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WonderCNC
We are a machine shop currently ISO9001:2008 registered. We plan to have our AS9100D audit this September. In our machine shop, we have 25+ CNC machines. The machines can be grouped in work centers, or types: 3-axis, 5-axis, horizontal, lathe. Our machines are made by the same manufacturer and the fixturing and tooling can be interchanged within work centers.
My question is about the 8.5.1.3 Production Process Verification requirement.
The parts we make typically have multiple operations and can be any combination of machine type/work center. The first time we run a job, we will do a full documented FAI and send to the customer. The next time we run the job, we may run one or more of the machine operations in a different machine- but the machine is the same type and same work center (as the first run). For every machine operation, we verify the setup with dimensional checks and record that the setup has been verified, but we do not do a formal FAI. Do we need to do a formal documented FAI if we change machines (within the same work center)? In our experience, changing machines in this manner would not invalidate the original results because we consider the machines to be equivalent and we are checking the setup and doing in process inspection to verify that the parts meet print each time we run the part. Will this meet the AS9100 requirement? Thank you.
My question is about the 8.5.1.3 Production Process Verification requirement.
The parts we make typically have multiple operations and can be any combination of machine type/work center. The first time we run a job, we will do a full documented FAI and send to the customer. The next time we run the job, we may run one or more of the machine operations in a different machine- but the machine is the same type and same work center (as the first run). For every machine operation, we verify the setup with dimensional checks and record that the setup has been verified, but we do not do a formal FAI. Do we need to do a formal documented FAI if we change machines (within the same work center)? In our experience, changing machines in this manner would not invalidate the original results because we consider the machines to be equivalent and we are checking the setup and doing in process inspection to verify that the parts meet print each time we run the part. Will this meet the AS9100 requirement? Thank you.