Quality Assurance in Adhesive Technology: Eureka Project EU 716 (Woodhead Publishing Series in Welding and Other Joining Technologies)

Quality Assurance in Adhesive Technology presents a unique collaboration between the Center for Adhesive Technology of TWI, Cambridge, Cranfield University, UK, the Department of Trade and Industry, and UK industrial participants. The project identified that the highlighting of design and production issues during very early design stages enabled potential areas of difficulty to be recognized and avoided. To achieve this, a quality assurance model was developed to analyze the issues needing to be addressed well before a component reaches the production stage. In addition to the book, Quality Assurance associated software features flexible menu selection which will help users to customize the model to any particular manufacturing requirement and achieve higher levels of reliability in their adhesive bonding processes This special report with user-friendly software has been produces following a collaboration between the Centre for Adhesives technology at TWI, Cranfield University and the DTI. The three-year project identified that highlighting design and production issue during very early stages of design enabled potential problem areas to be recognised and avoided. The team have therefore developed a generic quality assurance model to pinpoint the issues needing to be addressed well before a component reaches the production stage.

The software is extremely user-friendly and comes with a flexible menu selection which enables the model to be customised to particular manufacturing requirements. It will be widely welcomed by designers and engineers involved with any products using adhesives or sealants. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY , Page ix 1 - INTRODUCTION TO QUASIAT , Pages 1-3 2 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT , Pages 4-23 3 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT, APPLIED TO ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGY , Pages 24-42 4 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT MODEL, PC BASED , Pages 43-62 5 - SOME EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF QUALITY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES, APPLIED TO ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGY , Pages 63-103 6 - SELECTED FURTHER READING , Pages 104-105 APPENDIX A - MANUFACTURING PROCESS CHECKLISTS , Pages 106-149 APPENDIX B - CHECKLIST DOCUMENTS , Pages 150-158 This special report with user-friendly software has been produces following a collaboration between the Centre for Adhesives technology at TWI, Cranfield University and the DTI. The 3 year project identified that highlighting design and production issue during very early stages of design enabled potential problem areas to be recognised and avoided. A three year collaborative EUREKA project, Quality Assurance In Adhesive Technology [QUASIAT, EU716] started in March 1992.