The Perfect Weld

Advance Welding’s Purchasing Information will describe the product/service to be purchased, including, where appropriate:

1. Requirements for approval of product, procedures, processes and equipment
2. Requirements for qualification of personnel
3. Quality management system requirements
4. The identification and revision status of specifications, drawings, process requirements, inspection/verification instructions and other relevant technical data
5. Requirements for design, test, inspection, verification (including production process verification), use of statistical techniques for product acceptance, and related instructions for acceptance by Advance Welding, and as applicable critical items including key characteristics
6. Requirements for test specimens (e.g., production method, number, storage conditions) for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation or auditing
7. Requirements regarding the need for the supplier to:
   • Notify Advance Welding of nonconforming product
   • Obtain Advance Welding’s approval for nonconforming product disposition
   • Notify Advance Welding of changes in product and/or process, changes of suppliers, changes of manufacturing facility location and, where required, obtain Advance Welding’s approval
   • Flow down to the supply chain the applicable requirements including customer requirements
8. Record retention requirements
9. Right of access by Advance Welding, our customer and regulatory authorities to the applicable areas of all facilities, at any level of the supply chain, involved in the order and to all applicable records>