JIMNLIN wrote:
Us out West wrote:
I would think ALL manufactures inspect/reject all out sourced products.
Many companies set up a outside sourse for parts/assemblies fabrication. The sourse is given the engineering specs to fab the part. After completing the first article the company sends a inspector to buy or reject the first part. Once the first part is bought no other parts are inspected after they arrive at the assembly plant. If down the line assembly finds the parts are bad and don't fit up the assy line workers are rtequired to fix the parts or fix around so the line doesn't shut down.
This is called "first time buyoff". This is how our aircraft companies works nowdays. I would assume a RV manufacturer are no different.
Exactly. I'm in the aerospace business and it's a First Article Inspection and depending on process Source Demonstration including destructive testing. After becoming qualified, it's source a approved. Our company goes one step further and has a RX (Receiving Inspection) anytime the part goes to a vendor and returns. It's not that we don't trust our vendors - we are just that passionate about quality.
I would think once a RV manufacturer qualifies a source like Lippert, they'd at a minimum inspect a sample lot out of every frame. Seems to me that with a critical frame and axle/brake assembly SHOULD be inspected on a sample lot to ensure quality and safety. The other systems are checked during the PDI for functionality - why not the foundation of our RV?
