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Special process quality, in plain words
Plain-language articles on welding, heat treatment, quality control, AS9100, Nadcap and special-process audits for aerospace and defense suppliers.
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Special processesWhat is a special process?What makes welding, heat treating, coating, bonding and composites a special process, and why AS9100 and Nadcap ask for extra control.NadcapHow to prepare for a Nadcap auditPreparing for a Nadcap special-process audit: how the audit runs and the finding types that come up again and again.AS9100AS9100 to IA9100: what is changing?AS9100-certified companies are preparing for IA9100. The main themes of the new revision and how to get ready.Heat treatmentWhat is a TUS?Temperature Uniformity Survey (TUS) under AMS2750 in plain words, and the mistakes that get TUS reports rejected in audits.Heat treatmentWhat is a SAT?System Accuracy Test (SAT) under AMS2750 in plain words, and the mistakes that make SAT results fail or get questioned.WeldingAWS D17.1 explainedAWS D17.1 fusion welding for aerospace: weld classes A, B and C, what they decide, and the mistakes shops make most.Quality controlFirst Article Inspection (AS9102)What a First Article Inspection is, when AS9102 FAI is required, the three forms, and why ballooning takes so long.Heat treatmentAMS2759 explainedThe AMS2759 family for heat treating steel parts: main slash sheets, what they control, and common mistakes.