The role of quality control operations in a process of plastic forming

Purpose: The aim of this paper is present the role of quality control operations in such a complex manufacturing process like plastic forming. Nowadays classical manufacturing process management is replaced with total quality management philosophy. Design/methodology/approach: The presented results base on the investigations conducted in manufacturing plants of heavy industry. Next the results of researches have been compared with requirements of quality standards. Findings: Results obtained in the work point the importance of a system of continuous quality monitoring and of quality control operations. Moreover the improvement in quality management is directly related with the corporate image. Research limitations/implications: The presented results base on the analysis of manufacturing processes of steel mills and are considered with the process of plastic forming and related processes. It must be stated that some technological parameters are confidential. Practical implications: The practical implication of the work is considered with the proposal of a scheme of quality control operations in a manufacturing process of plastic forming. This scheme could be used as a remark showing the proper manufacturing process planning. Originality/value: The work presents the analysis of manufacturing processes for heavy industry according the quality assessment what is rather a lateral problem in quality analysis.