Do you supply First Atricle Inspection Reports for our CNC Machining Parts?

Worthy Hardware provides Certificate of Compliance (CofC) documentation and material certificates for every production order. In addition, our Quality and Production teams are well versed in providing any FAI documentation for first production orders that is required. 

What is a First Article Inspection?

When a company subcontracts its manufacturing process, the subcontractor is supplied with the specific drawings and specifications which the manufactured parts must meet.

To ensure that the first article – the very first item to be completed – meets these specifications, it is subjected to an extremely thorough and rigorous inspection. Every single dimension and specification of this first article is checked against the drawings to ensure that the part has been manufactured exactly as required.

Why perform a First Article Inspection?

Every manufacturer is subjected to quality control. Quality control inspections take place throughout the manufacturing cycle of an item. Inspections take place on a regular basis. Parts are selected on a random basis and each subjected to inspection of critical dimensions. The parts are given pass/fail indications in the inspection report.

The first article inspection establishes the baseline for all subsequent random testing, because it checks every dimension and specification against the drawings, and the actual dimensions of each measurement are recorded, not just “pass/fail” checks.

Because of the thoroughness of the FAI, subsequent random inspections of manufactured parts can be relied upon to successfully gauge the quality of the parts being manufactured.

A first article inspection therefore will identify manufacturing process flaws, ensure that manufacturers are able to produce items that are compliant with specifications, improve quality of manufactured items, and reduce manufacturing delays and the overall cost of the item.

For more information about the FAI capabilities at Worthy Hardware, and our capabilities for producing precision CNC machining parts,precision turned components, please contact our sales and engineering team today.

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