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Quality Questionnaire
Quality Questionnaire
QUALITY QUESTIONNAIRESection 1: QUALITY ASSURANCE INFORMATION1.1. Senior management executive responsible for quality: Mrs. Iulia CHIRUTA - AQ / CQ Manager.
1.2. Quality personnel: Quality Assurance + Quality Control + Laboratories = 86;
1.3. Quality Management System Standard: ISO 9001.
1.4. First issue date of certificate: June 9th, 1994 (ISO 9002).
Second issue date of certificate: January 20th, 1999 (ISO 9001).
Current issue date of certificate: May 30th, 2000.
Approval certificate number: 927011.
Quality procedures: YES.
Quality manuals: YES, Vilmar have two quality manuals: one according to ISO 9001 and the other according to ASME.
Assessment bodies: LLOYD'S REGISTER QUALITY ASSURANCE Ltd. London - England and LLOYD'S REGISTER INSURANCE Ltd. London - England.
Section 2: QUALITY CONTROL INFORMATION2.1. Inspection capabilities: Visual and dimensional inspections; Non-destructive tests (radiographic inspections: X-Ray and GAMMA Ray,
ultrasonic inspection, magnetic particles inspection, dye-penetrant inspection); Hydrostatic testing; Pneumatic testing; Positive Material
Identification; Ferrite testing; Hardness testing: Brinell, Vickers and Rockwell; Mobile spectrotests; Destructive tests (mechanical tests:
tensile testing, impact testing, bending, …; chemical analyses: spectrographic examination: stationary spectrometer; metallographic
examinations.
2.2. Non-destructive testing (NDT):
NDT Equipment
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Equipment description
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Max. Power Range
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Seifert 200 MF
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200 KV; 4.5 mA
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X-Ray Set Seifert 300 / 5 LRK
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300 KV; 5 mA
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Eresco 200 MCF 32
Eresco 42 MF 2
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200 KV; 3.5 mA
200 KV; 5 mA
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Iridium 192/TCH OPS 660; SU - 100 N
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100 Ci
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USK 6 - Krautkramer
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USK 7D - Krautkramer
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USL 32 - Krautkramer
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Magnetic Test Equipment: Yoke - Ardrox
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2.3. Number of NDT qualified personnel: 31.
2.4. Certification of personnel according to EN - 473 and SNT - TC - 1.A:
NDT type
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Qualifications number
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Method (level)
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Experience
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Radiographic (RT)
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22
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RT-3: 1; RT-2: 5; RT-1: 16
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12 - 20 years
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Ultrasonic (UT) /
Magnetic particles (MT) /
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6
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UT / MT / PT - 3: 1; UT / MT / PT - 2: 5
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12 - 20 years
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Dye-penetrant (PT)
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Visual verification (VT)
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3
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VT-3: 1; VT-2: 2
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12 - 20 years
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· SPECTROMETER JY - 50 E (laboratory equipment, for 17 elements);
· SPECTROTEST JR - F (mobile equipment, for 10 elements).
2.6. Mechanical testing:
Laboratory facilities:
· Tensile testing machines with tensile strength capacity: 0 - 400 KN; 0 - 1000 KN.
· Wolpert impact testing machine with impact test capacity for ambient temperature and below 0 °C temperature: 0 - 300 J.
· Wolpert machine for tensile and impact testing: 0 - 250 KN.
2.7. Welders qualifications: ASME IX, EURONORM.
2.8. Manufacturing qualifications: AD-MERKBLATT, ASME VIII Div. 1, ASME VIII Div. 2.
2.9. Inspection agency for performing product's inspection:
Type of inspection
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Firm
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Address
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ASME Code (AI)
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LLOYD'S REGISTER Insurance
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Bucharest
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AD - MERKBLATT
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TÜV
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Sibiu
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All International Codes
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VERITAS
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Bucharest
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All International Codes
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SGS ROMANIA S.A.
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Bucharest
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2.10. List containing inspection agencies / testing labs which qualify welders: LLOYD'S Bucharest; TÜV Sibiu, VERITAS Bucharest.
2.11. Welding process used: SAW; SMAW; GTAW.
2.12. Weld codes: ASME, EN, TÜV.
2.13. Type of materials capable of being fabricated and the number of qualified welders:
Material
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Specifications
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No. of qualified welders
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Carbon steel
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ASME; ASTM; EN; DIN
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83
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Stainless steel
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ASME; ASTM; EN; DIN
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32
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2.14. Material specifications: ASTM, ASME, EN, NFA, JIS, DIN, …
2.15. Qualification list of the major companies that have our company on their approved Vendor List:
Audits performed at VILMAR during the last 3 years
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By customers:
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By other organisations:
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ARAMCO OVERSEAS COMPANY
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- Holland
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API; ASME
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- U.S.A.
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CATERRPILLAR; GAS DE FRANCE; RVI; SHELL; TECHNIP
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- France
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AIB - VINÇOTTE
LLOYD'S INT.
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- Belgium
- U.K.
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DISTRIGAZ
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- Belgium
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NORCONTROL
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- Spain
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FMC
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- Scotland
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SGS
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- Switzerland
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INITEC; REPSOL
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- Spain
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TÜV
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- Germany
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LINDE; THYSSEN
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- Germany
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VERITAS
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- France
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By customers
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MITSUI; TOYO
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- Japan
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NAPTECH; TROUVAY & CAUVIN; ALLIED
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- U.S.A.
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RELIANCE
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- India
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TECNNIMONT; TECHNIPETROL
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- Italy
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Section 3: GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT QUALITY PROCEDURES3.1. Does the company have a Quality Improvement Plan? - YES.
3.2. Does the company have a Quality Cost Measurement plan? - YES.
3.3. Does the company have a Corrective Action process which includes Root Cause Analysis? - YES: AQ-S-002.
3.4. Does the company have a program to calibrate measurement/test equipment traceable to standards? - YES: AQ-S-022.
3.5. Does the company keep records of measurement/test equipment (for customer review)?
- YES: AQ-S-022.
3.6. Does the company perform internal audits? - YES: AQ-S-004.
3.7. Does the company audit suppliers on a regular basis? - YES: AQ-S-026; AQ-007.
3.8. Does the company have process capability indices (Cpk) for Critical-to-Quality parameters? - NO.
3.9. Does the company use in-process Statistical Process Control (SPC)? - NO.
3.10. Does the company measure internal, external and supplier defects? - YES.
3.11. Does the company have a system for the disposition non-conforming material? - YES, AQ-S-023.
3.12. Does the manufacturer keep a record of qualified welding procedures available for review? - YES.
3.13. Does Quality Assurance Manager or his / her inspectors have the authority to stop the production? - YES.
3.14. Is the issue and use of consumables controlled? - YES, by the storage room responsible: AQ-E-012.
3.15. Planning / Scheduling personnel? - YES.
3.16. Cost Control personnel? - YES.