Beijing, January 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The new AS 9100 certification criteria officially came into effect in January 2015, which will have a significant impact on the aerospace industry supply chain. To help clients smoothly adapt to the new certification rules, recently, SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, held the "AS 9100 New Certification Criteria Explanation Seminar" in Shanghai, aiming to help enterprises get an early understanding and grasp of the first-hand information on rule changes, and to discuss with them how to take the upgrade of rules as an opportunity to elevate quality management capabilities to a new level.
SGS senior experts explain the main changes in the new AS 9100 certification criteria to the guests
In order to unify the quality management system requirements of the aerospace industry system to the greatest extent and improve product quality,the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) issued the final draft of the international aerospace quality management system standard IAQS 9100 series "Aerospace Quality System -- Quality Assurance Model for Design, Development, Production, Installation and Service" in March 2001. Currently, international aviation companies use the AS 9100 series standards as a prerequisite for supplier selection.
This seminar specially invited SGS senior experts in the aerospace field as keynote speakers. At the meeting, SGS experts first introduced the changes between the AS certification requirements AS 9101E, which officially came into effect in January 2015, and the current certification requirements, and had full discussions and exchanges with the attendees on the possible changes in audit requirements and audit focus points brought about by the new certification requirements. At the same time, they also shared the basic situation of the 2016 AS 9100 standard upgrade.
The expert mentioned that the main changes in the new certification rules include: improving the QMS matrix report, nonconformities and audit reports; adding certification structures; canceling the OER form, but retaining the principle of recording objective evidence; each on-site audit must include the procurement process; the first and second stages of the audit must not exceed six months, etc. Regarding the management of nonconformities, the expert suggested that enterprises take the following steps: first, understand the definition of nonconformities and describe them using appropriate methods; then assess the potential impacts and restrictions of the nonconformities, use fishbone diagrams and other methods to find the root causes of the nonconformities; next define and review long-term measures, verify the effectiveness of corrective actions and implement long-term measures; finally enter the cycle of "Standardize -- Implement -- Verify -- Act".
Participants at the seminar expressed that through this event, they gained a deeper understanding of the new certification requirements. They also gained a clear understanding of the changes in post-change supply chain management, special process management, and nonconformity rectification.
With its professional advantages in the aerospace field and global service network, SGS has provided AS certification services to more than 450 enterprises worldwide, including OEM manufacturers, large maintenance enterprises, airlines, well-known aviation material suppliers, etc., covering Fortune 500 companies and influential domestic enterprises such as Lufthansa, Flextronics, AVIC International Development, Shenzhen Woer Heat-Shrinkable Material, and Xi'an Aerospace Bocheng.