Aethercomm Quality Clauses Contact

Note: Review each commodity you are supplying based on the list included, then adhere to the requirements based on each applicable Q code.

Normal Purchases, Government, and Commercial Q Attachments
Aluminum housings, heat sinks, parts Q5, G6, G8
Aluminum, Steel, Brass Q5, G6, G6 These codes are for raw mtls. Supplied directly for internal machine shop.
Anodizing Q5, G6, Q17
Bare Printed Circuit Boards Q5, G6, G8, Q17
Calibration Q16
Capacitors Q5, G6
Chem. Film Q5, G6, Q17
Connectors Q5, G6
Epoxy, Silicon Rubber, Adhesive, Conformal Coating Q5, G6, Q17, Q4
Fasteners Q5, G6, G8, C1
Filters Q5, G6, G8
Flex Printed Circuit Boards Q5, G6, G8
I.C.s Q5, G6
Inductors Q5, G6
Loaded Boards - Outside Contracting Q5, (W1 or W2), G6, G8
Loads Q5, G6, G8
Outside Machining Q5, C1, G6 (add Q6 if machine shop provides material), Q17, G8, C1
Packaging Materials Q5, G6
Packaging, Mil-spec. Q5, Q15, G6
Plating, Gold, Etc. Q5, G6, Q17
Regulators Q5, G6
Resistors Q5, G6
Screws Q5, G6, C1
Sheet Metal Parts Q5, C1, G6, G8, C1, Q17
Shelf life Materials Q5, Q4, G6
Silk Screening Q5, G6, Q17
Switches Q5, G6, G8
Test Equipment, New G4, G6, Q16
Test Equipment, Used G3, G6, Q16
Transistors Q5, G6
Wire Q5, G6
Form #F-143, Rev D
Q Attachment Requirement Details/requirement
C1 Clean, oil free All screws, nuts, washers, standoffs, and other machine parts must be clean & free of oil residue
C2 Configuration Control If the supplier makes any Class 1 (fit, form, or function) or Class 2 (other then clerical) changes they must notify the Aethercomm Quality Manager. All Class 1 changes require Aethercomm Quality Manager approval. This includes any and all process changes required to build the component being purchased.
I 1 Insurance Carrier shipping insurance is required for shipment of expensive parts
G1 Government Source Inspection Government source inspection required in-process or before final inspection before shipment
P1 Mil-P-55110 All PCB's must be made out of polyemid, and processed per this military specification
R1 ROHS solder Supplier must clearly identify ROHS from non-ROHS product
W1 Workmanship Supplier must meet IPC-610, Class 3 workmanship
W2 Workmanship Supplier must meet IPC-610, Class 2 workmanship
Q2 Customer Source Inspection Aethercomm source inspection required in-process or at final inspection before shipment
Q3 Aethercomm Source Inspection This must take place before shipment of product to Aethercomm
G3 Equipment Calibration Equipment must be calibrated in accordance with Mil-Std-45662A or ANSI/NCSL Z 540-1 before shipped to Aethercomm
G4 Certification of Calibration This is only used for new equipment. The manufacturer includes a certification with the shipment that states they certify the equipment meets all manufacturers specifications. This should be a no cost.
Q4 Shelf Life Limited Product must be clearly identified with applicable manufacture & expiration dates. All material must have at least 75% of the storage life remaining upon receipt.
Q4.2 Mil-I-45208A Inspection & Test System must be in place
Q4.1 Mil-Q-9858A Supplier must have a Quality Program Requirements system in place that insures contract requirements will be fulfilled
Q4.4 ISO 9001:2000 Certification Current Certification by an accredited 3rd party required
Q4.5 AS 9100B Certification Current Certification by an accredited 3rd party required
Q5 Standard Certification (C of C) This statement must be included with shipment, signed and dated by a company representative. I certify this product meets all purchase order requirements, reference PN(s), quantities, lot #'s, and SN's, if applicable .
G6 Records Records of manufacturing, testing, processing, inspection, packaging, and shipping, shall be retained for a minimum of 7 years. Records shall be made available for review on request.
Q6 Raw Material-Physical and Chemical Analysis Raw material certifications with shipment should include original supplier of material, lot number, and the material specification. Included with the shipment should also include a copy of the detailed report of the physical and chemical analysis if not included on the raw material certification.
Q6A Packaging-Bag & Tag-Bulk, not sensitive to shipping or handling damage Entire lot must be bagged/boxed, and the bag/box must be identified. Parts must not be co-mingled with different part numbers or different lot numbers
Q6B Packaging-Bag & Tag-Individual, when sensitive to shipping or handling damage Entire lot must be bagged/boxed, and the bag/box must be identified. Parts must not be co-mingled with different part numbers or different lot numbers. Parts must be individually wrapped/segregated to prevent contact with each other.
D7 Non-conformance A system shall be in effect for the control of material nonconforming to drawings, specifications or other purchase order requirements
Q7 First Article required Must use Aethercomm AS 9100 Form F-028. All notes and dimensions on drawing must be checked and documented on the form.
G8 Use as is and repair Are not allowed unless customer approval is obtained in advance by a signed waiver.
Q8 Acceptance Test Report Include with each shipment a true copy, signed by a responsible representative of the supplier of the result of the lot or item acceptance tests required by the applicable specification. The report shall indicate the actual values obtained.
Q9 Approved Process Sources Supplier shall use only those approved process sources identified on the purchase order. A certification from the supplier shall be forwarded with each shipment
Q15 Special packaging A specification or instruction will be called out in the Purchase Order for special packaging of material when complete
G11 Foreign Object Damage (FOD) Supplier shall establish procedures to control and eliminate Foreign Object Damage, and contamination throughout their entire processes
Q16 Calibration Method Calibration must meet a minimum of ANSI/NCSL Z 540-1, See purchase order for any additional information
Q17 Secondary Processes Include the Aethercomm P.O. number, and specification used on all documents relating to secondary processes: bonding, brazing, casting, composites, dye penetration inspection, forging, heat treating of metals, pressure testing, magnetic particle inspections, radiographic inspection, ultrasonic inspection, welding, plating (which includes tin lead, gold, nickel, chem. film, anodize, chrome), paint, conformal coat
Form #F-099-Rev G
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