Phoenix AZ — Aerospace manufacturer RaeTech, Inc. has been recommended for AS9100 certification by AQA International, an accredited registrar of aerospace quality management systems.
RaeTech underwent an Oxebridge Rapid AS9100 Implementation program, starting the effort in August of 2010. The total implementation time used was within the 40-day program window, however the days were spread out over five months to because a thorough registrar selection was undertaken, and scheduling of AS9100 audits is currently complicated (and therefore delayed) due to the rollout of AS9100 Rev C., which is requiring auditors to have their training updated, making them less available for AS9100 Rev B audits.
RaeTech will receive its final AS9100 certificate from AQA upon acceptance of the corrective actions and evidence for the handful of minor nonconformities reported.
Founded in 1978, RaeTech manufacturers complex, machined aerospace parts for customers such as Goodrich-UPCO and Talley Defense Systems. The company is a member of the National Tooling & Machining Association and the Arizona Tooling & Machining Association. The company will soon be expanding into a much larger facility to accommodate increased growth.
For more on AQA International’s AS9100 certification services, click here.
For more on RaeTech, visit the company’s website at www.raetechinc.com.
For more on Oxebridge’s Rapid AS9100 Implementation Program, click here.
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world
