Veelo Technologies achieves AS9100D certification
Adopting the international QMS standard requirements will enable Veelo to improve and maintain quality, costs and delivery performance to existing and potential customers.
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Veelo Technologies (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.), a company that develops specialty materials and manufacturing technologies for next-generation composite systems has received AS9100D certification for its quality management system (QMS). The certification became effective Oct. 8, 2020 and includes ISO 9001:2015.
AS9100D is the international QMS standard created by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) that governs quality management systems for companies providing goods and services to the aerospace, space and defense industries. The standard provides supplier requirements and best practices for areas of the business, including the context of the organization, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement.
“AS9100D is essential for a company like Veelo Technologies that has made the transition from an R&D startup effort into a true and trusted supplier of products within the aerospace and defense industries,” says Mr. Kyle Hornfeck, quality manager at Veelo. “The certification lets our customers and potential customers know that we are serious about the quality and safety of our products. Adopting these requirements helps us improve and maintain quality, costs and delivery performance.”
According to the Eagle Certification Group’s website, who certified Veelo, “AS9100 certification requires that all elements of the production and supply chain operate to levels of quality and performance that help ensure safety and reliability. AS9100 certification is internationally recognized as the QMS that provides a foundation for the aircraft and aerospace industries to provide safe, quality products and services. Developed from the framework of the ISO 9001 quality management system standard, it includes requirements for configuration management, reliability, risk management, maintainability, safety and special processes.”
Mr. Hornfeck adds that achieving AS9100D certification is a huge accomplishment for the company, but that it is only just the beginning of Veelo’s quality journey. “The QMS requires that we continue to execute on our policies and procedures day in and day out, always finding ways to make ourselves better and more valuable to our customer base,” he concludes.
