AS 9100 Aerospace

Safety is the highest priority for airplane manufacturers, and quality is the key to safety in aerospace.

Don’t be surprised if meeting this standard becomes a priority as the largest producers in the industry and across the world are aiming to have a higher percentage of their suppliers certified to AS 9100. Also, note this strategy from the IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) whose strategy is “90% of the supply chain certified“.

AS 9100 and AS 9110 is the benchmark standard, which provides your customers with a better and simpler way of determining whether you are a viable and attractive alternative to their other suppliers.

Consider the effect your suppliers have on your product. Across the supply chain, there are so many things that could go wrong, and its effect can be devastating. By engaging a supplier with AS 9100 certification, you feel more confident of the quality of product or service you receive.

Achieving certification to AS 9100 instills higher confidence in your own business set up, and it helps you deliver and maintain the quality. AS 9100 certification means that you meet the benchmark for a supplier to the aerospace industry.

Poor quality in aerospace can and will affect the viability and longevity of your organization. It is critical that the risk of mistake and non-conformance is minimized. AS 9100 provides your organization with guidance in writing solid and effective management systems thereby improving the viability and longevity of your organization.

You can get in front of your competitors in the aerospace industry by achieving certification to AS 9100. Many organizations in the aerospace industry are snubbing those that are uncertified, preferring to work with those that have invested in their systems and quality. If it seems certification is not necessary at this stage, don’t be surprised if it suddenly becomes necessary. Furthermore, if certification to AS 9100 meant the difference between you winning and losing a contract, it is simply too late to backtrack after you have lost a contract. You have missed the opportunity (for now) that could have been yours had you acted earlier.

Key Aspects of AS 9100 Standard

If you want to adopt the standard, you need to learn the key aspects of the standard first. These key aspects are-

Risk-Based Approach

AS 91000 Standard compels the organizations to employ a risk-based management process while making any major decision.

Product Safety

AS9100D comprises two sub-clauses. The first sub-clause insists on product safety. This standard needs the suppliers to demonstrate what initiatives they have employed to protect their product safety.

The second sub-clause of this standard is “Counterfeit Product.” This clause attaches importance to counterfeit parts prevention. Here, you need to concentrate on training, review, verification programs, supplier management, and traceability.

Awareness

Organizations must ensure people are aware of how their processes impact quality and which actions they need to adopt further to meet the customer requirements.

Human Factors

Suppliers should take into account certain human factors such as fatigue, complacency, and stress while addressing the non-conformities and corrective actions.

Organizational Context

This standard makes the manufacturers demonstrate how they the quality management (QMS) accounts for all of their relevant stakeholders and business associations. Apart from customers and your business, interested parties may include regulators, suppliers, and the local community.

Accountability and Performance Evaluation

These days, many standards are inclining towards management accountability. Auditors expect documentation of management review. They intend to know whether you are meeting the targets or not. They want to learn what steps you are taking when you are not meeting the targets.

Why should you choose ComplianceHelp?

ComplianceHelp has earned a name in the industry. We take great pride in helping a number of organizations pass the audit process for gaining AS9100 certification. Our team is committed to offering you services with 100 percent guarantee of success.

At ComplianceHelp, our experts focus on:

Understanding and meeting the integrating customer requirements

Analyzing the processes in terms of added value

Obtaining the outcomes of the process performance and effectiveness

Continuous improvement

Instead of just checking off a list of requirements so that you can pass the audit, we focus more on the value that can be derived out of the process. We believe that a genuine commitment needs more planning and efforts. We never compromise with the quality of our services. Hence, we are always ready to put in the hard work to perform gap analysis and add effective controls.

How can we help you?

At ComplianceHelp, we will conduct a five-stage process to help you gain the AS9100 certification. The stages are:

Learning about the standards

First, we will help you learn about the standard and its requirements so that you can understand how your organization should carry on the certification process.

Interviewing the employees

We’ll talk to your employees to develop a better understanding of your business operation. At the same time, we will help your employees understand how they should contribute to the implementation and how they should help the organization maintain the certification.

Gap Assessment

Once, your employees are fully versed in the AS9100 certification; we will conduct a thorough gap assessment to identify the requirements, which are not addressed by your existing Quality Management System (QMS). We will report the gaps and fill the gaps.

Documenting Compliance

If you need to develop an additional document to establish your compliance, the auditors would ask you for documentation that contains items such as risk assessment and planning. This is required to illustrate how you have implemented the updated requirements.

Verifying Compliance

Now we have reached the final stage of this certification process. Before you appear for the final audit performed by an independent certification body, we will conduct an internal audit. It’s like the final piece of the puzzle before scheduling the final audit. Our internal audit ensures your QMS is fine and ready to pass on the final audit.

ComplianceHelp differs from the rest of the AS9100 Certification Consultants for providing low cost and personalized services that can speed up your certification process with the help of skilled ISO experts.

Give us a call and one of friendly consultants will be pleased to help you.

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