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A First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) is a formal method of providing a measurement report for a given manufacturing process. The method consists of measuring the properties and geometry of an initial sample item against given specifications, for example a drawing. Items to be checked in a FAIR are wide and varied and may include distances between edges, positions of holes, diameters and shapes of holes, weight, density, stiffness, color, reflectance or surface finish. Despite the name, the inspected article may not necessarily be the 'first' produced. First article inspection is typically called for in a contract between the producer and buyer of some manufactured article, to ensure that the production process reliably produces what is intended. Depending on the type of product and the governing specification, a first article inspection may be conducted by a dimensional inspection laboratory (DIL) using a variety of tools such as coordinate-measuring machines (CMM), cmm/vision systems and programmable 3-axis measurement systems.〔(First Article Inspection Tools ) Faro.com〕 First article inspections are commonplace for military subcontractors. The protocol is, however, being adopted in many non-military manufacturing industries, particularly aerospace, automotive and medical manufacturing.〔(First Article Inspection ) Discus Software〕 Manufacturers delivering products to government bodies must typically meet more stringent requirements. The subcontractor may perform First Article Testing (subcontracting the work out to a DIL), or the government entity may perform the tests itself.〔(First Article and Production Lot Testing ) Defense Contract Management Agency〕 Standards which apply to first article inspection are produced by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), the IAF (International Accreditation Forum) the ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation), etc.〔(Regulatory Bodies ) NelPretech〕 Dimensional inspection laboratories are certified by such independent organizations as the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (AL2A).〔(Applying for Accreditation ) American Association for Laboratory Accreditation〕 First article inspection forms part of a more comprehensive quality management system which is able to assure continuing conformance with applicable specifications. ==Types of First Article Inspections== *To verify the accuracy of drawings and ensure that they reflect any changes made to parts design during the prototype design. *To verify the production process in every parameter, rather than just concentrating on “critical” dimensions. *To verify all tooling used to produce a part, to ensure that it is capable of producing parts to specifications. *To verify the ability of the manufacturer to meet the needs of production. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First article inspection」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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