Bringing up some concerns

[topher5150]

I started a new job about a month and a half ago and during my down time I've been picking through the prints and making sure all the 3D models are jiving, making PDF's of the assemblies/manufacturing prints etc...I noticed that a lot of these prints and models seem that they are in need of some updating. I have also been talking to some of the guys on the floor and they have standard drawings but they have no idea how up to date they are.
I just think it would be a good idea to have all the standard parts/assemblies/drawings all caught up, get the prints on the floor updated...get some kind of standardization going. It's a very small company and we also do a lot of custom/one-off versions of our products.

 

[s.weinberg]

Well.....yes.
What are you looking for from the forum?

 

[BW]

Hey @topher5150

Ah, this sounds like a very common dilemma!

Have you had a chance to discuss your observations with your colleagues or supervisors? It's always difficult to tell the team that their documentation is outdated, I'd be careful not to offend anyone. Perhaps there is a reason for keeping some legacy PDFs?

I'd just ask carefully and informally before bringing it up in a meeting. Just my 2 cents!

 

[CaptnCarl]

To me, the answer lies in "we do a lot of one-offs". Where I have seen that, documentation of the final product gets sent to the wayside... as a one-of the need for documentation seems to be superfluous. Assuming it is not a critical component to a structure or device, that is.