The results showed that the sample had indeed been affected by the abnormal environmental conditions during production. The team then worked with the production team to adjust the climate control system and rework the affected batch of sheets.
As they read through the document, they noticed that the standard specified a particular conditioning procedure for plastics, including a requirement for a controlled environment with a temperature of 23°C ± 2°C and relative humidity of 50% ± 10%. The team realized that the production area where the sheets were made had recently experienced a malfunction in the climate control system, which might have affected the sheets' properties.
However, just as they thought they had solved the problem, they received another call from the production manager. This time, it was about a different product, a batch of PVC sheets that were reported to have excessive shrinkage.
