Quality Assurance for Thermal Spraying by Implementation of New QM Standards and Regulations for Personnel Qualification

Quality management (QM) standards, used as a support to safeguard product quality, show the way to implement a quality management system and/or to adapt and revise an already existing QM system. This article describes the quality requirements for thermal spraying companies and qualification requirements for spraying personnel. In addition, it provides the guidelines for the education and examination of spray personnel.