Test Equipment Management

The test equipment management (also test equipment management, PMV) is part of the quality management . It aims to ensure and maintain the quality , reliability , operational capability and readiness of the test equipment in a company. Through the monitoring, test equipment should be able to provide the required performance at all times. This makes test equipment management a method for increasing process capability .

Section 7.1.5 of the EN ISO 9001: 2015 standard requires the introduction of a process that ensures the suitability and functionality of the test equipment.

In summary, test equipment management organizes the procurement, use and monitoring of test equipment.

The reversal of the burden of proof in the case of producer liability prompts the manufacturer of products to test safety-relevant features, to document the result, and also to provide evidence that the test equipment used is also subject to regular monitoring.

Without the monitoring of test equipment, manufacturers would not be able to provide evidence in the event of damage that everything possible was done to prevent the product from failing. Inspection equipment monitoring alone is not sufficient, but without it this proof can never be conclusively provided.

See also

• Quality inspection
• quality control
• Standardized quality assurance
• Measuring equipment monitoring

literature

• Edgar Dietrich: Measurement Management System / Test Equipment Management , Chapter 31 in: Tilo Pfeifer, Robert Schmitt (Editor) Masing Handbook Quality Management , Carl Hanser Fachbuchverlag Munich Vienna, 6th revised edition (2014), ISBN 978-3-446-43431-8

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Test equipment management (PDF file; 180 kB)
2. ↑ EN ISO 9001