In order to safeguard their assembly processes, industrial users are called upon to carry out machine capability tests on the tightening tools they use at regular intervals. For example, this requirement is stated in the technical standard IATF 16949:2016 for the automotive and component industries and in the guideline VDI/VDE 2862 Part 2 for general industry. Both standards, have been in force for several years.
“However, to date, there has been no approved service provider, which is why the equipment concerned only received factory or ISO calibration or was subjected to non-accredited testing,” says Emil Gümüsdagli, Business Manager Calibration Services with Atlas Copco Tools Central Europe GmbH of Essen. “Thanks to our recent accreditation by Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS – the German Accreditation Body) in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, we can now provide customers with support to meet the requirements of IATF 16949:2016 and VDI/VDE 2862, Part 2 if this is required in connection with an audit,” Gümüsdagli explains.
Atlas Copco is accredited for methods M201 to M208 in accordance with VDI/VDE 2645-2. On this basis, we can test power tools with continuous rotation in the torque range between 1 Nm (Newton meter) and 1,000 Nm. “For us, it is an important objective to ensure that customers can reliably meet the current requirements of VDI/VDE 2862, Part 2, one of the key elements of quality assurance,” Emil Gümüsdagli emphasizes: “This is one of the reasons why we are working to extend the measurement range of our accreditation and to include further procedures and locations.”
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