Measurement and Calibration Requirements for Quality Assurance to ISO 9000

ISBN-13: 9780471976851 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 404 str.

Alan S. Morris

Opis

Based on ISO 9000, the latest international quality assurance standard now adopted by industry in Britain and around the world, this book is a guide to the regulations controlling the calibration of measuring equipment and how to implement them. The author's approach is to present the subject of quality assurance, then introducing the problems concerned with product quality and the interpretation of the imposed requirements and standards involved. This is followed with a discussion of the measurement and calibration procedures and equipment necessary for the operation of the mechanisms for assessing the sources of measurement error and quantifying their effect. A series of separate chapters is then devoted to each of the commonly measured quality-related quantities

Spis treści

Quality Systems in Manufacturing and Service Provision.

Calibration Procedures.

Instrument Classification, Characteristics and Choice.

Sources of Measurement Error.

Transmission and Processing of Measurement Signals.

Measurement Signal Recording and Data Presentation.

Practical Implementation of Measurement and Calibration Procedures.

Reliability in Manufacturing Systems.

Software Quality Metrics.

Statistical Process Control.

Product Sampling and Testing.

Temperature Calibration.

Pressure Calibration.

Mass, Force and Torque Calibration.

Dimension Calibration.

Volume Flow Rate Calibration.

Calibration of Miscellaneous Parameters.

Appendices.

Index.

O autorze

Dr. Morris Retired senior lecturer in the Department of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering at the University of Sheffield. He has taught the undergraduate course in measurement and instrumentation for nearly 30 years, as well as undergraduate courses in robot technology, engineering design and laboratory skills, and graduate level courses in robot control, modeling and measurement for quality assurance. He is the author of eight books and more than 130 research papers in the fields of measurement and instrumentation and robot control.

Blurb

Measurement and Calibration Requirements For Quality Assurance to ISO 9000 Alan S. Morris University of Sheffield, UK Quality assurance is of paramount importance for today′s businesses. This uniquely integrated approach to quality management focuses on the measurement and calibration requirements that are key to the achievement of ISO 9000. The cross–disciplinary approach makes this well–structured text an invaluable asset both to engineers concerned with the development, implementation and maintenance of quality systems and to managers wishing to gain an insight into quality assurance issues. Features include:
∗ Examination of the requirements of ISO 9000 benefiting readers who are constructing new quality systems or updating existing schemes
∗ Description of the mechanisms for assessing the sources of measurement error and quantifying their effect allowing the engineer to pinpoint problems
∗ Discussion of the general principles of measurement and calibration procedures enabling the reader to formulate a quality control strategy
∗ The comprehensive review of measurement and calibration procedures for process parameters qualifying the reader to select appropriate instruments
∗ Coverage of environmental management systems satisfying ISO 14000 enabling companies to demonstrate their commitment to responsible manufacturing