Simon Bell (Quality Engineer) AS9100 Rev. C Transition Simon Bell (Quality Engineer)

SL Engineering Ltd Overview SL Engineering Ltd (SL) provides a full in-house solution for the manufacture & supply of specialised rigid tube assemblies & precision machined components

Facts & Figures SL Engineering is a privately owned limited company 45 employees 3 main areas of operation: CNC tube manipulation CNC precision machining Pipe assembly (fabrication, welding, brazing and NDT) 2500 assembly part numbers (up to 5000 machined details!) Diverse portfolio of low to high volume parts Turnover for 2012 will be £2.9m Turnover growth up 41% since 2009

Markets Served Aerospace (civil and military) Industrial gas turbine Marine Other: medical, oil and gas etc.

Current Accreditations and Approvals Comprehensive range of aerospace standard quality approvals including: AS9100: Rev C ISO9001:2008 NADCAP AS7110 for welding & brazing NADCAP AS7114 for Dye Pen & X-Ray PED (Pressure Test Directive) – CE Marking Wide range of customer specific approvals

Current Customers Rolls Royce (Civil & Military Aerospace) Rolls Royce (Industrial & Marine Gas Turbines) Zodiac International (Airbus) Eaton Corporation Moog Aircraft Group Marshall’s Aerospace

AS9100 Rev C Process Journey (Linkage to SC21 and SABRe 2) Signed up to SC21 Self starter 2009 Joined MAA cluster group 2010 Third party consultant (TPT) engaged Internal 5S training undertaken SC21 framework based approach, tailored to our company strategy & objectives AS9100 transition from Rev B to C Gap analysis carried out by third party consultant (TPT) May 2011 SC21 task force bronze award recognition on 7th July 2011 at Portsmouth Historic dockyard Company re-mapping exercise carried out & underpin processes with KPI’s Review of obsolete procedures, after remapping, resulting in a reduction from approx. 200 to 48 off Training and introduction of a cross department audit team AS9100 Rev C standard achieved 24th November 2011. SC21 task force silver award recognition on Thursday 12th July at Farnborough Airshow. SABRe 2 transition Gap analysis carried out May 2012

Why we got involved with SC21 initially Companies not achieving SC21 may be precluded from new business opportunities It may have been imposed on us if we didn’t embrace it We signed up because everyone else had!!

Benefits of involvement with SC21 now SC21 framework based approach could be tailored to our company strategy & objectives Business Excellence and Manufacturing Excellence diagnostics provided us with a REALISTIC industry benchmark and gap analysis The SC21 program with the output of CSIP has ensured that we focus on the things that are important to our business, our staff and our customers

Collaborative working East Midlands SC21 Cluster Approach Shared experiences Maintained focus & momentum TPT Consultancy & Training Wealth of external experience Focussed & effective approach Catalyst for change

Benefits of AS9100 Rev C Process based approach Vs. Procedure based approach. AS9100 Rev C, at SL Eng. Ltd, is a company run program rather than a Quality department driven objective. AS9100 Rev C is not seen as an imposition rather an opportunity to improve! BSi and the process approach have helped us improve performance, reduce risk and achieve growth.

Relationship with BSi Better working relationship between auditor and company. Rather than a ‘slap on the wrist’ approach, an ‘arm around shoulder’ approach is used. We feel that BSi working with us is helping our company to perform better. The auditors get to interact with all of the company, building a relationship for better development in the future.

AS9100 Rev C transition in conclusion SL Engineering now have a structured auditing programme By participating in SC21 and embracing AS9100 Rev C we have achieved a revised working culture We have significantly improved our company’s processes and performance, achieving class leading business results Change is not seen as an imposition rather an opportunity!

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