Heat Sealing Glossary / Definitions:
Equipment Qualification Terms:
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Installation Qualification (IQ) is a verification of alignment with design specifications
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Operation Qualification (OQ) is a verification of alignment with functional specifications
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Performance Qualification (PQ) is a verification of the ability of a process to meet with user required specifications
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Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) documented evidence that a piece of equipment or system has been adequately tested at the manufacturer’s facility and performed to the end user’s expectations prior to delivery to the end user.
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Site Acceptance Test (SAT) documented evidence that a piece of equipment or system has not been affected in the transportation and has been adequately tested at the end user’s facility and performed to end user’s expectation.