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      KOMTEK TECHNOLOGIES TERMS AND CONDITIONS   

ACCEPTANCE OF ORDER
Commencement of work of any or all items (which includes without limitation, raw material, piece parts, subassemblies, secondary operations and services) or performance or shipment of all or any portion of this order shall constitute acceptance by the seller of this order upon the terms and conditions and prices set forth herein.
RIGHT OF ENTRY
KomTek Technologies and its customers and regulatory agencies reserve the right of entry to any place necessary to determine and verify the quality of the contracted work, records, and material.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The seller warrants that all goods and services are produced in compliance with all government equal opportunity regulations.

WARRANTIES

In addition to all warranties, expressed or implied, established by statutes or common law or set forth in this order seller hereby expressly warrants that all goods and services covered by this order will conform to all specifications, drawings, samples and any other description, furnished or adopted by seller will be of best quality and sufficient for the purpose intended and free from all patent and latent defects. The warranties of the seller together with its service warranties and guarantees, if any, shall run to the purchaser and its customers for a period of one year after acceptance, unless the seller has a standard warranty in excess of one year in which the longer warranty shall control.

SHIPPING

Each package or shipment must be accompanied with a packing slip showing our purchase order number, our part number, item, quantity and weight where necessary. Our order number and item must appear on the invoice and bill of lading. We reserve the right to cancel all or any part of this order upon which deliveries have been delayed beyond our specified time and charge seller with any cost incurred unless deferred shipment has been authorized.
INSPECTION/REJECTION:
Payment for any goods or services under this purchase order shall not constitute acceptance thereof and Buyer reserves the right to inspect all goods or services purchased hereunder at Buyer's discretion and to reject non-conforming goods or services or revoke acceptance of non-conforming goods or services. At Buyer’s option and at Seller's risk and expense, Buyer may return non-conforming goods or services to Seller, require Seller to grant a full refund or credit to Buyer for non-conforming goods or services, hold non-conforming goods or services for disposition by Seller or rework non-conforming goods or services to detect and correct non-conformities. In the case of value added type services rendered against KomTeK owned goods, resulting in a non-conformity or damage of any kind to said goods in excess of 2% of the purchase order quantity, Buyer may require Seller to grant a credit to Buyer in an amount not less than KomTeK’s manufacturing costs to date, as well as any additional costs incurred by KomTeK as a result of the non-conformity or damage. In the event of nonconforming goods or services, Seller shall, within 20 days from notice thereof by Buyer, submit a written corrective action report to Buyer. Such report shall identify the root cause of the nonconformance, identity of affected goods and services, and a corrective action plan, for Buyer’s review and approval. Acceptance of any part of the goods ordered hereunder shall not bind Buyer to accept future shipments or waive its right to revoke acceptance of goods previously delivered.

INSURANCE

Seller will maintain at its own expense adequate automobile and property insurance and workman’s compensation in accordance with state regulations. The seller further agrees that in furnishing materials or the performing of any service under this order that it will hold harmless and defend the buyer from any and all claims by others, not caused by negligence of the buyer, and will assume all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

ASSIGNMENT

Seller shall not assign or subcontract this purchase order or any rights hereunder without the consent of the purchaser.
DELIVERY
Time is of the essence in this contract and if delivery of items or rendering of services is not completed by the time promised purchaser has the right without liability and in addition to its other rights and remedies, to terminate this contract by notice effective upon receipt by seller as to stated items not yet shipped or services not yet rendered and to purchase substitute items or services elsewhere and charge seller with any loss, expenses, or incidental or consequential damages incurred or suffered. Shipments sent C.O.D. without purchases written consent will not be accepted.
PAYMENT
Regardless of shipment or payment terms, payment for any article hereunder shall not be deemed an acceptance hereof. If payment by installments is permitted under this order. Seller waives any right to accelerate the amount due by reason of a failure by Purchaser of whatever duration to pay one or more installments.

                                                   STANDARD QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS      

The Standard Quality Assurance Requirements is an integral part of the purchase order when it is invoked.  The paragraphs listed below are numbered to correspond with the numbers listed on the purchase order.

