Garry reflected on one big industry challenge for small shops getting involved : the importance of safety , quality , and inspection . “ The FAA wants cradle-to-grave traceability ; you want good parts that meet the customer ’ s drawing . Should something go awry , you must trace them out for every aircraft they were on .
It behooves a machine shop to trace everything they do . Who cut the material ; who inspected the materials ; this goes to work orders .” His recommendation is to set up a quality management system as a foundation .
Fortunately , Marvel Manufacturing and its owners , Marshall and Reionda Taylor , in Lewiston , Idaho , have set up a quality management system for their two-year-old business . Marshall said , “ During my role as production manager at my previous job , I spearheaded the implementation of the AS9100 and ISO 9001 certification . This work allowed me to become quite familiar with the standard .”
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