Nadcap Customer Support Initiative (NCSI) For Welding
Nadcap Customer Support Initiative (NCSI) For Welding
Initiative (NCSI)
for Welding
Today’s Facilitators
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Ian Simpson
Welding Staff Engineer
Performance Review Institute
+44 870 350-5011
[email protected]
Your Turn – Tell Us…
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• Introduction
• General Preparation Steps
Nadcap Administrative
Nadcap Regional Management Staff
Advisory Bodies Council (NMC)
• Introduction
www.pri-network.org
• Nadcap, Supplier Info
Root Cause Corrective Action Tools/Training materials and dates
Audit Preparation timeline, Nadcap dictionary and MORE
150 days prior to your special process audit, Suppliers will be sent an
email to send in a valid QS certificate.
120 days prior to the audit Suppliers receive a second reminder to send
in a valid QS certificate
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y ob • Auditor Handbooks
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D n ts!J • Checklists – perform a self-audit!
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O u d i Seek guidance from your prime on scope
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Familiarize yourself with www.pri-
network.org and the tools available
Keep your management informed
NCSI Agenda
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• Introduction
Documented Procedures:
A documented procedure requires a procedure to be
established, documented, implemented, and maintained.
Process:
A process is an activity which the supplier would need to
demonstrate has occurred but would not necessarily need
to be documented.
Examples of changes
Rev C to Rev D
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Rev C
If present at supplier facility, do procedures preclude the use
of visible dye penetrant inspection unless permitted by
customer specification? YES NO NA
Rev D
• Do documented procedures preclude the use of visible dye
penetrant inspection unless permitted by applicable
documents? YES NO
Examples of changes
Rev C to Rev D
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Requirements (Cont’d)
d) Process Control
e) Personnel Controls
f) Inspection and acceptance Criteria
g) Periodic Maintenance
h) Compliance
Initial Audit:
• Two pieces of hardware per process must be witnessed.
• First choice will be a Nadcap subscribing prime’s parts.
• If none are available, other aerospace parts. If none of these,
run representative test pieces
Re-accreditation audits:
• It is preferable to weld actual parts, but auditor can review
completed jobs or another industries parts.
• Failure to weld parts / test pieces will affect merit eligibility)
NCSI Agenda
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• Introduction
Thus:-
• Perform self-audit as far in advance as possible
• Ensure the self audit is thorough
Common Findings (Cont’d)
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Welder Qualification
• Procedural control, including eyesight, revocation, re-
qualification period, qualification records, activity
records
• Welder not qualified for work being performed
• Test record completed incorrectly
Common Findings (Cont’d)
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Compliance
• Operator not working to travelers / weld schedules
• Equipment not qualified
• Equipment not calibrated / maintained
• Weld schedule incorrect / not correctly qualified
• No weld schedule at work station
Common Findings (Cont’d)
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Training
• Insufficient evidence that Welders and Inspectors
have been trained. Note it is not adequate to use
acceptable welder qualification in lieu of training for
welders.
Training evidence should include training in your
own procedures and any specific requirements from
your customer’s specifications (Eg training in weld
acceptance criteria)
Common Findings (Cont’d)
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Inspection
• Use of correct inspection methods and acceptance
standards
• Appropriate, calibrated gauges available
Common Findings (Cont’d)
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Gas Compliance
• Gas not ordered to the correct specification
• No certification for the gas. Minimum requirement is
a certificate stating the gas meets the defined
specification
Common Findings (Cont’d)
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Schedule Qualification
• Have schedules been correctly qualified
• Do schedules meet customer requirements for
qualification
• Do schedules contain all parameters required by
customer specifications
Response to NCR’s
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• Introduction
Available at www.pri-network.org
Minutes & Agendas
• Keep up with Task Group activities
• Participate in Task Group decisions