Quality Clauses: REV A

 

QC1            Original chemical & physical analysis certifications must accompany each shipment. The Alpha Fasteners part number is to be noted on each certification.

 

QC2    Parts shipped to Alpha Fasteners must be 100% inspected and accepted by the supplier. Any rework which needs to be performed by Alpha Fasteners will be debited from the suppliers invoice.

 

QC3    In a case of non-conformance to drawing requirements, all items must be tagged with the discrepancy. The packing slip should be noted with the number of items discrepant.

 

QC4    During the performance of the purchased order supplier shall give Alpha Fasteners, its customers, and regulatory authorities’ right of access to the applicable areas of all facilities, at any level of the supply chain, involved in this order and to all applicable records.

 

QC5    All parts must be protected against damage and corrosion during delivery and performance of the order, utilizing sound packaging practices.

 

QC6    The supplier is responsible to ensure that material utilized for the performance of the order whether consigned by Alpha Fasteners or furnished by the supplier, is to be stored and identified to insure traceability and to prevent intermingled with other material.

 

QC7    Material consigned by Alpha Fasteners may not be substituted by any other material to complete the order requirements unless authorization from Alpha Fasteners is given.

 

QC8      Upon receipt of a drawing from Alpha Fasteners, it is the supplier's responsibility to thoroughly review and understand the drawing and any associated engineering documentation, and be capable of complying with the requirements prior to manufacturing. Any technical questions regarding interpretation should be discussed with Alpha Fasteners Corp @ 516-867-6188.

 

QC9        Standard hardware (MS, NAS, BAC, AN, etc) shall be manufactured to the latest revision specification and will require certification of compliance indicating the original hardware manufacturer.    

 

QC10     Supplier is required to inform Alpha Fasteners, within 48 hours, of any nonconforming product.  Alpha Fasteners reserves the right to disposition nonconformances related to this PO.

 

QC11     Supplier records must be retained for a minimum of 10 years. When Alpha Fasteners customer has a requirement for retention time of greater than 10 years, the customer requirement will take precedent.

 

QC12     When a sub-tier supplier is used by an Alpha Fastener’s supplier, the supplier will flow down to the sub-tier all applicable requirements cited in purchasing documents.

 

QC13    When Alpha Fastener’s customer is identified on the purchase order, supplier must comply with the most current quality system and record retention requirements of the Alpha Fastener’s customer. 

                                      Table of Applicable Clauses 

Clause Number

Finishing

Heat Treat

NDT

Hardware

Machining

Raw Material

QO1

 

 

 

 

X

X

QO2

X

X

X

       X

X

 

Q03

X

X

X

 

X

 

Q04

X

X

X

X

X

X

Q05

X

X

X

X

X

X

Q06

 

 

 

 

X

 

Q07

 

 

 

 

X

 

Q08

X

X

X

 

X

 

Q09

 

 

 

X

 

 

Q10

X

X

X

 

X

 

Q11

X

X

X

X

X

X

Q12

X

X

X

X

X

X

Q13

X

X

X

X

X

X