AS9100 is a widely adopted and standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. It was released in October, 1999, by the Society of Automotive Engineers and the European Association of Aerospace Industries. AS9100 replaces the earlier AS9000 and fully incorporates the entirety of the current version of ISO 9001, while adding requirements relating to quality and safety. Aerospace manufacturers and suppliers require compliance and/or registration to AS9100 as a condition of doing business with them.
According to Abaco, its customers operate in the aerospace industry, both civilian and military.
"These are significant achievements for these three sites, and demonstrate Abaco’s unwavering commitment to quality,” said Ben Branham, global quality director at Abaco Systems. "Our customers rely on us to work with established, robust, repeatable processes that guarantee we will deliver them products on which they can completely rely. This external accreditation is verification that we will meet and exceed our customers’ expectations."
In addition to the conditions previously specified, AS9100 certification now requires suppliers to meet requirements including product safety; prevention of counterfeit parts entering the supply chain; minimizing risk in operational processes; awareness and the highest ethical standards on the part of individuals and advanced configuration management capability.
