Aerospace
Suppliers and manufacturers within the scope of AS/EN 9100 and inside the audit-risk environment of tier-1 suppliers.
What makes this industry distinctive
At its core AS/EN 9100 is ISO 9001 — plus industry requirements that go significantly beyond it in depth and audit rigour. Risk management, configuration management and First Article Inspection (FAI) are not formalities. We support mid-sized suppliers through initial and follow-up certifications and through customer audits.
Situations clients come to us with
AS/EN 9100 initial certification
You want to enter the aerospace supply chain and need the certification — but you also know that this means moving into a different operational league.
Customer audit by OEM / tier-1
An OEM customer announces a supplier audit. You have two months to prepare.
Weaknesses in FAI / configuration
Your First Article Inspection documentation is not audit-grade; configuration management is informal at best.
Suspect parts and counterfeit protection
Counterfeit parts requirements hit you for the first time — and you know that "we trust our suppliers" is not enough.
Which standards matter in this industry
AS/EN 9100 initial certification
CNC manufacturer, 60 employees, North Rhine-Westphalia. Starting point: existing ISO 9001 system, OEM customer demands AS 9100 as a condition for further orders. Approach: gap analysis, build-up of configuration management, FAI process, suspect/counterfeit process, project-based risk management. Result: initial certification after 7 months with no major non-conformities; the customer increased order volume.
Anonymised example, representative of our work in this industry.
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