Help -Drawing Callouts?

[EM3D]

Hi,
So, I do have a 2 year Engineering degree, but now work as an Industrial Designer. Everyone else on our team does not have any engineering background, so I have been put in charge of this research. I haven't done anything with the technical end for 10 years. My current company does not have any engineers on staff, but we rely heavily on our vendors (mostly Asia) to engineer the more complicated items, etc. WE do outsource stress tests, etc when needed.

However, we have had a few issues in past from 3rd party products, so everyone is a little wary of what we can/should be designing. So, from a safety point, what should be the minimum callouts we should have on our drawings so that our vendors design to US safety standards?

Since nobody has an engineering degree on staff, can or should we be putting "Drawn to ASME Y14...." on our drawings?

We are concerned with poor quality hardware as well. What would something we could put on our drawing so that they only follow ANSI requirements for these components?

Thanks for the suggestions/help.

 

[ewh]

"Drawing interpretation per ASME Y14.5-(enter applicable year)" will cover you as far as any drawing interpretation issues, but the part still has to be clearly and completely defined, including any other standards and applicable processes that are to be followed in part fabrication to expect quality hardware from outside vendors. This gives you a legal standing to reject anything that does not meet the definition that you have put forth.

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