FLEXIBLE REPEATER MANUFACTURE 



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Fig. 9 — Shipping containers. 



INSPECTION PLAN AND PROCEDURES 



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It is axiomatic that quality is not obtained by inspection but must be 

 built into the product. However, the Inspection Organization does have 

 the responsibility of certifying that the desired quality exists. Our eval- 

 uation indicated that the ordinary inspection "screening" would be 

 inadequate to insure the high degree of integrity demanded and that 

 additional safeguards would have to be provided. These controls were 

 achieved, in a practical way, by: 



(1) Selective placement, intensive training and subsequent qualifica- 

 tion testing of all personnel. 



(2) Inspection during manufacturing operations in addition to in- 



