Title

Number

Testing of Products
Textron
Ipswich

1.

Scope:

2.

Process:
Map

Consultation

Applicable
standards and
EEC Directive
/legislation
compliance

Installation
Approvals

Endurance
Evaluation

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Christian Clifford
Trevor Barrell
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All products designed at Ipswich plus other products as specified.

Description

Documents

Responsible

In consultation with the relevant

Engineering/Product/Test representative or other
internal customer agrees the contents and timings of
the test programme for a new or modified product.
Ref. to be made to Request for change, Managing
input for change and ECO process for a modified
product.

Project Plan
Test plan /
checklist
/FMEA of
ECO process

Engineering/
Product
representative

To show compliance to the standards and legislation

required by the product.(Refer to check sheet attached
to PD2 for new products)
For existing product update review/update or add to
existing compliance files.

Test Report/
OIL (Open
Issue Log)

Engineering

Provide support required for supplier reports and

approvals as appropriate. Should include engine and
hydraulic installations.

Test Report/
OIL

Engineering

Determine appropriate method to predict structural and Test Report/

machine weaknesses, to include FMEA and/or FEA .
OIL
Circular Test Track trials may be used to highlight
areas where fatigue failure is likely to occur within a
short period of any field evaluation phase. CTT does
not provide a prediction or verification of design life.
Period of trial to be agreed between
Engineering/product/test representatives.
Validation failure requires redesign and decision on
restart. Improvement failure requires redesign and
agreed stretch of test. Low severity failure,
improvements developed in parallel to test,
implemented before production.
Acceptance criteria defined as No validation failure
in agreed test period.

Engineering

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Title

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Testing of Products
Textron
Ipswich

Map
RJ Ltd
Operational/fun
ctional Testing

Customer
Operational
/functional
Testing

Information
Feedback

Archiving

Sign
off

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Approved by
Re-Issue
Issue Date

Christian Clifford
Trevor Barrell
H
15/07/2015

Documents

Carry out testing in a relevant working environment by Test Report/

RJ Ltd representatives, test period to be agreed
OIL
between Engineering/Product/test representative.
Check compliance with PD2.
Validation failure requires redesign and decision on
restart of test. Improvement failure requires redesign
and agreed stretch of test programme. Low severity
failure, improvements developed in parallel to CTT
and implemented before production.
Acceptance criteria defined as No validation failure
within the agreed period of field evaluation.
Carry out testing in a relevant working environment,
by Customers, test period to be agreed between
Engineering/Product/Test representative
Validation failure requires redesign and decision on
restart of test. Improvement failure requires redesign
and agreed stretch of test programme. Low severity
failure, improvements implemented before production.
Acceptance criteria defined as No validation failure
within agreed period of field evaluation.
Results of tests are fed back electronically to relevant
Engineering/ Product/Test representative or other
internal customer on Test Report. Actions required are
highlighted and are reviewed regularly until closed
out.
The test reports are held electronically and can be
accessed by Engineering/Product/Test personnel.
These form part of the technical file, until destruction
is authorised by this process owner.

The signatory authorised or empowered to sign the EC

Declaration of Conformity for the product on
completion of the test programme and receipt of
appropriate Test Reports and Compliance Certificates
inc Noise, EMC and ROPS. To be completed prior to
the point of sale of the product manufactured at
Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd. Ipswich.

Responsible
Engineering

Engineering
Test Report/
OIL

Test Report
on PC shared
database/
OIL

Engineering

Test Reports
PC Shared
database

Engineering

Declaration
of
Conformity

Engineering
Director

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