The AS9102 Standard is designed to provide a real consistency of First Article Reporting across an industry. Yet the reality is that the standard is not evenly applied and the customer’s particular interests in that report can be varied and complex. While this…
From our recent White Paper: Top 5 Quality Goals for Aerospace Manufacturers Goal #1: Master AS9102 Revision B Requirements AS9102 Revision B was released over a year ago and immediately aerospace suppliers not only needed to obtain this new standard, understand the…
With technological advance comes the need for new skill sets and methodologies. A recent article from Modern Machine Shop delves into Nolte Precise Manufacturing’s transition from cam actuated machine tools to CNC servo-driven machines, focusing on the use of specialized software…
Here are some FAI (First Article Inspection) considerations to keep in mind when looking for suppliers: Make sure the supplier has adequately identified a process that notes when an FAI is needed and how it’s followed. It should be referenced…
Failure to Define Standardized Inspection Criteria Suppliers in the aerospace industry rely heavily on their operators to interpret the internal processes for part creation, but often times these operators are provided a set of work instructions without a control plan.…
Unprepared for Emerging 3D Model Requirements Today aerospace suppliers must deal with a mix of technical data formats required by their customers. For example, some aerospace prime contractors are only sharing dimensionless 3D CAD models with their suppliers for their…
Scrap and Rejects are Reducing Profitability Many factors may play into your scrap nightmare: wrong or misread tolerances, incorrect materials, and in precise measurements. These nonconformance nightmares will cost you plenty. It’s the call from your customer, or the news…
FAI Reports are Time Consuming If you regard your FAI documentation as just another report imposed on you without any internal benefit, you may be missing some quality inspection opportunities. Many suppliers spend hours and days, just entering tons of…
Each Customer has a Unique AS9102 Form One customer wants you to enter inspection data directly into their web-based screens; a second customer requires the actual’s to be entered in their specific Excel format; meanwhile the third customer insists you…