7s the testing
e1uipment capa$le of
reporting full 1uantitative
values2 including trace
elements2 for the alloys
produced $y the foundryC
(vi! 7s a documented
procedure used for
preparing the test
coupons and
accomplishing the
mechanical property
testingC
(vii! 7s this procedure
availa$le at the -or*ing
levelC
(viii! 7s there a
documented training plan2
including training records2
for this procedureC
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings
8tandards used &88%8%AA2
+8#& EFFE2
+7 E+
+8#& +;A6
+8#& +;A1
+8#& +L(;
+8#& +;L(
Other N as applica$le
FLOWLINK SYSTEMS. ARASUR Survey Items: Castings
!ocuments to be submitted by vendor"
!ocument #itle to be filled out by Vendor
!ocument umber Revision or
Issue !ate
1 Company ,rochure
6 roduct ,rochure
; Company 0uality &anual
F Company OrganiIation Chart
A Copy of 1ualifications certificates
E CompanyOs standard technical and 0C
documents:
1! #ypical casting plan (methodology!
6! 7nspection and #esting lan
;! )8:0R
(C82 Lo- alloy steels2 +ustenitic
stainless steels!
F! Heat #reatment rocedures
(C82 Lo- alloy steels2 +ustenitic
stainless steels!
A! Heat #reatment Furnace ?erification
Records
E! &aterial #racea$ility rocedure
L! ">E procedures (#:&#:R#:5#!
D! ,lasting rocedure:pic*ling passivation
9! ac*ing procedure
L Foundry Layout 8*etch or >ra-ing
D List of &anufacturing2 #esting2 and 7nspection
E1uipment
9 Ra- material supplier list
1( 8u$%contractor list