Manufacturing Standards Reference.
14 standards your auditor cares about, explained with examples and Indian OEM context. Click any standard for the full deep-dive guide.
Aerospace & Defence
Aerospace First Article Inspection
Form 1, 2, 3 walkthrough. Common rejection patterns from Boeing, Airbus, HAL, Tata Advanced Systems inspectors. Characteristic accountability rules.
Aerospace Quality Management
QMS for aerospace suppliers. Differences from ISO 9001, design controls, configuration management, supplier qualification.
Special Process Accreditation
NADCAP for heat treat, surface treatment, NDT, welding. Audit checklist by process. Why HAL and DRDO require NADCAP suppliers.
Contract Quality Assurance
US Defence supplier requirements. CDRL, DD250, source inspection vs final acceptance. Indian defence offset implications.
Automotive & Industrial
Production Part Approval Process
All 18 elements. Levels 1–5 explained. Tata Motors, Mahindra, Bajaj, Hero, Maruti specific variations from AIAG manual.
Automotive Quality Management
Replaces ISO/TS 16949. Sector-specific QMS for automotive supply chain. Customer-specific requirements (CSR) handling.
Advanced Product Quality Planning
5 phases of new product introduction. Gate reviews, deliverables, integration with PPAP submission timeline.
German Automotive Process Audit
VW, BMW, Mercedes process audits. Difference from IATF 16949. Audit scoring, P-process, U-process.
Medical & Pharma
Medical Device Quality Systems
QMS for medical device manufacturing. Design controls, design history file, FDA 21 CFR 820 alignment, CDSCO India requirements.
FDA Quality System Regulation
US medical device manufacturing rules. CAPA, design controls, MDSAP, 510(k) submission FAI requirements.
Drawing & Tolerances
Dimensioning & Tolerancing
Full GD&T standard. 14 symbols, datums, feature control frames, MMC/LMC, profile tolerances. 2018 changes from 2009 version.
Limits, Fits, Tolerances
Hole-basis & shaft-basis tolerance system. IT grades. Practical fit selection. Difference from ASME B4.2.
General Tolerances
Linear, angular, form tolerance defaults. f, m, c, v classes. When to apply ISO 2768 vs explicit dimensioning.
Geometric Product Specifications
European GD&T equivalent of ASME Y14.5. Datum systems, geometric tolerance application, modifier rules.