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Executive Committee (8 November 2012) Q U A L I C O A T 5.2 Other working groups List of calibration tools (Topic No. 2) The list originally prepared by the Laboratories WG had been submitted at the latest QUALISURFAL meeting. The inspectors present at that meeting had come to the conclusion that some of the proposed tools were not necessary as many instruments available in the coaters’ laboratories were self-calibrating. Several counterproposals had been prepared during that meeting. Those present discussed the question of to what extent it was the inspector’s responsibility to check whether the instruments at the coaters’ plants were working properly or not, especially in the case of coaters which had self-calibrating devices or if the instruments had been regularly calibrated by recognised third parties (suppliers of the instruments). Some delegates argued that it was up to the inspector to take calibration tools with him to an inspection to countercheck proper functioning of the instruments. After a lengthy discussion, the EC decided by 11 votes to 10 that the list of mandatory calibration tools should be incorporated in the Specifications without the amendments proposed by the QUALISURFAL Coating Section. EC rejected the amendments made by QUALISURFAL to the list of mandatory calibration tools and asked the Specifications WG to prepare an update sheet (Resolution No 4). Statistical evaluation of test results (AASS and FFC tests) (Topic No. 3) This matter had already been dealt with at the TC meeting. EC asked the Technical Director to prepare a final detailed proposal showing the scope of the investigation to be carried out on AASS and FFC tests. A decision about the budget would be taken at the next EC meeting (Resolution No. 5). 6. SEASIDE-QUALIMARINE – test programme schedule At the previous EC meeting, it had been agreed that Mr. Boi would attend an ADAL meeting in order to define the exact parameters of a possible additional investigation and to clear up all possible ambiguities so that a final decision on this matter could be taken at this EC meeting. Mr. Boi had presented an initial draft of the test programme at the meeting of the Aluminium WG held in Amsterdam in July. At that meeting, he had expressed his opinion that he was not in favour of ADAL’s latest proposal to extend the AASS test to 1500 and 2000 hours as the test results would no longer be comparable if new parameters were introduced. However, an extension to 2000 hours could be considered for experimental purposes, but not to evaluate cycles. The new cycle D should be compared to cycles A, B and C. At that meeting, ADAL had also been asked to submit a final confirmation regarding its will to accept the equivalence once the investigation had been carried out. In a letter 4/9
Executive Committee (8 November 2012) Q U A L I C O A T dated 9 August, ADAL had said it required the AASS test to be increased to 2000 hours for the purpose of the study and also to create a background for collecting data on how aluminium resisted such a high requirement. In this letter, ADAL had also pointed out that, even if the equivalence was fully recognised, it was important to be able to establish a ranking between the different cycles. The results should therefore be evaluated according to a statistical ranking from Mann & Whitney in order to compare the different cycles. At this meeting, Mr. Boi gave further details about the diversified test programme. Some delegates wondered whether ADAL would accept the test results even if they showed that the old cycle A was equivalent to the old AA cycle but less good than the SEASIDE requirements. Mr. Panam argued that no ranking should be made if we accepted the 2000 hours, provided the results of the former AA and A cycles were both positive and possibly even if the results were different. Mr. Ghalem explained that ADAL expected the AASS test to be extended to 2000 hours for the purpose of the study, whereas the requirements would be the same as for 1000 hours. If QUALICOAT was not willing to increase the requirement to 2000 hours, ADAL would not accept equivalence between SEASIDE and QUALIMARINE except between the former cycles AA and OX. ADAL would send another letter and confirm its position. 7. Strategy Those present agreed to address strategy issues within the new Accreditation and Strategy WG. 8. Conferences and contacts with other associations 8.1 Attendance at QUALISINO’s General Assembly As in previous years, Mr. Boi and Mr. Schoppig had attended QUALISINO’s General Assembly in June as members of the Steering Committee that monitored the activities of this association. Ms. Li explained that QUALISINO did not have the same structure as other national associations because the registration of associations was quite complicated in China. However, she would take up the issue of establishing an Executive Committee to replace the Steering Committee in the future. 5/9
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