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Standards in Additive Manufacturing
Published in Richard Leach, Simone Carmignato, Precision Metal Additive Manufacturing, 2020
NADCAP is an industry-managed programme that is focused on improving quality and reducing costs of special process accreditations throughout the aerospace and defence industries. In 2013, its Welding Task Group was assigned responsibility to assess the industry needs and develop audit criteria capable of assessing suppliers utilising AM technology. In early 2017, they released for industry usage the checklist AC7110/14Nadcap Audit Criteria for Laser and Electron Beam Metallic Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing (2017).
Investigating critical criteria for supplier quality development
Published in International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management, 2018
Khosrow Noshad, Anjali Awasthi
A firm’s certification program is typically used as a means of measuring and then qualifying suppliers. Certification programs involve a thorough examination of all dimensions of a supplier’s performance, increasing the probability that the supplier will meet the required product performance specifications every time. It creates baselines for evaluating supplier risk levels, and ensures material conformance to specific requirements such as those of ISO 9001:2008, QS 9000, ISO 14000, AS 9100, NADCAP/PRI, TS-16949 or other specific standards (Curkovic & Handfield, 1996). The purchasing requirements in the ISO 9001 standard help to ensure that products and services procured from various suppliers fully meet buyers’ needs. QS 9000 is another quality management system developed to address necessities of the automotive industry (Noori, 2004). The ISO 14000 Environmental Management System (EMS) is a set of internationally created and recognized guidelines that allow companies to address the environmental impact of their products, facilities and business practices. AS9100 is the quality management standard specifically written for the aerospace industry. Nadcap (formerly NADCAP, the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) is a global cooperative accreditation program for aerospace engineering, defense and related industries.