line,group,name,purpose,basis
ERC,Production plant,Spring-steel receiving & heat-wise storage,"Segregated racks, heat identification and material certificates.",Plant planning
ERC,Production plant,Bar cutting / shearing press,Prepare repeatable blanks with dedicated tooling.,Process equipment
ERC,Production plant,End grinding & profile machining,Prepare ends to the selected clip drawing.,Drawing dependent
ERC,Production plant,Hydro-copying / CNC profile turning,Assess for Mk-V and other profiled variants.,Drawing dependent
ERC,Production plant,Controlled bar heating system,Select furnace or induction configuration against the current STR.,Process equipment
ERC,Production plant,"Forming power press, dies & fixtures",Match press capacity and tooling to clip geometry and output.,Process equipment
ERC,Production plant,Oil quenching system,"Controlled bath, circulation, temperature monitoring and safe transfer.",Process equipment
ERC,Production plant,Controlled tempering furnace,Repeatable heat-treatment cycles with recording and verification.,Process equipment
ERC,Production plant,Magnetic particle inspection system,Crack detection arrangements matched to the approved inspection scheme.,Test capability
ERC,Production plant,Cleaning & protective finishing station,"Prepare, protect and pack finished clips to the contract.",Plant planning
ERC,Production plant,Tool room & die maintenance,"Lathe, milling, grinding; CNC/VMC/EDM selected to the tooling strategy.",Plant planning
ERC,Production plant,Clip marking & packing station,"Identification, lot separation, counting and dispatch records.",Plant planning
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Chemical analysis facility,Spectrometer or permitted laboratory arrangement for spring steel.,Test capability
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Rockwell hardness tester,Calibrated hardness measurement with appropriate specimen preparation.,Test capability
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Metallurgical microscope & image analysis,"Evaluate microstructure, grain size, inclusions and decarburization.",Test capability
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Metallographic preparation suite,"Sectioning, mounting, grinding, polishing and controlled etching.",Plant planning
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Toe-load testing machine & fixture,Load measurement at the drawing-specific assembly deflection.,Test capability
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Application & deflection blocks,Drawing-specific functional fit and deformation checks.,Test capability
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Fatigue test rig,Cyclic testing to the governing clip test scheme.,Confirm current STR
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Stress test instrumentation,Strain measurement and fixtures where required for the selected variant.,Confirm current STR
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Approved dimensional gauge sets,Use gauges corresponding to the selected drawing and alteration.,Drawing dependent
ERC,Laboratory & testing,"Calipers, micrometers & weighing balance",Dimensional and mass checks with traceable calibration.,Test capability
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Temperature measurement & recording,"Pyrometers, thermocouples and process recorder verification.",Plant planning
ERC,Laboratory & testing,Raw-material mechanical testing,UTM and sample machining or permitted external test route.,Confirm current STR
HVN,Production plant,PA-66 resin receiving & dry storage,"Batch segregation, supplier records and sealed material handling.",Plant planning
HVN,Production plant,Automatic screw injection moulding machine,"Select clamping force, shot capacity and controls for liner moulds.",Specification linked
HVN,Production plant,Dehumidifying resin dryer,Controlled drying with dew-point monitoring before moulding.,Specification linked
HVN,Production plant,Resin moisture measurement,Verify dryness before processing using a validated method.,Specification linked
HVN,Production plant,Approved-design liner moulds,"Cavity identification, marking, venting and dimensional control.",Drawing dependent
HVN,Production plant,Mould temperature controller & chiller,Stable cooling and mould temperature for repeatable production.,Plant planning
HVN,Production plant,Material loader & sealed conveying,Limit moisture uptake between dryer and machine.,Plant planning
HVN,Production plant,Mould lifting & maintenance equipment,"Safe handling, cleaning and polishing of the tooling.",Plant planning
HVN,Production plant,De-flashing & visual inspection bench,Finish edges and segregate surface or moulding defects.,Plant planning
HVN,Production plant,Test-specimen moulds,"Prepare tensile, flexural and electrical test specimens as specified.",Test capability
HVN,Production plant,Batch-wise finished-goods storage,"Dry, identified lots with quarantine and release control.",Plant planning
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Computerized universal testing machine,"Tensile strength, elongation and flexural tests with suitable fixtures.",Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Extensometer & polymer grips,Measure deformation without specimen slippage.,Plant planning
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Flexural fixture & product-strength fixture,Separate specimen modulus tests from liner product strength tests.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC),Melting behavior using the specified thermal test method.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Analytical balance & density kit,Specific gravity and accurate specimen mass measurements.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,"Muffle furnace, crucibles & desiccator",Ash-content analysis with controlled weighing and cooling.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Rockwell R hardness tester,Polymer hardness using the prescribed scale and method.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Viscosity-number test facility,"Viscometer, temperature bath and laboratory preparation or permitted external route.",Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Dielectric strength tester,Electrical insulation testing with appropriate electrodes and safeguards.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Volume resistivity measurement,High-resistance measurement with controlled specimen conditions.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Sectioning tools & magnification,Internal-cavity examination on liner cross-sections.,Test capability
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Approved liner gauges & metrology,"Drawing-specific fit checks, calipers and measurement records.",Drawing dependent
HVN,Laboratory & testing,Controlled laboratory environment,"Temperature/humidity monitoring, conditioning and specimen traceability.",Plant planning
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Factory layout & material flow,"Separate receiving, production, laboratory, rejected stock and released goods.",Plant planning
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Electrical supply & distribution,"Sanctioned load, protection, earthing and machine-wise installation planning.",Plant planning
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Compressed air & cooling water,Size the utility network to selected machines and operating shifts.,Plant planning
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,"Ventilation, extraction & fire safety","Address heat, oil quenching, dust, chemicals and local permissions.",Plant planning
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Material handling & maintenance,"Lifting equipment, workshop tools, spares and preventive maintenance.",Plant planning
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Calibration & reference standards,"Instrument register, certificates, due dates and out-of-tolerance response.",Quality system
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Quality records & traceability system,"Link raw-material batches to process data, test results and dispatched lots.",Quality system
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Qualified production & quality team,"Engineers, operators, laboratory personnel and inspection responsibility.",Quality system
Shared,Utilities & infrastructure,Environmental & statutory approvals,"Review factory, pollution, waste and safety obligations for the selected site.",Plant planning
GFN only,Additional scope,Water-conditioning bath & weighing setup,GFN conditioning/water absorption is a separate route; not an HVN test requirement.,GFN distinction