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THE QUALITY INSPECTOR NEWSLETTER
Copyright © 2008 American Inspection Society, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Volume 24
Issue 10
June 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
* Issue on Quality Control - Dimensional Tolerancing Inspection Tips
* The Importance of Standards in Testing
* The Grass Greener on the other side of the world? Editorial
* Duct Tape Rescues Lady in Dis-dress
* National Safety Council's Weekly Safety Tip
* Employment: Wanted: Inspectors / Sites Links
* Getting That Second Interview ..Resume Tips
* RPI Stamp~Application~www.webspawner.com/users/rpistamp/index.html
* Comics.. http://news.yahoo.com/comics
* Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=2f00658467547cf5355b467c2823eed5&
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Dimensional Tolerancing Inspection Tips
The instruments are all calibrated and has stickers were applied to that effect prior to the days work tasks. The parts just seems to accumulate faster than you can check the parts. Does this seem like your job. The work just keeps on coming in. The requirements are not as important as recording the information which becomes a part of your days task. Document deviations, discrepancies and report these on noncomformance reports for remeadition through Materials Review Board. These persons have a meeting at the local level.
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The Importance of Standards in Testing.
By Buddy Atkinson
Recently as I was setting in on a job interview I was inspired to write this article which might remind some of us more seasoned professional inspectors why we do things in the testing industry a certain way.
Well, there is always the requirement to null instruments and check equipment before testing. We can't just pick up a old rusty II W block and begin scrubbing for an entry and exit point for the inital calibration for the DAC curve.
1) Ultrasonic Testing- one uses the II W block with its side slotted and exit points for Calibration not the pocket reference block with a defect prepared of a sample of the product being tested.
2) Magnetic particle testing, one uses the pie gauge measurement device for field and current amplitude verification in hand yoke and floor units. Subject samples are used to confirm know defects.
3) Eddy current testing - one uses a precision side drilled slot and a defect hole of a known measured size in the appropriate material for calibration prior to commencement of testing
4) Magnetic resonance testing at boiler tubes- a known standard of the same grade material wall thickness and milled side drilled holes and step down wall thickness milled for accuracy.
5) Dye penetrant testing- known defects samples for evaluation, heat effected zone cracking, transverse groove weld cracks, etc
6) Radiography- the two tee hole in the penetrameter to determine defects density and or acceptability at the weld zone. Sample radiography x ray film samples of defects of the known or similar type of defect for comparison materials density size.
7) Phased array Pipeline testing- Magnetics Flux leakage testing should have prior sample of known defects. The calibation sample quality and grade of pipe must be determined prior to testing to meet the Ameican Pipeline Testing criteria and the Pipeline Operators Forum(POF).
Read More: ( Item #7)
POF Specification Document
http://www.pipelineoperators.org/?page_id=21
POF Member Companies
http://www.pipelineoperators.org/?page_id=27
New Pigging Concepts
http://www.pipeline-research.com/CcptIntro.html
Pipeline Research Limited has been involved in a number of exciting projects, mainly in the Multi- or Dual Diameter areas, over the past year.
http://www.pipeline-research.com/MyProject.html
Pig Velocity Control / Dryness Confirmation Pig (Back to Concepts)
http://www.pipeline-research.com/VelCtrl.html
8) Dimensions- Tremis ID bore standardization is utilized to calibrate ID bore micrometers. The standards which have been temperature environmentally acclaimated in cool environment are also at the same temperature at the measuring tools. This is per General Dimensioning & Tolerancing GD&T ANSI/ASME 14Y14.5M-1994 standard requirements in compliance with the in house Quality Plan. There must be adequate lighting in the dimensioning area for more accurate dimensioning. The dimensioning environment is important for accuracy. The dimensioning tools and the parts must be essentailly the same temperatures for precision dimensioning.
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The Grass Greener on the other side of the world?
Editorial: by Floyd Atkinson
Now that the OTC 2009 has gone like a whirlwind and innovation is still king. Which companies can get the most hammered home with the “kiss” method at least costs. The simple innovations have never been more important that it is in today’s projects, which is driven by milestone technology. Some oil industry spokespersons have said that it is at standoff expenditures with the faltering economy.
One US industry representative which I spoke with indicated that he has the reasonable natural gas bank find but has a customer which has changed his demands for natural gas because of the plastics industry volume demands decline. This puts a whole new back spend on the supply and demands economic formulas. The economic strategy has changed due to the worlds stagnated futures markets. The weather in one part of the world generates a ripple effect because of the demands from healthier nations. The US has consistently been the nation of the world, which has come to the rescue of tsunamis typhoon and hurricane riddle Middle East countries and the Gulf Coast areas. The tornadoes have created total disarray at some neighborhoods in the mid western United States.
The US manufacturing businesses needs to get serious about more greener energy solutions and build better in the US. Businesses in South America seem to be thriving with its agriculture crops grown in the milder temperate zones. While the Californians crops are thriving in spite of the wild fires. The demand appears to be steady and holding it’s own. The bottom could fall out any time due to crops failing due to heating ozone layers and the potential green house effect.
