AS 9120 & AS 9100 Awarded to Indian Aerospace and Chief Manufacturing |
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Texas Senator Wendy Davis, District 10, presented a plaque from TMAC (Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center) to Roger Crudup, Owner of Indian Aerospace & Chief Manufacturing, in recognition of the company's achievement of the AS 9120 and AS 9100 quality management systems. Chief Manufacturing produces hard to source aerospace spare parts for older models of aircraft. Indian Aerospace then sells the specialty parts in low volumes which many larger companies will not do. Chief Manufacturing was incorporated in 1988 and is located in Arlington, TX (DFW area). Roger Crudup, owner of the Native American owned and operated business, said, "Our goal is to be fast, professional and to spec every time." The company's expertise is in high nickel aerospace alloys such as A-286, Monel, Inconel, Waspaloy and Greek Ascoloy, while also working with all grades of stainless, alloy and carbon steels, brass and aluminum. Chief provides fasteners and to-print machined parts for the aerospace and defense industries to both OEM and U.S. Government procurement standards.
Hawker-Beech in Wichita, KS, a major customer of Indian Aerospace and Chief Mfg., mandated its suppliers to get registered to the AS 9100 Aerospace Quality Management System to stay in the supply chain. This has occurred throughput the aerospace industry both nationally and internationally. Indian Aerospace, the distributor for component parts made by Chief Manufacturing (sister company) went first. TMAC worked with them to design and implement their system. Since they are in the distribution arena they registered to AS 9120, which is the same system but specific to aerospace distributors.
After Indian Aerospace was registered, Chief Manufacturing did their project getting registered to AS 9100 for aerospace component manufacturers. TMAC is precluded from performing the audits necessary to attain registration, this is performed by a 3rd party contractor and is at additional expense.
Between the two companies they invested close to 400 hours and over $30,000. Now they can keep their current aerospace customers and also go after new business. Having a robust quality system in place also contributes to cost savings as procedures and processes are reviewed for continuous improvement. A large part of these certifications also require stringent customer satisfaction measures such as strict on-time delivery, minimal defects and low returns.
"Indian Aerospace and Chief Mfg. have contributed a significant amount of investment to achieve world class performance with a staff of less than 30," said Mike White, TMAC Account & Project Manager. "These quality systems are audited annually, their first 'surveillance' audit had zero non-conformances which is unusual, that means they are dedicated to sustaining their improvements over time. With a resource available like TMAC, smaller companies like these have access to manufacturing expertise at a very competitive price."
For more information contact:
Roger Crudup, Owner Indian Aerospace & Chief Mfg. David Kliever, Indian Aerospace Quality Control Manager Alan Eades, Chief Mfg. Quality Representative Indian Aerospace & Chief Manufacturing 427 West Fork Drive Arlington, TX 76012 817-265-2399
TMAC 7300 Jack Newell Blvd. S. Fort Worth, TX 76118 817-272-5922 Fax: 817-272-5977
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Texas Senator Wendy Davis, District 10; Alan Eades, Chief Mfg. Quality Rep; Mike White, TMAC Account & Project Manager; Roger Crudup, Owner, Indian Aerospace & Chief Mfg. and David Kliever, Indian Aerospace Quality Manager. Senator Davis presented plaques recognizing the companies for its achievements of AS 9120 & AS 9100 Quality Management Systems. |
