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Details of the processes, products, and/or services which are expected to be provided including the identification of relevant technical data (e.g., specifications, drawings, process requirements, and work instructions) will be detailed on every PO that is provided to your company. When communicated in procurement documentation end product technical data shared with your company may be subject to ITAR regulations.
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY reserves the right for the approval of:
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The products and services you are providing upon receipt or the resulting use of the products or services provided to us;
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The methods, processes, and equipment used by your company;
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The process used for release of the products and services from your facility to our facilities;
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY expects you ensure the competence of your processes to provide what is being ordered, including any required qualification of persons;
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY Requests communication between our facility and yours is conducted using email as the main source of media and provides the following contacts to assist all interactions with our organization:
PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY Purchasing Manager:
Tyler Feldesy T.Feldesy@ppm-team.com
PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY Quality Manager:
Bill Eager b.eager@ppm-team.com
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY controls and monitors our external providers’ and rates their performance based on the following:
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Their ability to consistently provide quality products and services to us on time is rated by the Quality Control who inspects the product at receiving inspection or after you have completed the contracted processing.
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The extent and maturity of your quality management system as evident through the providing of evidence of commodity appropriate Certification or Accreditation by a recognized accredited independent 3rd party.
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If your company lacks the appropriate certification or accreditation PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY may be required to conduct a verification or validation audit which will be conducted by us, or our customer, at your facility.
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The design and development control of the product or service you provide to us remains under your control unless already controlled by our customer;
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Any product special requirements, critical items, or key characteristics will be communicated in the procurement documentation;
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Responsibility for test, inspection, and verification (including production process verification) applicable to the product or service being provided to us must be completed by your company and be indicated on the certificate of conformance provided either with each lot delivery or upon request as appropriate;
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The use of statistical techniques for product acceptance and related instructions for acceptance is strongly encouraged by the organization. Should SPC reports be required by the customer the need for providing this data will be communicated within the procurement documentation.
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY expresses to our external providers the need to:
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implement an appropriate quality management system; provide a copy of your commodity appropriate ISO or AS certification for our records.
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Suppliers providing us with potential conflict minerals are required to source from smelters approved by the EICC CFSI. Approved smelters list is provided on their website: http://www.conflictfreesourcing.org
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Provide an updated CFSI_CMRT at its latest revision annually.
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Provide us with material declarations which state the % of content of all Substances of Very High Concern found on the current EU REACH SVHC list at the time of submission. If no substances on the SVHC are contained in your product please provide a declaration so stating.
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use customer-designated or approved external providers when communicated to do so in the procurement documentation, including process sources (e.g., special processes);
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notify the organization of nonconforming processes, products, or services and obtain approval for their disposition;
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prevent the use of counterfeit parts and report to us if counterfeit parts are suspected
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notify the organization of changes to processes, products, or services, including changes of your external providers or location of manufacture, and obtain the organization’s approval;
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY will flow down to you all applicable requirements for the product being purchased including customer requirements;
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY may request you provide test specimens for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation, or auditing for newly developing products;
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY requires our external providers retain documented information which proves the quality verifications your company performed on the product we purchased from you for a minimum period of 3 years.
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PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY requests the right of access by us, our customer, and applicable regulatory authorities to the applicable areas of facilities and to applicable documented information, at any level of our supply chain;
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| In conclusion PROTOTYPE & PLASTIC MOLD COMPANY wishes to express to your company and to the persons you employ how greatly appreciated your contribution is to the high quality and reliable safety of the finished products that we provide to our customers. Our ability to maintain industry excellence and compliance to the many challenging federal and regulatory quality and safety requirements can only be achieved with everyone’s dedication to ensuring the compliance of all of the materials being provided to us. It is essential to the success of our company that each individual within our supply chain continues to take the responsibility for the work they perform and maintain the highest level of ethical behavior when making decisions which can affect so many lives of those that are depending on us.
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Bill Eager
Quality Manager
Prototype & Plastic Mold Co., Inc.
35 Industrial Park Place
Middletown, CT 06457
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