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With no corporate/manufacturing back ground, strictly as an installer/consumer had no idea of what to expect of qualifications codes. This has been enlightening,,,though not TOO suprising.
Bob
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Originally Posted By: Tempest
I have also been through an ISO 9000 intigration. Had no affect on anything except to add paper work. It simply is there to state that you are producing what you say you are producing. If you produce low quality parts, and you say that you do, then you can be ISO qualified.
Yeap
At work they were going through it. All it did was add paperwork to a work order. they didn't like that a little orange card was in the load bin saying how much was in there. They wanted the actual work order signed off by the operator, etc.
I have also been through an ISO 9000 intigration. Had no affect on anything except to add paper work. It simply is there to state that you are producing what you say you are producing. If you produce low quality parts, and you say that you do, then you can be ISO qualified.
Yeap
At work they were going through it. All it did was add paperwork to a work order. they didn't like that a little orange card was in the load bin saying how much was in there. They wanted the actual work order signed off by the operator, etc.Originally Posted By: sprintman
Reality check. Western society has a a superiority cmoplex that that just doesn't apply in the current world. We can't get our head around the fact Taiwan, India, South Korea et al can make equal, or better product than white western countries. It's racism at it it's purist. Our new vacuum sealer German/Korean design, Korean manufacture is such high quality it freaks us and our visitors out. Move on
I'm just still hung over from my bicycle mechanic days when the Japanese (esp. Shimano) bearings were excellent quality and ALL (yes, every single one of) the bearings from countries like Taiwan were garbage and failed almost immediately. You could put the balls into the vice and make them square!
Reality check. Western society has a a superiority cmoplex that that just doesn't apply in the current world. We can't get our head around the fact Taiwan, India, South Korea et al can make equal, or better product than white western countries. It's racism at it it's purist. Our new vacuum sealer German/Korean design, Korean manufacture is such high quality it freaks us and our visitors out. Move on
I'm just still hung over from my bicycle mechanic days when the Japanese (esp. Shimano) bearings were excellent quality and ALL (yes, every single one of) the bearings from countries like Taiwan were garbage and failed almost immediately. You could put the balls into the vice and make them square!
"You could put the balls into the vice and make them square! "
We could put our balls in a vice and make them FLAT!!! But I'm not in any hurry to.
We could put our balls in a vice and make them FLAT!!! But I'm not in any hurry to.
Bob,
just don't confuse "quality standards" with performance or design standards.
Design standards, like those for child restraints, pressure piping, children's toys, electrical components are very detailed and prescriptive, and tell you how to make something that is fit for it's intended purpose.
Products that display their "quality standard" rather than their performance/design standard leave me cold.
just don't confuse "quality standards" with performance or design standards.
Design standards, like those for child restraints, pressure piping, children's toys, electrical components are very detailed and prescriptive, and tell you how to make something that is fit for it's intended purpose.
Products that display their "quality standard" rather than their performance/design standard leave me cold.
I will either settle for SKF or Timken or FM's BCA bearings. I have contacted them for distributors in Bay Area, CA, but haven't heard from them...
Autozone carries Timken for $55, Kragen SKF for $46 and AC Delco carries Federal Mugul for $46 too...
Autozone carries Timken for $55, Kragen SKF for $46 and AC Delco carries Federal Mugul for $46 too...
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Finaally got everything replaced.
Machine shop = $80 (only cash).
Timken (NSK) bearings = $90 ($45/each).
Once it was changed the humming noises disappeared. The vehicle still drove a little wierd for a day/two and then it settled down and silky smooth.
Machine shop = $80 (only cash).
Timken (NSK) bearings = $90 ($45/each).
Once it was changed the humming noises disappeared. The vehicle still drove a little wierd for a day/two and then it settled down and silky smooth.
Kestas
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Are they Timken bearings or NSK bearings? The only joint venture Timken and NSK have are in producing bearings in China.
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Are they Timken bearings or NSK bearings? The only joint venture Timken and NSK have are in producing bearings in China.
It was NSK and Made in Japan bearings, when I got the bearings I was quite surprised too.
Are they Timken bearings or NSK bearings? The only joint venture Timken and NSK have are in producing bearings in China.
It was NSK and Made in Japan bearings, when I got the bearings I was quite surprised too.
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