Aerospace & defense
AS9100 / IA9100
Aerospace Quality Management
AS9100 implementation consultants for aerospace and defense suppliers that must stay bid-ready. WCH implements AS9100D now and structures the system so the IA9100 transition is a controlled update — not a rebuild.
This standard is changing
AS9100D to IA9100 Aerospace Quality Management
In revision — SAE lists IA9100 as WIP
Official direction exists — IAQG November 2023 key-change summaries, SAE design rationale, and later industry briefings — but specific wording is draft, not locked. IAQG's stated rules are conservative: change existing requirements only where industry experience shows they are broken or essential; limit new requirements; keep ISO text intact; stay auditable; work for organizations of all sizes.
When it changes, how to transition, and how WCH helpsWho it is for
Aerospace manufacturers, MRO organizations, electronics and machining suppliers, and defense contractors that must satisfy AS9100, the coming IA9100 requirements, customer flow-down, and DOD expectations.
What is at stake
Primes will not add you without a 9100 certificate. A weak implementation creates findings, customer escapes, and a painful IA9100 transition later. A precise system protects configuration, special processes, and on-time delivery — and is ready when the IAQG publishes IA9100.
The WCH approach
WCH builds AS9100 / IA9100 on a usable ISO 9001 core, then layers aerospace-specific controls: configuration management, risk, counterfeit parts, critical items, production process verification, and customer flow-down — without turning every work instruction into a novel. When IA9100 is released, we gap the live system against the new text and close only what changed.
- AS9100D certification with a clean, auditable system — ready for IA9100
- Customer flow-down that is actually followed
- Internal auditors who understand aerospace process auditing
- Support through Stage 1, Stage 2, surveillance, and the IA9100 transition
AS9100 / IA9100 implementation, internal audit, and training
Organizations hire WCH for the work that leads to certification — not a binder and a wave goodbye.
- AS9100D gap analysis and implementation plan, with an IA9100-ready structure
- Aerospace-specific procedures and records structure
- Internal auditor training against AS9100 / IA9100 and AS9101
- Supplier and special-process control support
- Registration audit coaching and on-site or virtual support
Nationwide AS9100 / IA9100
AS9100 / IA9100 consultants serving every U.S. state
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AS9100 / IA9100 questions
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