QA/QC & Quality Management

QSC supports industrial and nuclear supply chains through quality assurance, quality control, manufacturing surveillance, supplier assessment and the review of quality-related documentation.

Services help manufacturers, contractors and project owners demonstrate conformity with contractual requirements, applicable codes, technical specifications and approved quality plans.

Pressure test of a heat-exchanger bundle
Local post-weld heat treatment set-up with insulation and heating elements
Ultrasonic thickness measurement

Quality Activities

Where they form part of the quality program, QSC also verifies welding, NDE, heat-treatment, testing, packaging and shipping documentation.

  • Quality management system evaluation
  • Quality plan review
  • Preparation and verification of Inspection & Test Plans
  • Manufacturing surveillance
  • Document control
  • Material traceability
  • Process compliance assessment
  • Nonconformity management
  • Corrective-action verification
  • Final documentation review

Supplier & Vendor Quality

  • Pre-qualification audits
  • Supplier capability assessments
  • Vendor qualification
  • Manufacturing audits
  • Procurement quality requirements
  • Sub-vendor control
  • Quality performance monitoring
  • Supplier corrective-action follow-up

Documentation, MRB & MDR

  • Manufacturing Record Books (MRB)
  • Manufacturer's Data Reports (MDR)
  • Material certificates
  • Inspection, welding and NDE records
  • Heat-treatment records
  • FAT records and test certificates
  • Dimensional reports
  • NCRs
  • Traceability matrices and document-index verification

QSC compiles and reviews records. Formal approvals and certification duties depend on the contract and on applicable authorization.

Typical Deliverables

  • Quality plans and ITPs
  • Supplier quality reports
  • Document review comments
  • MRB / MDR compilation and review
  • Traceability matrices
  • NCR registers

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