The bridge to validation.
DrawingFeasibilityEngineeringToolingSamplingValidationApprovalProduction
Tooling should follow a defined review of component geometry and production requirements. It should not be treated as a disconnected procurement item.
Questions to clarify.
- Who is responsible for design and manufacture?
- Which project inputs and approvals are required?
- How will sampling and validation be documented?
- Who owns, stores, maintains and modifies the tool?
- What acceptance criteria apply?
These are procurement questions, not statements about any specific supplier.
What the published project currently confirms.
RIVIMETAL places tooling between engineering and process review and sampling and validation. After tooling, the verified route progresses to PPAP or approval and serial production.
Not currently documentedThe published project does not establish in-house or external tool design/manufacture, CAD/CAE or simulation, tool maintenance, repair, modification, ownership, storage or tooling lead times.