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4. QUALITY CONTROL<br />
QUALITY CONTROL<br />
Future Pipe Industries is <strong>com</strong>mitted to providing high quality products and<br />
operates a quality system certified to ISO 9001 requirements. Quality control<br />
testing includes thorough checks for all in<strong>com</strong>ing raw materials and finished<br />
products according to Future Pipe Industries’ strict written standards. The<br />
Future Pipe Industries following is physical <strong>com</strong>mitted and to dimension providing checks high will quality be made: products and<br />
operates a quality system certified to ISO 9001 requirements. Quality Control<br />
testing includes thorough checks for all in<strong>com</strong>ing raw materials and finished<br />
Each Once Per<br />
products according to Future Type Pipe Industries’ of Test strict written standards. The Standard following Reference<br />
physical and dimension checks will be made:<br />
Pipe Day<br />
Wall thickness & length X ASTM D 3517<br />
Visual inspection<br />
TYPE OF TEST<br />
Spigot outside diameter<br />
EACH<br />
PIPE<br />
X<br />
ONCE<br />
XPER DAY<br />
STANDARD<br />
REFERENCE<br />
FPI<br />
FPI<br />
Wall thickness & length Hydrostatic test for pressure X<br />
Visual inspection pipe (optional for gravity X<br />
Spigot outside diameter pipes)<br />
X<br />
X<br />
ASTM D 3517 ASTM D 3517<br />
FPI<br />
AWWA C950<br />
FPI<br />
Hydrostatic test for pressure pipe<br />
Stiffness<br />
(optional for gravity pipes)<br />
X ASTM D 3517<br />
X ASTM D 2412<br />
AWWA C950<br />
Stiffness Barcol hardness X X ASTM D 2412 ASTM D 2583<br />
Barcol hardness X<br />
Constituents by weight % (LOI)<br />
Constituents by weight % (LOI) X<br />
ASTM D 2583<br />
X ASTM D 2584<br />
ASTM D 2584<br />
Axial tensile strength Axial tensile strength X X ASTM D ASTM 638 D 638<br />
Circumferential tensile strength<br />
(for pressure pipe only) Circumferential tensile strength<br />
(for pressure pipe only)<br />
X ASTM D 2290<br />
X ASTM D 2290<br />
All resin consignments are checked for viscosity and gel time. Glass rovings are<br />
checked for TEX/Yield value and moisture content. Silica sand is checked for<br />
proper gradation, organic All resin materials consignments content are checked and moisture for viscosity content. and gel time. Glass rovings are<br />
checked for TEX/Yield value and moisture content. Silica sand is checked for<br />
proper gradation, organic materials content and moisture content.<br />
Wall thickness measurements – every pipe Inside diameter measurement – every pipe<br />
Wall thickness measurements – every pipe Inside diameter measurement – every pipe<br />
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