In aerospace and defense manufacturing, producing a part that meets dimensional requirements may only be part of the job.
Programs can also require material certifications, process documentation, inspection records, traceability, testing and customer-specific quality requirements. Those requirements influence how a component is sourced and manufactured from the beginning.
If qualification is considered only after a design and manufacturing approach have been established, teams can discover that a selected material, supplier or process cannot satisfy program requirements without significant changes.
Understanding qualification requirements upfront helps engineering and manufacturing teams build the required controls into the program instead of adding them later.
At GP&C, we support demanding aerospace and defense programs where engineering, manufacturing and quality requirements have to work together. Talk with our team early about the technical and qualification requirements for your next program.
