Outsourcing Checking 9

[KENAT]

About 2.5 - 3 years ago a team was started here to improve the quality of documentation and part of the approach was to introduce checking.

The experienced, good, fast... checker we had was laid off last June and I got the job

This coincided with Manufacturing/operations finally deciding that they wanted everything checked not just some stuff, and so the work load doubled or more.

Since then there has been a massive backlog and/or stuff not getting checked.

We now want to outsource parts manufacture to Asia to save $ but, our drawings for the most part are still too poor for this.

They now have a plan to 'outsource checking'. Apparantly because they don't want head count to increase they don't just want to hire someone as a temp or contractor so...

So, does anyone know of any design houses or the like that do checking to ASME standards?

Also pointing out any of the obvious problems etc is fine by me.

Ken



KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...

 

[KENAT]

"One thing you have to do is make sure you update all the drawings that you send to the shop"

That's one of the major factors that kicked this whole thing off. Legacy drawings, and frankly a lot (most) of the newer stuff that bypasses me/previous encumbant is not of a good enough quality to allow outsourcing like this.

KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...