Q-110
REV. D
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The Contract Manufacturer shall establish methods for identifying and providing the training of all personnel
performing activities affecting quality. The Contract Manufacturer shall ensure that Operator qualification
and re-qualification requirements are established including, as a minimum, employee experience, training,
and demonstrated skills. For audit purposes, the Contract Manufacturer is responsible to ensure that all
training is recorded and can be easily retrieved.
2.3
Design Control (when applicable).
A program shall be established and operational to ensure that all design changes are implemented in a
smooth and timely manner and do not adversely affect quality or reliability.
When applicable the quality system shall ensure that drawings and specifications establish a thorough
design definition.
2.4 Purchasing.
When applicable to ADTRAN products vendors shall be subjected to re-qualification on a periodic basis.
The re-qualification may be based on review of incoming inspection data or other analyses of performance.
2.5 Process
Control.
Inspection and testing results shall be recorded and analyzed using control charts or a similar technique as
appropriate for the purpose of identifying problem areas and monitoring the effectiveness of the quality
system.
Each time any change is made in the established operation (for example, a new operator, new machine,
new technique), a critical examination shall be made of the first unit(s) processed after the change is
implemented.
Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) protection shall be utilized in accordance with IPC-A-610, IP-CM-770.
Where assembly processes are utilized, the contract manufacturer shall adhere to the requirements of the
ADTRAN BOM, ADTRAN Q50 and IPC-A-610. ADTRAN BOM notes or special instructions will supersede
all other criteria. Where contract manufacturer generated Workmanship Standards are to be used the
contract manufacturer shall submit, to ADTRAN Quality, a copy for review.
All points to be soldered (terminal, leads, stranded wire, etc.) shall meet the solderability requirements
defined in MIL-STD-202F Method 208. The preferred method is IPC ANSI / J-STD-002, section 4.2 and 4.3.
Any changes to the Contract Manufacturers materials and/or processes shall be reported to ADTRAN prior
to use on any ADTRAN product.
2.6
Inspection, Measuring and Test Equipment.
The Contract Manufacturer’s Quality Organization shall audit the records/equipment to ensure that no “out
of calibration date” equipment is being used during testing and inspections. The Contract Manufacturer’s
Quality Organization shall audit the procedures, records/equipment to assure all equipment used in
inspection and test are calibrated. Calibration is to be performed in compliance with the equipment
manufacturers’ guidelines.
Tools, gauges, test equipment, etc., that are inactive or do not require calibration, shall be so identified.
