Nadcap
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Nadcap (formerly NADCAP, the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) is a global cooperative standards-setting program for aerospace engineering, defense and related industries.
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[edit] History of Nadcap
Nadcap program as a part of PRI (Performance Review Institute) was created in 1990 by the Society of Automotive Engineers and is headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania. Nadcap's membership of "prime contractors" convene to coordinate industry-wide standards for special processes and products. Through the Performance Review Institute, Nadcap provides independent certification of manufacturing processes for the industry. Branch offices of Nadcap are located in London, Beijing, and Nagoya.
[edit] Fields of Nadcap activities
Nadcap program give accreditation for such special processes in aerospace and military industry as:
- Heat Treating
- Chemical Processing
- Coatings
- Welding
- NDT
- Composites
- Materials Testing
- Electronics
- Elastomer Seals
- Fluid Distribution Systems
- Sealants
- Nonconventional Machining (including EDM, ECM, ECG, LBM)
- Surface Enhancement (including shot peening, peen forming, glass bead peening)
[edit] The Nadcap program and industry
The Nadcap accreditation is required by such companies as
- GE-Aviation
- Rolls-Royce plc
- MTU
- Snecma ("SAFRAN group")
- Turbomeca ("SAFRAN group")
- Boeing
- Vought Aircraft Industries
- Bombardier
- Honeywell
- Pratt and Whitney
- Hamilton Sundstrand
- Sikorsky Aircraft
and the others
[edit] Nadcap Meetings
Nadcap meetings are held several times a year in different. locations worldwide. For example, the 2007 meetings were held in Redondo Beach (California) in January; Paris (France) in April; Istanbul (Turkey) in July. The October meeting was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Other locations can be in Europe or Asia. In February 2008 the meeting is planned to be held in Rome (Italy). During these meetings there are Task Group discussions and workshops (with participation of primes, suppliers, and PRI staff.
[edit] Nadcap Training
During the periodic meetings. Nadcap performs training for airspace industry suppliers in different fields, such as:
- Pyrometry
- Root Cause Corrective Action training - RCCA
- Special processes, such as coating, NDT, chemical processing, etc.
- Internal audits
The Nadcap training takes place in different regions — USA, Europe, Far East, simultaneously there are meetings of Task Groups (with participation of primes and suppliers). At times these trainings are offered at times separate from the full Nadcap meetings.
[edit] References
- "The Nadcap Organisation." (November 2005) Metal Finishing News
[edit] External links
- Nadcap official site
- Training at PRI: PRITraining@sae.org
- Training and Consulting: http://www.nadcap.net
- Training and Consulting: http://www.expertresource.net
