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Representing an international effort to formulate a quality
management system standard for the aerospace industry, AS9100 is showing its long-term value. The standard supplements ISO
9001 by addressing the additional expectations and requirements of the aerospace industry.
The industry experts who
wrote the standard and the representatives who approved it all agree that these additions are essential to ensure product,
process and service safety and quality.
All quality systems must be designed to meet the specific needs of the users.
And although AS9100 identifies areas to address within the aerospace industry, system designers are encouraged to first establish
a robust quality system that's both effective and efficient. This system should be an integral part of the practices and processes spanning
all areas and functions of the business.
We have been working with aerospace companies for fourteen years. We
have worked with machine shops, manufacturing companies and service companies from ten employees to more than two thousand
employees. Don't think of AS9100 as just an expensive hoop to jump through. If you do it correctly, it will save you money,
but doing it correctly is not simple, and it cannot be done quickly.
We provide consulting, training and auditing. We will work with
you to create a quality management system that will work for you at very competitive prices.
We can also do your internal audits for you.
For distriibutors, we provide all the same services those wanting to get registered to AS9120.
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AS9100 Rev C has been released
AS9100 Rev C incorporates the changes from ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 9001:2008 (minor changes for improved understanding)
plus significant changes to the "aerospace only" parts of the standard.
The International Aerospace Quality Group
(IAQG) has proposed a 30-month transition timeline for existing certified organizations. However, due to the need for global
harmonization and the release of supporting standards, the start date for transition had not been set.
A possible
scheduling scenario for Rev C certification could be:
January 2009: AS9100C was released.
March 2009 - August
2009 (6 months for training providers to develop training for the new standard)
September 2009 - August 2010: (12 months
to train certification bodies and auditors)
September 2010 - August 2011: (12 months for all companies to update to the
new standard at their next surveillance or recertification)
click here to download a pdf of rev C changes to AS9100
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