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Duct Tape to the rescue.. Lady in Dis-dress
I am in the U. S. NAVY and a few weeks ago we had an annual blues uniform inspection. Well, we are stationed here on a tropical island.. anyway, not many personnel have there blues ready for inspection because normally, all we wear is our whites or tropicals which is shorts in whites.
To make a long story short; in our office, one of the girls was getting dressed and her hem fell out. Well, of course we were all in a panic because everyone had to stand the inspection. Immediately I grabbed the duct tape, ran a seam along her hem line, and it looked perfect. She stood the inspection and no one ever knew there was a problem. It was great that we could rely on duct tape to hold out through the humidity and the prolonged standing of the inspection. --- Karen
Read more Duct Tape Rescues for the Military at:
http://www.ducttapeguys.com/PX/index.html
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Safety is your responsibility. Safety is "Number One" on the job and at home.
Drink and Drive Responsibily. Designate a non-drinking driver. Friends don't let friends drive home drunk. DUI doesn't pay on the road. It pays in jail. Don't drive drunk.
Get a FREE tow and ride in the tow truck. Most states allow the car to be towed home within a reasonable distance FREE. Call and check with your local AAA courtesy approved towing service.
Re-examine your busy schedule and MAKE TIME TO SLOW DOWN.
Remember: Click it or Ticket.
EXCESSIVE SPEEDING with a motor vehicle KILLS. You can't afford to leave loved ones without that last special hug.
WATCH your speed limit in SCHOOL ZONES. DON'T PASS that STOPPED SCHOOL BUS. You can't afford the grief nor the EXPENSIVE ATTORNEY'S FEES that follows upon hitting someones bundle of joy. This type of TRAFFIC VIOLATION FINES are very expensive and HAVE DOUBLED in some states and cities.
Sponsored by:
The National Add Council and the Alcohol and Beverage Council
The Texas and Louisiana Departments of Public Safety.
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The National Safety Council's Weekly Safety Tip
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QA/QC Engineers and Inspectors ..GO TO Links for Employment :)
AIS unemployed members please submit your resumes to the editor for review of your and march with our data base for referrals.
AIS Member 1450, Floyd Atkinson is seeking employment as a QC Inspector, NDT Technician, Dimensional Inspector or QA Auditor with extensive background experience. Will work OT close to NW Houston / Cypress area.
AIS Member 1658, J.J. Jones got a T/A job in Calfornia at a refinery. Looks like a month long job. Thanks for the help AIS.
If there are any sponsors or companies needing extra staffing during inventory efforts or special projects staffing please let the editor know about your needs so I may pass it on to those most qualified.
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CONTAINERIZED CARGO INSPECTIONS
AIS member Richard Fistrovic of INTERSEA S. R. Ltda. is looking for Inspectors to perform cargo inspections on containerized export shipments from the US.
(1)CARGO INSPECTOR OPENING AT THE PORT OF MIAMI, FL.
(1)CARGO INSPECTOR OPENING AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK :)O<
Interested Inspectors should send their resume with full contact details to:
Richard Fistrovic
INTERSEA S. R. Ltda.
intersea@telefonica.net.pe
Upon receipt of the inspectors message indicating interest we will revert with full details.
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Those of you who are unemployed MUST make your resumes look the best.
You must show that you are the most qualified for the job with the skills required. The job is to get an interview for the job.
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Getting That Second Interview
Are you great at answering interview questions, but aren't being asked back for a second interview? In my experience, it's often the little things that trip up an otherwise qualified candidate. In this email I'd like to pass along five essential tips for making sure you succeed at the more subtle areas of interviewing.
Let's face it, an interview is one life's most stressful and challenging tasks. You're put under the microscope, and it's tough to get the "true you" across in a
45-minute meeting. More than once I've seen a great candidate get tripped up by forgetting to do one or more of the "little things" that contribute to the employer's opinion.
Five subtle tips to succeed in an interview:
Dress for the part: With the new casual dress trend, the business-suit-for-safety wisdom is not always best. One person recently interviewed a technical person for a Job at Jobfox, and his suit was distracting. I was trying to picture him in our casual, more laid-back environment, and his suit was preventing me from "seeing" him in the job. At the same time, you never want to be under-dressed for an interview. What's the best way to handle this? My advice is to ask the company what style of dress works for the interview, then take it up one notch. For example, if they say "casual", I'd advise nice slacks and a pressed shirt and jacket. One of the benefits of this approach is that you're showing the interviewer you have the social graces to respect their culture.
Show up precisely 5 minutes early: I have to admit, it drives HR crazy when an interviewee shows up 15 or 20 minutes early. It results in this annoying pressure, knowing that the person is waiting for me. So why five minutes? Because that's just enough time to sign-in, catch your breath, and get yourself into the mental zone of the interview.
Think "warmth" during the first 5 minutes: Most people go into an interview nervous, tight, and without their normal charm. If you want the interviewer to relax, you need to relax. The best way to do this is to make sure you smile early in the interview. Nothing warms a conversation more than a smile.
Bring two copies of your resume: Many hiring managers forget to bring a resume to an interview, and you'll appear on-the-ball if you have an extra copy for them. When you hand them your resume, make sure you do not start the interview by saying "here's a new version of my resume". All that makes me think is that you're busy tuning the truth in hopes of getting interviews.
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