1. General principles
The foundry industry is a skilled trade whose manufacturing quality depends directly on a wide range of parameters, and regularly incorporates the latest scientific and technical advances in quality control and production process monitoring. The aim is to ensure total product quality and compliance with specifications.
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Standards
- Quality management systems – Basic principles and vocabulary - ISO 9000 - 2015
- Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use - ISO 14001 - 2015
- Descriptif et qualification de modes opératoires de soudage pour le soudage de production des aciers moulés - NF EN ISO 11970 - 2016
- Welder qualification test – Fusion welding – Part 1: Steels - NF EN ISO 9606-1 - 2017
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