QUALITY SYSTEMS

  1. The supplier shall maintain a Quality System in compliance to the requirements of ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 17025 & AS9120 for distributors.
    1. Quality records created by an /or retained by the supplier shall be available for review by KomTek Technologies, its customers and/or Regulatory Authorities upon request. Unless otherwise specified on the purchase order the supplier shall maintain quality records for (30) years after the last delivery of products and/or services on the contract. The buyer must also be notified in writing prior to destruction of records.
    2. Outside service suppliers that perform special processes (i.e. materials testing, NDT, welding, heat treat, etc.) must hold a NADCAP certification for the process being performed.
  2. The suppler shall maintain an identification and verification program to provide traceability of material while under their control.
    1. X-Ray S/N’s shall be applied on all parts with an approved marker for traceability to the x-ray film.
  3. All material furnished or processed under this order must be approved by KomTek Technologies and/or a customer approved supplier list.
  4. Supplier shall pass on to any sub-tier supplier the applicable requirements of this purchase order.

MATERIAL CERTIFICATION/ INSPECTION RECORDS

  1. Supplier shall supply a Certified Material Test Report providing mill identity, mill tests and analyses of material including the chemical and physical properties per the applicable specification.
    1. Providers of vacuum induction melted / refined heats of cast raw material shall declare within the mill certification document, the method of filtration used to produce each given heat lot of bar, ingot, etc.
  2. Alloy suppliers shall provide certification as to the country of origin of the material provided. In addition, distributors are required to adhere to specialty metals DFARS clause requirements when specified on the Buyer Purchase Order.
  3. Supplier shall submit a certification that includes cure or manufacturing date for material whose acceptability is limited by age. The shelf life shall be listed on the container and on the document certifying the material.
  4. Supplier shall certify that all articles furnished against this order does not contain or has been in contact with metallic mercury or mercury compounds.
  5. Supplier’s certification shall list the specification and revision level to which material is supplied.

DEVIATIONS/NONCONFORMANCE

  1. Any departure from drawings, specifications or other customer requirements must be promptly reported to KomTek Technologies. Disposition of these nonconformance’s must be approved in writing be KomTek Technologies or its customer.

SPECIAL PROCESSES

  1. Supplier shall submit a written description/ technique sheet of any Special Processes used.

CERTIFICATION OF CONFORMANCE

  1. Supplier shall submit with each shipment a Certificate of Conformance (C of C) This certificate must reflect the revision level of the drawing and/or the specifications referenced by the order. A responsible representative of the supplier must sign the C of C.
  2. By making shipment under this purchase order the supplier automatically certifies that materials used in the product shipped and the processes applied comply with the applicable drawing and/or specifications. Supplier agrees to retain objective evidence and/or records to substantiate significant activities in the manufacturing, inspection, testing, treating, preservation and packing of delivered product. Such records shall be made available on request.

MANUFACTURING INSPECTION AND TEST

  1. Once processes are established and approved they shall not be changed without informing KomTek Technologies.
  2. Process and procedure sheets are required for the following end use customers specifications;
    1. GE Specification S-1000 and S-1002
    2. PWA END USE specification ASQR-01
    3. PWC END USE specification ASQR-01
    4. SAC END USE specification ASQR-01
    5. Parker Hannifin PD1000 Rev. AB (Any conflicts the PD1000 takes precedence)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

      1. This order contains “Key Characteristics” which require 100% inspection prior to shipment.

PACKAGING/PROTECTION

  1. Castings shall be protected by appropriate material to prevent damage during shipment.
  2. Supplier shall package items for shipment so to prevent metal-to-metal contact on machined surfaces.
  3. When protective devices accompany product when shipped to supplier, the supplier shall maintain this protection during processing and return with the same protective device.
  4. Maximum length of alloy bars is 15’.

TRAINING

  1. The personnel performing work affecting quality are competent on the basis of appropriate education, training, skills and experience.

 

Rev

Description

Date

0

New Release

10/10/07

1

Paragraph 15c changed ES6-26 to PD1000 and revision (Any conflicts PD1000 takes precedence). Added paragraph 20 Maximum 15’ bars. Paragraph 1a changed from 10 to 15 years. Added TRAINING paragraph 21

9/3/08

2

Paragraph 1a added; The buyer must also be notified in writing prior to destruction of records.

2/20/09

3

Paragraph 15c changed PD1000 Rev. Y to PD1000 Rev. AA

3/20/09

4

Added paragraph 2a, Paragraph 15C changed Rev AA to AB. Added PWA, PWC, SAC end use. Added paragraph 5a. Paragraph 1a changed from 15  to 30 years

6/21/10

 
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