PVDF Bonder Qualification

Standard Operating Procedure	SOP No.
PVDF Bonder Qualification	7.025

DCR No.: 97044 Revision No.: New

Effective: 6-11-97 Supersedes: New Revision Date: New Page No.: 1 of 3

1 Purpose

1.1 To establish a standard procedure for the qualification of all Therma polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) bonders.

2 Scope

2.1 This procedure applies to all Therma PVDF bonders performing the PVDF bonding procedures, which are described in SOPs 5.028 through 5.032.

3 Responsibility

3.1 Quality control manager (QCM) shall administer this procedure and verify that bonder or bonding operator on the job have satisfied the criteria herein.

3.2 Quality control inspector (QCI) is responsible for ensuring bonder or bonding operator is performing tasks.

4 Procedures

4.1 QCI shall review the customer’s specifications for bonder qualifications.

4.2 QCI shall verify that the bonder is capable to follow an applicable bonding procedure in one of the SOPs 5.028 through 5.032.

4.3 QCM shall verify that the bonder has satisfied the criteria and document findings on Form FN 7.026.1 (PVDF Coupon Log).

4.4 QCM shall issue a certification to the bonder.

4.5 QCM shall enter the bonder’s name, stamp identification, and social security # in the bonder status log.

Revision No.	SOP No.	Page
New 4.6 5 Review and Approval 5.1 No approval is necessary.	7.025 If any qualified bonder or bonding operator has not used the specific bonding procedure within the last three months period, he/she must renew his/her qualification as required. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF THERMA CORPORATION. ALL INFORMATION SHALL (A) BE RETAINED IN CONFIDENCE; (B) NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART; AND (C) NOT BE USED OR INCORPORATED IN ANY PRODUCT EXCEPT UNDER EXPRESSED WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THERMA CORPORATION.	2 of 3

Revision No.	SOP No.	Page
New	7.025	3 of 3

Document Approval

Korey Jan
Field Operations Manager

(2)

5-5-9 Date

Quality Control Manager

5-27-97 Date

Quality Assurance Manager

6-7-97 Date