Definition and overview about the Q-Stations and Q-Gates
Q-Gate: The Quality Gates are defined areas in body/paint shop and assembly line (Station without assembly activities at the end of the production line process, e.g. last station before next internal customer. The work operations, facilities/equipment set up only with scope of inspection of quality characteristics. Necessary facilities / equipment and inspection tools, which cover the work operations, have to be
planned and organized by the Quality Assurance Engineering department under the lead of Production in cooperation with the QM CS 3) department. The details of inspection contents and inspection time are described in the inspection plan and inspection list (checklist) by shop and production line under the lead of the QA -Engineering. All required inspection contents which are not possible to check at the
QG, e.g. assembly conditions cover the inspection point; will be inspected in the Quality Station.