17th EditionOur Position on Quality And the Environment - Fair-Rite Products Corp. is committed to beYour Signal Solutio. Management and employees continue to adhere to the ISO/TS 16949 quality system, in effect at the time of the printing of this catalog revision, providing continual improvement towards defect prevention, variation reduction and customer satisfaction. We are committed to offering high quality products and services while maintaining an environmentally friendly and sustainable manufacturing process. As a responsible member of the corporate and local community, Fair-Rite continues to stay proactive in compliance with local, national and international environmental regulations regarding manufacturing, emissions and documentation. Modern value enhancement tools, including Control Plans, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Feasibility Assessments, are available for the quality planning process. Contract review, design control, and the purchasing function all meet the requirements of ISO/TS 16949. Process and product control, including measurement, traceability, handling and delivery, meet the highest quality standards. Any nonconforming or suspect product is tracked. Corrective and preventive actions, statistical methods, and internal audits are applied to guarantee continual improvement. Extensive training is provided to all employees to support the system. Product inspection, tests and records verify that specified requirements are met. Critical characteristics are monitored by statistical methods, including pre-control, control charts, and SPC. Process capability indices, Cpk s, are targeted to exceed 1.33 for these critical characteristics. When sampling plans are employed, zero defects are allowed in any sample. Visual inspection criteria for chips, cracks and surface finish are documented. IEC Standard 60424 is used as a guide for evaluation of visual imperfections. For product types not defined by IEC Standard 60424, customer specific, or Fair-Rite s visual inspection criteria shall apply. All Fair-Rite Products Corp. components are RoHS and REACH compliant per the thresholds in effect at the time of the printing of this catalog revision. Termination wire used on all board level components and the plated contacts on chip components have 100% matte tin plating over a nickel undercoating. The polypropylene cases used to assemble Fair-RiteSnap-I cores do not contain PBB or PBDE as a flame retardant. Fair-Rite Products Corp. adheres to the practice of continual improvement. Therefore, in order to offer our customers optimized designs, the company reserves the right to change materials, designs, dimensions, etc. at any time without notice.