| FLOW GRINDING CORP. PURCHASE ORDER REQUIREMENTS | ||
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| # | Requirements A through H apply to all purchase order issued by Flow Grind Corp. Requirements I through O8 apply to all purchase orders issued by Flow Grinding Corp. designated as an “Aerospace Order”. | |
| A | The products and services to be provided: | Current specification and version/revision as published in supplier catalog or drawing/specification and revision as provided in our Purchase Order. |
| B | Applicable statutory and regulatory requirements | All suppliers are expected to comply statutory and regulatory requirements as applicable. |
| C | Approval or release of products and services, methods, processes or equipment | COC / COA for all items except tooling consumables, (i.e. gaskets and seals), and containers, (i.e. pails and covers). |
| D | Competence of personnel, including necessary qualification. | Necessary competence and certification to meet applicable PO requirements. |
| E | Interactions with the organization | All interactions/changes related to this order shall be directed to Winfield Perry wperry@flowgrinding.com or Luke Perry lperry@flowgrinding.com |
| F | The control and monitoring of the provider’s performance to be applied by the company | Supplier on time delivery and product conformance are monitored and evaluated to meet expectations. |
| G | Verification activities that the company or its customer, intends to perform at the provider’s premises | Flow Grinding Corp. and its customers reserve the right to perform verification or validation activities at the supplier’s premises. |
| H | Retain documented information, including retention periods and disposition requirements. | Supplier shall retain all records pertaining to material, manufacturing processes, special processes, testing, and inspection for a minimum of three (3) years as applicable. Supplier shall notify Flow Grinding prior to destruction. |
| I | Design and development control | Those suppliers performing design and development activities on finished items supplied to Flow Grinding Corp. shall maintain a design and development control system that complies with the requirements detailed in AS9100 design control clause. |
| J | Special requirements, critical items, or key characteristics | Supplier requirements for any special requirements, critical items or key characteristic and will be identified on the purchase order. |
| K | Test, inspection, and verification, including production process verification | Supplier requirements for any test, inspection, and verification activities, including production process verification (i.e. 1st Article) requirements will be identified on the purchase order. |
| L | Use of statistical techniques for product acceptance and related instructions for acceptance | Statistical techniques used as a means of product acceptance are permitted, and shall be justified on the basis of recognized statistical principles and appropriate for use (i.e., matching the sampling plan to the criticality of the product and to the process capability). |
| M | Right of access by the company, the customer, and regulatory authorities to the applicable areas of facilities and to applicable documented information, at any level of the supply chain | Flow Grinding Corp., its customer, and regulatory authorities shall be permitted the right of access to the applicable areas of facilities and to applicable documented information, at any level of the supply chain |
| N | Awareness of provider personnel of their contributions to product or service conformity, and to product safety, and the importance of ethical behavior. | Flow Grinding Corp. expects providers shall ensure that personnel performing work on this PO are aware of their contributions to product or service conformity, and to product safety, and the importance of ethical behavior. |
| O | Other technical requirements and needs include: | |
| 1 | Implement a quality management system | All suppliers are required to implement and maintain a quality management system capable of meeting the requirements of an internationally recognized standard (i.e. ISO9001, ISO13485, AS9100, ISO17025, etc.) |
| 2 | Use customer-designated or approved external providers, including process sources such as for special processes | When specified on the purchase order, suppliers shall use only the sub-tiers designated by Flow Grinding Corp. Suppliers are prohibited from using any other supplier without express written authorization from Flow Grinding Corp. |
| 3 | Notify the organization of nonconforming processes, products, or services and obtain approval for their disposition | Any deviations from established drawing or specifications intended for shipment must be reported to the Flow Grinding Buyer immediately. No deviations will be considered approved without written confirmation from the buyer. Repairs are not to be undertaken without prior written approval from the buyer. Unless otherwise specified in this Purchase Order, the Supplier and/or any of their Suppliers/Subcontractors DO NOT have authority to process “USE-AS-IS”, “REPAIR”, “STANDARD REPAIR PROCEDURES (SRPS)” or “NON-SRPS” via their Material Review Board (MRB). These dispositions, as well as deviations and request for waivers, requiring MRB disposition shall be submitted to Flow Grinding for approval. This does not include REWORK or SCRAP. The Supplier/Subcontractor shall utilize its appropriate nonconforming material disposition form and submit it to the Buyer for Flow Grinding approval. |
| 4 | Prevent the use of counterfeit parts (see 8.1.4) | Suppliers are expected to plan, implement, and control processes, appropriate to the organization and the product, for the prevention of counterfeit or suspect counterfeit part use and their inclusion in product(s) delivered to the customer. Suppliers are required to notify Flow Grind Corp. immediately in the event that a counterfeit or suspect counterfeit part has or may be an issue with this order. Counterfeit parts are defined as: An unauthorized copy, imitation, substitute, or modified part (e.g., material, part, component), which is knowingly misrepresented as a specified genuine part of an original or authorized manufacturer. NOTE: Examples of a counterfeit part can include, but are not limited to, the false identification of marking or labeling, grade, serial number, date code, documentation, or performance characteristics. |
| 5 | Notify the organization of changes to processes, products, or services, including changes of their external providers or location of manufacture, and obtain the organization’s approval |
Suppliers are required to notify and obtain approval from Flow Grinding Corp of changes to processes, products, or services, including changes of their external providers or location of manufacture. |
| 6 | Flow down to external providers the applicable requirements including customer requirements | Suppliers shall ensure that the applicable requirements of this order including any additional requirements specified by Flow Grinding on this order are flowed down to their suppliers. |
| 7 | Provide test specimens for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation, or auditing | When specified on the purchase order suppliers shall provide test specimens for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation, or auditing |
| 8 | Retain documented information, including retention periods and disposition requirements. | Supplier shall retain all records pertaining to material, manufacturing processes, special processes, testing, and inspection for a minimum of ten (10) years as applicable. Supplier shall notify Flow Grinding prior to destruction. |
| DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY | |||
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| Issue Date | Rev | Description of Change | Initiated By: |
| 12-18-2017 | A | Document re-written to comply with ISO9001:2015 and AS9100 Rev D | AWS |