Aerospace & Defense 

Quality Management Software for Aerospace and Defense

Aerospace and defense projects are among the most complex in production today. A&D is characterized by stringent OEM/Prime compliance and audit requirements. This includes detailed regulations and standards such as: AS9100 - Quality Management Systems / Aerospace, AS9102 - Aerospace First Article Inspection, and AS9103 - Variation Management of Key Characteristics.

As OEMs are increasingly becoming assemblers, the supply chain is lengthened; thus, it becomes even more important to work as a team capable of making products to spec as the team also works to improve quality and reduce costs.

IQS's software not only complies with industry standards, it also offers additional team connectivity and traceability, adding a competitive edge for A&D.

Outstanding IQS Developments 

• Research that enables companies such as automotive to bridge the chasm between engineering and manufacturing. (For example: APQP, FMEAs and PPAPs developed within the automotive industry are now being utilized by A&D.)
  
• The development of  an  automated quality system that spans the entire A&D product life cycle - from engineering to manufacturing and post production.
• Improved delivery time, reduced problems and lower costs through ERP-like centralization and connectivity to provide aerospace and defense with a systematic strategy that enables disparate groups within a company and throughout the supply chain to meet spec, eliminate rework, lower costs - and improve quality.
• With a single-instance, multi-site platform, IQS works across departments and sites around the world to assure an A&D customer's entire organization and supply chain are in sync.

Features

• Connects engineering with manufacturing to coordinate key information such as FMEAs, control plans, document and SOP changes
• Direct links to MRB activity, immediate action approvals, root cause action approvals and verification notification
• Automatically generates new corrective action if existing/current is found to be ineffective
• Links components and delivers serial lot traceability essential for assembly-oriented OEMs
• Integrates information directly from ERP with the ability to manage down to a supplier/part number combination
• Automatic generation of MRBs when problems are discovered
• Inspection routers with sample data and input; allows capability to run Cp/Cpk reports by supplier, customer, part number and equipment from a single report
• Root cause traceability within and across facilities and suppliers, allowing proactive and faster issue reduction
• Complete supplier performance history including ratings, inspection histories, MRB tracking and corrective actions
• A turnkey facility that generates AS, FAA, and OEM compliance reporting requirements

Benefits

• Reduces 1st article submissions turnaround
• Improves and enhances manufacturing performance and reliability by automating the connection points between engineering and manufacturing
• Lowers costs and reduces issues by centralizing information and automating the quality process from engineering through post production
• Mitigates risk of warranty and recall by quickly tracing and resolving the cause of issues to the immediate
• Improves profits by:
  
  • Providing quality right - the first time
  • Streamlining MRB processes and one-click access to inspection plans and documentation
  • Offering capability to charge-back RMAs stemming from suppliers
  • Reducing audits from days to hours, and eliminating costly preparation and data-gathering audit activities