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Thu, 09 Jun 2005 by Denham
During the production process we have 8 quality 'gates' - check points where we evaluate the product and determine if the standards have been met to progress to the next stage.
1) Each lamination is inspected and checked for structural integrity, conformance to building standards, symmetrical and that all required sub-parts have been included.
2) After molding, each rim is visually inspected for structural and aesthetic flaws, checked for out-of-round and adequate deflash (removal of excess resin extruded in the molding).
3) The next QC gate happens after we have completed machining the braking surface. Here we check for grooves, chatter marks, bent or dented alumium that has not been machined, measure the thickness of the braking track to make sure that the surface is within a tight tolerance. In another post we will explore the remaining gates around drilling and wheel building.
