| STEP |
WHO |
WHEN |
INFO TO
USE |
WHAT TO DO |
RESULTS |
| 1 |
Engineer* |
As required for new die sale or
engineering change |
Forging print, sketch or sample
part, etc.; print(s); Approved Vendor List |
Issue Job Order request to modify the pattern per customer
requests. Pull prints from the Viewer per
TOP-PRINT;
for new die sale, send pattern to scanning source; go
to Step 14 only when we get a new die using customer's pattern. |
Pattern changed to standard and scanned |
|
2 |
Engineering Assistant |
Upon receiving Job Order request |
Job Order request; corresponding
emails |
Issue Job Order to modify
pattern per customer request. |
Job Order issued to make pattern
change |
| 3 |
Die Shop Supervisor |
Per schedule agreed to with
Engineer |
Forging print,
sketch or sample part; Job Order; own judgment |
Make change to pattern to make part forgeable. |
Modified pattern |
| 4 |
Metrologist |
Within 2 days of
return of pattern from any change |
Forging print, sketch or sample
part; information in Item Master |
Thoroughly inspect
dimensions of pattern (typically using CMM) to ensure that they meet what
the engineer and customer have specified. For new or modified pattern (where
deemed necessary) also measure volume and calculate forging net weight and send to Engineering Assistant for filing; mark die number, date and
revision on pattern ("Revision" refers to pattern creation date, or last
modification). |
Metrologist's report with out-of-
tolerance dimensions highlighted and returned to the Engineer along with pattern |
| 5 |
Engineer |
Upon receiving Water Weight form |
Water
Weight |
Enter water weight;
estimated gross weight and material size in Item Master of M2M Program; route to
Engineering Assistant. |
Water weight
and material size estimated; entered in Item Master of M2M Program; routed to
Engineering Assistant |
| 6 |
Engineer |
IF PATTERN IS DISAPPROVED
INTERNALLY |
Metrologist's report, Forging
print, sketch or sample part, customer specifications |
Determine degree of changes
needed to pattern. |
GO BACK TO STEP 2, temporarily
filing Metrologist's report in Engineering file |
| 7 |
Engineer |
Once pattern approved internally |
Metrologist's
report |
Notify Engineering Assistant that
pattern is ready via Approval Email. |
Metrologist's
report filed; Engineering Assistant notified that pattern is ready to go to
customer via email |
|
IF CUSTOMER REFUSES TO DO OWN PATTERN APPROVAL SKIP TO STEP 12 |
| 8 |
Engineering Assistant |
After
receiving notification from Engineer |
Pattern-for-Approval; Customer Info |
Mail pattern and cover letter to customer for approval. |
Cover
letter to customer |
| 9 |
Engineering Assistant |
Semi-monthly |
Engineering files, scans and correspondence/emails |
Check engineering files to be
sure approval has not been received; call customers who have not returned pattern approval for 2 weeks;
(if approval is further delayed notify the Engineer) upon receipt of approval from
customer, add approval information to email and send to Engineer. |
Pattern not lost at customer; customer approval documented |
| 10 |
Engineering Assistant |
Upon receiving pattern back |
Cover letter back
from customer |
Send e-mail
of customer's approval/
disapproval, pattern and cover letter to the Engineer. |
E-mail
notification, pattern, and cover letter to Engineer |
| 11 |
Engineer |
Upon
receiving pattern back |
Cover
letter from customer |
Review
and file cover letter; determine next step. |
Cover letter to Engineering File |
| 11a |
Engineer |
Pattern
approved by customer |
Cover
letter; forging print; sketch or sample; customer specifications |
Determine degree of changes needed to pattern; go back to Step 1. |
Decision made as to
changes needed |
| 12 |
Engineer |
Once pattern fully approved |
Approved pattern
|
Turn
pattern over to Engineering Assistant for storage. |
Approved pattern ready for storage (typically the pattern is nearly
immediately checked back out to be sent to scanning source) |
| 13 |
Engineering Assistant |
Upon
receiving new pattern |
New pattern |
Place pattern into storage area; update the storage list of patterns; close
out Job Order. |
Pattern in
controlled storage area;
Pattern List kept updated |
| 14 |
Engineer or other
manager |
As needed to check out pattern
(typically to send to scanning source) |
Pattern |
Requests to check
out pattern from
Engineering Assistant. |
Verbal or written request to
check out pattern |
| 15 |
Engineering Assistant |
Upon request to check out pattern |
Forging print, sketch or sample
part, customer specifications |
Verify, to degree needed for
intended use, that pattern is accurate to current revision
(if pattern is not current, notify the Engineer); be sure die number and current Trinity Forge
print revision plus customer's print revision (if any) are marked on pattern; check out. |
Verified pattern
marked with die number and print revision in care of person checking it out* |
| 16 |
Engineering Assistant |
At least monthly |
Pattern List |
Update Pattern List if needed. |
Patterns not lost or forgotten |
| 17 |
Person who has pattern checked out
|
When through with pattern |
Pattern |
Return pattern to Engineering Assistant. |
Pattern back in Engineering Assistant's
hands |
| 18 |
Engineering Assistant |
As receive pattern back |
Pattern List |
Check pattern for obvious damage,
then return pattern to controlled storage. |
Pattern into storage area |
