COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE LENGTH
Refresher For ASQ Exam: 32 Hours
TEXTBOOK
The Quality Technicians’ Handbook 5th Ed. by Gary K. Griffith (Prentice Hall)
OUTLINE
- INTRODUCTION TO INSPECTION
A. The need and function
B. Specifications & Standards
C. Types of Inspection
D. Prevention Vs Detection - INSPECTION TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
A. Basic Hand Tools
B. Measurement Definitions
C. Fixed Gages
D. Surface Plates
E. Optical Comparators - INSPECTION PLANNING
A. Concepts/Objectives
B. Instrument Selection
C. Reporting
D. Classification of Characteristics - LOT-BY-LOT SAMPLING TABLES
A. Classification of Characteristics
B. Risks
C. Random Sampling/Levels
D. Using sampling tables
E. Nonconforming Materials
F. Use of Quality Data - STATISTICAL METHODS
A. Introduction to SPC
B. Control Charts For Variables
C. Control Charts For Attributes
D. Process Capability - DRAWINGS & GDT
A. Basic Blueprint Reading
B. Principles of GDT
C. Statistical Tolerancing
D. GDT Symbols
E. Material Modifiers
F. Datums
G. Bonus & Additional Tolerances - MATERIALS & PROCESSES
A. Typical defects by processes
B. Typical defects in materials
C. Types of Processes - DIMENSIONAL METROLOGY
A. Measurement Standards
B. Traceability
C. Accuracy & Precision
D. Calibration
E. Care and Maintenance of Gages
F. Measuring Instruments - INSPECTION MATHEMATICS
A. Common Formulas
B. Geometric Relationships
C. Trig Functions
D. Algebraic Equations
E. Metric System & Metric Conversions - PRACTICE EXAMINATION