AIAG-CQI-17

AutomotiveIndustryActionGroupSpecialProcess:SolderingSystemAssessmentAutomotivelndustrvActionGrou~CQI-17SpecialProcess:SolderingSystemAssessmentVersion1issued3/10PurposeStatementFoundedin1982,AlAGisagloballyrecognizedorganizationwhereOEMsandsuppliersunitetoaddressandresolveissuesaffectingtheworldwideautomotivesupplychain.AIAG'sgoalsaretoreducecostandcomplexitythroughcollaboration;improveproductquality,health,safetyandtheenvironment;andoptimizespeedtomarketthroughoutthesupplychain.AlAGOrganizationAlAGismadeupofaboardofdirectors,anexecutivedirector,executivesonloanfrommembercompanies,associatedirectors,afull-timestaff,andvolunteersservingonprojectteams.Directors,departmentmanagers,andprogrammanagersplan,directandcoordinatetheassociation'sactivitiesunderthedirectionoftheexecutivedirector.AlAGProjectsVolunteercommitteesfocusonbusinessprocessesorsupportingtechnologiesandmethodologies.Theyconductresearchanddevelop,publish,andprovidetrainingonstandards,conventions,standardbusinesspractices,whitepapers,andguidelinesintheareasofautomaticidentification,CADICAM,EDlIelectroniccommerce,continuousqualityimprovement,healthfocus,materialsandprojectmanagement,occupationalhealth&safety,returnablecontainersandpackagingsystems,transportation/customsandtruck&heavyequipment.AIAGPUBLICATIONSAnAIAGpublicationreflectsaconsensusofthosesubstantiallyconcernedwithitsscopeandprovisions.AnAIAGpublicationisintendedasaguidetoaidthemanufacturer,theconsumerandthegeneralpublic.TheexistenceofanAIAGpublicationdoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyonefrommanufacturing,marketing,purchasing,orusingproducts,processes,orproceduresnotconformingtothepublication.1CAUTIONARYNOTICE11AIAGpublicationsaresubjecttoperiodicreviewandusersarecautionedtoobtainthelatesteditions.I1MAINTENANCEPROCEDUREIRecognizingthatthisAIAGpublicationmaynotcoverallcircumstances,AIAGhasestablishedamaintenanceprocedure.PleaserefertotheMaintenanceRequestFormatthebackofthisdocumenttosubmitarequest.Publishedby:AutomotivelndusfryActionGroup26200LahserRoad,Suite200Southfield,Michigan48033Phone:[phone]*Fax:[phone]/APPROVALSTATUSITheAIAGQualitySteeringCommitteeanddesignatedstakeholdersapprovedthisdocumentforpublicationinMarch2010.AlAGCOPYRIGHTANDTRADEMARKNOTICE:O2010AutomotivelndustryActionGroup,exceptthatcopyrightisnotclaimedastoanypartofanoriginalworkpreparedbyaU.S.orstategovernmentofficeroremployeeaspartoftheperson'sofficialduties.Exceptasnotedabove,allrightsareresewedbyAIAGandnopartofthesematerialsmaybereproduced,reprinted,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofAutomotiveIndustryActionGroup.Copyrightinfringementisaviolationoffederallawsubjecttocriminalandcivilpenalties.AlAGandAutomotivelndustryActionGroupareregisteredservicemarksoftheAutomotivelndustryActionGroup.AutomotivelndustryActionGroupmakesnocla~mtoanytrademarkofathirdparty.Trademarksofthirdpartiesincludedinthesematerialsarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.O2010AutomotiveIndustryActionGroupISBN#:978I605342092CQI-17SpecialProcess:SolderingSystemAssessment--version1Issued3/10AutomotiveIndustryActionGroupCQl-I7SpecialProcess:SolderingSystemAssessmentAutomotiveIndustryActionGroupVersion1Issued3110FOREWORDAutomotiveIndustryActionGroup(AIAG)committeesaremadeupofvolunteersfrommembercompaniesintheautomotiveindustry.TheworkofpreparingprocessauditsisdonebyAIAGtechnicalcommittees.ThemaintaskoftechnicalcommitteesistoprepareAutomotiveStandardsandSystemRequirements.DraftdocumentsadoptedbythetechnicalcommitteesarecirculatedtotheSteeringCommitteeforreviewandconsensusapproval.PublicationofthedocumentsrequiresapprovalbytheQualitySteeringCommittee.TheQualitySteeringCommitteewouldliketoacknowledgeandthankthefollowingindividualsandtheircompanieswhohavecontributedtimeandefforttothedevelopmentofthisdocument.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSCoreMembers:........PasqualeM.Presti(Chairman)ChryslerGroupLLCTomKarvounis................................GeneralMotorsCorporationDaveAhlers.....................................HondaofAmericanManufacturing,Inc.RobertVaughn.................................ToyotaMotorEngineering&Manufacturing,NorthAmericaJoeShi..............................................VisteonCorporationVirenderChoudhri...........................DelphiCorporationCQI-17SpecialProcess:SolderingSvstemAssessment..version1Issued3110AutomotiveIndustryActionGroupTABLEOFCONTENTS.............................................................................................................................................................ABOUTAIAG1...............................................................................................................................................................FOREWORD3ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.......................................................................................................................................3................................................................................................................