AC7110 Rev F 1
AC7110 Rev F 1
FΔ1
Issued 06-Jan-1995
161Thorn Hill Road
AUDIT CRITERIA
Warrendale, PA 15086-7527 Revision Date 18-Jan-2017
Nadcap
AUDIT CRITERIA FOR
WELDING/TORCH AND INDUCTION BRAZING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
1. SCOPE
These audit criteria are intended for use to survey a facility seeking
accreditation by Nadcap for a welding/torch and induction brazing
process, or additive manufacturing process. These criteria are
supplemented by Audit Criteria for specific welding/torch and induction
brazing processes to be accredited. (Reference AC7110/1 through
AC7110/9, AC7110/12, AC7110/13 and AC7110/14.)
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2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
For those checklists with Job audits (i.e. AC7110/1 through AC7110/9
and AC7110/14), the self-audit shall contain at least one job audit per
checklist. Suppliers must note status of Export Controlled material and
shall not include restricted material in the submittal of the self-audit.
General Data
a. List of quality department contacts
b. List of current quality systems approval (by Subscribers, registrars,
etc)
c. List of procedures (index/table of contents only)
Welding Data
d. List of processes performed for each Subscriber
e. Copy of applicable process procedure(s)
f. List of approved processing personnel on each shift
The supplier should provide for an in-briefing with the auditor. Key
members of the applicant’s staff should attend the in-briefing so the
audit purpose, methods and assessment processes can be discussed.
Working space for the auditor with desks or tables, chairs, etc. shall be
made available.
PRI staff or the Task Group may, after review of the audit report,
require additional information or may find cause to issue additional
findings. NOTE: Final authority over the audit report, acceptability or
corrective actions, and accreditation recommendation rests with the
Task Group.
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2.2.4 Terminology
2.2.4.2 Process
3. SUPPLIER INFORMATION
Nature of Business
Audit Contacts
Identify the Primary Contacts for the Audit (Name/Title) including the
Cognizant Welding Technical Person
Name Title
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Auditing/Certifying Agency Audit Criteria Certificate Issue Date Certificate Expiration Date
This checklist does include process focused criteria that test the
quality system for compliance as it relates to the
Welding/Brazing/Additive Manufacturing Process.
3.4.1 Are quality and technical requirements flowed down internally and YES NO
to sub-tier suppliers?
3.4.2 Are purchase orders and amendments reviewed to assess ability YES NO
to conform to customer requirements?
3.5 Purchasing
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3.5.1 Are sub-tier suppliers selected on the basis of their ability to meet YES NO
contract requirements?
4. QUALITY PLANNING
5.1 Procedures
6. INSPECTION FREQUENCY
7. INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION STANDARDS
8. PROCESS CONTROL
10. SELF-AUDITS
For each question in the checklist, has the supplier identified YES NO
where the means of compliance or evidence* of compliance may
be found?
(*= procedure, checklist, physical location of evidence, etc.)
Does the self-audit include job audits as required by the Task YES NO
Group?
For those checklists with Job audits (i.e. AC7110/1 through
AC7110/9 and AC7110/14), the self-audit shall contain at least
one job audit per checklist.
(Export Controlled data from the self-audit shall not be submitted
to the Auditor, however the Supplier must be able to demonstrate
to an unrestricted auditor, during the on-site Nadcap audit, that
the self-audit did include the job audit(s).)
(The Nadcap Auditor will select jobs per the Job selection
handbook during the Nadcap audit, i.e. the job(s) in the self-audit
will not necessarily be the jobs audited in the Nadcap audit)