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Professional Zinc Alloy Surface Finishing Solutions

QC & Packaging — Technician Levels

QC & Packaging — Technician Levels

Pick your level to see exactly which pages you should read. Each level below carries its own article library.

QC & Packaging: which level are you?Four levels - the work you do on this equipment, and the pages you should read.salt spray + gauge + cartonJunior1-3 yearssalt spray + gauge + cartonIntermediate3-5 yearssalt spray + gauge + cartonSenior5-8 yearssalt spray + gauge + cartonManagementsupervisor / owner

Process route: Sampling → Corrosion Test → Adhesion → Packaging → Release & Record

1.0
AQL
24 h
Salt spray
< 200 ppm
Claims

What each level covers

Junior · 1-3 years
Start here if you are 1-3 years in: the standard steps, the daily checks and the values you must not skip.
Inside: 5-step flow walk-through · daily check list · basic parameter values · simple do / do-not rules
QC & Packaging → Junior pages
Intermediate · 3-5 years
For 3-5 years: diagnose defects, read real data (titration, hull cell, salt spray, film gauge) and set the working windows.
Inside: defect cause & cure · parameter windows · data reading · option comparisons
QC & Packaging → Intermediate pages
Senior · 5-8 years
For 5-8 years: how the steps before and after this one change your result - root cause, cross-process reasoning, deep analysis.
Inside: root-cause tracing · interaction with pre-treatment / post-finish · failure analysis · boundary conditions
QC & Packaging → Senior pages
Management · supervisor / owner
For the supervisor / owner: cost per piece, capacity, staffing, emergency recovery and keeping customers happy.
Inside: cost & payback models · capacity and staffing · KPI and governance · claims & recovery plans
QC & Packaging → Management pages

QC & Packaging on the shop floor

Quality & Packaging CellINTERMEDIATEQC & Packaging - process boardQCAQL 1.0 per lot, random pick, and always log the sampleID.ChemistNeutral salt spray 24 h, CASS 8 h, Corrodkote 20 h -match the spec.OperatorCross-hatch with a 1 mm grid: if the tape lifts paint,stop the line.ManagerCost of quality under 3% of sales - track claims in ppm.STEP 1SamplingAQL 1.0Per lotRandom pick1STEP 2Corrosion TestNeutral 24 hCASS 8 hCorrodkote 20 h2STEP 3AdhesionCross-hatch 1 mmTape pullISO 24093STEP 4PackagingInner bagDesiccantCarton drop test4STEP 5Release & RecordCoA issueLot traceabilityRetention sample5!Rust found in storage is a packaging problem most of the time - add desiccant.COMMON MISTAKES vs WHAT WORKSfrom shop-floor auditsxTest only the first lot of a runvAQL 1.0 sampling on every lotxAccept a cross-hatch with slight liftvAny tape lift stops the linexStore finished parts in the openvInner bag plus desiccant1.0AQL24 hSalt spray< 200 ppmClaimsCASE FROM THE LINECase: storage rust solved by adding desiccant to the inner bag, not by changing the bath.QLQ Surface Treatment | steps, roles, checkpoints, mistakes and a real case

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