SUPPLIER QUALITY AUDIT QUESTIONNAIRE - Bolts / Nuts - Date:

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Victaulic Company (use only)

Initial Quality Audit Follow-up Quality Audit

Quality Assurance Date Procurement Date

Preface:

This document is used for the evaluation of the capabilities and quality system of potential or current Victaulic supplier. A Quality Audit does not convey source approval or assurance of commercial business.

Please answer all questions. If you cannot answer a question, contact your Victaulic Representative.

Contents of this audit will be kept confidential.

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 1 of 11 Section І: Overall Quality Information:

1. Is your company ISO 9000 registered? Yes No a) If yes, by what agency or registrar granting certification, to what level, and when is the expiration date?

Please provide a copy of ISO certificate as attachment of this Questionnaire. b) If no, are you currently pursuing ISO 9000 registration? Yes No c) If you are currently pursuing your ISO 9000 registration, when is an audit scheduled?

d) If multiple facilities/operations exist in your company, are these also ISO certified? Yes No If not, please list all the facilities/operations without ISO certification as bellows:

2. Please provide the name of your Quality Assurance Manager: Phone: Email address:

3. Please provide a copy of detailed Quality Assurance Manual for our reference.

4. What languages except English are spoken by the management representatives for Manufacturing and Quality Assurance?

5. Do you have a supplier qualification/rating system in place? Yes No If yes, please describe:

If not, how do you approve your suppliers and manage their quality issues?

6. How are your management kept informed of quality issues?

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 2 of 11 7. Do you have a Quality Improvement Plan? Yes No If yes, please describe:

8. Do you have a Quality Cost Measurement Plan? Yes No If yes, please describe:

9. Do you have a procedure to periodically calibrate measurement/test equipment? Yes No

10. Do you have a documented process for preventative maintenance of equipment and tooling? Yes No If yes, please describe:

11. Do you provide the training associated with quality system to the employees? Yes No If yes, how?

12. Do you have the ability to exchange drawings with your customer electronically? Yes No

13. Do you perform internal audit on a regular basis? Yes No

14. For non-conforming material, what procedure is in place for corrective/preventative action? Please describe in details and attach a copy of original records showing a recent example:

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 3 of 11 15. In the event of a field failure of the product you supply to Victaulic, who would be our urgent contact: Name: Title: Phone: Email Address: Fax:

16. Are there material recall procedures in place? Yes No If yes, please describe in details:

17. Do you have a workplace safety program? Yes No

18. Do you have a program to control hazardous materials or chemicals used at your facility? Yes No

19. Do you have the proper environment permits for air/water and noise discharges from the local authority? Yes No If yes, please attach a copy of the permit.

Section II: Incoming/Raw Material Control

1. Receiving inspection procedures (use reverse side of form if necessary):

a) Is raw material routinely tested? Yes No b) Frequency of tests? c) Are raw material tests documented? Yes No If yes, where are test records maintained? d) Are material certifications furnished by your suppliers? Yes No How often? e) Is testing performed to verify mill certifications? Yes No f) Describe the capabilities on-site to perform chemical analysis:

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 4 of 11 g) Describe the capabilities on-site to perform metallurgical/microstructure analysis:

h) For critical alloys, are there on-site positive material identification (PMI) capabilities? Yes No

2. a) Where is raw material staged? b) How is the material identified/labeled?

c) How is the material tracked through production?

d) Is there a dedicated Quarantine area? Yes No e) How is the incoming inventory used? (oldest material used first?)

3. a) Are there any storage requirements based on temperature/or other atmospheric conditions? Yes No If yes, please describe:

b) Are there controls in place to prevent movement of incoming, non-conforming material into the production system? Yes No If yes, please describe:

Section III: In-Process Control - Forming

1. Is there a process flow diagram in use? Yes No If yes, please attach a copy for our reference.

2. What is the procedure for tracking a specific batch?

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 5 of 11 3. a) How is the equipment set up for a production run?

b) Who is authorized to perform equipment “set-ups”? c) Who is authorized to make set-up changes?

4. What in-process checks are employed (visual/dimensional)?

5. Is the cross-section routinely examined? Yes No If yes, how often? By whom? Please describe this process:

6. Describe inspection and preventive maintenance of forming dies (Please provide details or copy of procedure):

7. Where are the forming dies manufactured?

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 6 of 11 8. Describe the equipment used for inspection. Check all that apply below: Y N Incoming In-Process Final Thread Gages Tensile Tester Optical Comparator Spectrometer Calipers Rockwell Hardness Tester Microscopes

Section IV: In-Process Control – Threading

1. What are the primary methods of manufacturing threads?

2. Is there a process flow diagram in use? Yes No If yes, please attach a copy.

3. How is the product linked to a production shop order system?

4. How does the process ensure that only the correct material grade will be processed?

5. What procedures are in place to prevent product mixing (size, material grade or shape)?

6. What markings are provided on the finished product?

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 7 of 11 7. What methods are employed to prevent damage to threaded parts during processing?

8. How are parts identified throughout the process (tagging)?

9. Describe the inspection process during the threading operation:

10. How is rejected material handled?

11. Is there a dedicated quarantine / material hold area for in-process material? Yes No

12. What is the procedure for releasing product (production release)?

Section V: In-Process Control – Heat Treating

1. Is heat treatment performed on-site? Yes No If no, where is heat treatment performed?

2. How are bolts and nut heat treated (conveyor belt, wire basket etc.)?

3. Describe the heat treating capabilities available at this location:

4. Describe the test or inspection methods in place after heat treatment:

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 8 of 11 5. How often are micro-hardness measurements performed on each batch?

6. Describe the product marking procedure and any traceability codes:

7. Describe the plating / coating capabilities available on-site:

8. If plating is not performed on-site, then describe how this process is handled:

Section VI: Finished Goods Control

1. Describe final inspection procedure including number of samples examined:

2. Describe the data collection process:

3. Are checks in place for: a) Visual Inspection: Yes No b) Dimensional Inspection: Yes No

4. Final testing to verify: a) Material grade: Yes No b) Thread specification : Yes No c) Thread form and cross-section: Yes No

5. Do you indicate the material and specification requirement(s) as well as the inspection standard(s) in the final inspection sheet? Yes No

VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 9 of 11 Please attach a copy of the completed final inspection report for our reference. 6. For finished product, please describe the method of: Storage:

Packaging:

Section VII: Statistical Process Control

1. Do you have an on-going SPC program? Yes No

2. Is SPC utilized for significant product characteristics and process parameters? Yes No If yes, who chooses which items are to be monitored through SPC?

3. Do your SPC control charts indicate that statistical control has been achieved and process capability demonstrated? Yes No (If yes, please attach a copy of a control chart that is used for a Victaulic product) 4. Are your sub-suppliers required to use SPC and provide that information? Yes No If yes, what percentage?

5. Are all levels of your personnel undergoing any type of SPC training programs? Yes No

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VICTAULIC Supplier Quality Audit Questionnaire – Version E Page 10 of 11 Victaulic Company (use only)

Comments/Observations:

Conclusion: Accept Reject On-site Audit Required

Remark: On-site Audit is required for all the Follow-up Audits.

Reviewed by: ______

Date: ______

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