Built for the traceability and discipline aerospace and defense demand.
AS9100, NADCAP, DGQA, frozen processes, FAI — aerospace and defense floors live or die on records. FactorialOS gives precision machining, sheet-metal, sub-assembly, and special-process suppliers the part-by-part trace and audit-ready paperwork their customers insist on.
Why aerospace and defense floors are unforgiving
Frozen processes, lifetime traceability, and zero tolerance for non-conformance escapes. The paperwork burden alone can sink a smaller supplier — unless the paperwork is generated by the floor itself.
FAI and AS9102 paperwork
Every new part needs a First Article Inspection report. Forms 1, 2, and 3 of AS9102 with every measured dimension, every material cert, every special process. Done by hand it eats engineering days.
Frozen processes, controlled change
Once a process is qualified, you can’t deviate — machine, fixture, operator, sequence, parameters all locked. Any change needs formal approval before a single part runs.
Lifetime serial-level traceability
A bracket made today may need to be traced back 25 years later after a service event. Mill cert, heat-treat batch, NDT result, operator stamp — all tied to the serial number, forever.
Special processes & approved suppliers
Heat treatment, plating, painting, NDT — usually outsourced to NADCAP-approved vendors. You need the right approval valid on the right date for every batch you send out.
Drawing revision discipline
Customer-controlled drawings, frequent revisions, and zero tolerance for the floor running an old rev. One escape and the whole batch becomes scrap.
High-mix, low-volume reality
Tens of thousands of part numbers, runs of 5-50 pieces, frequent setups. The cost of every minute of unrecorded machine time hurts on already-thin margins.
How FactorialOS handles it
The records, signoffs, and rev-control aerospace and defense customers expect — built into the way work flows on your floor, not bolted on as an afterthought.
FAI & AS9102 reports auto-generated
Forms 1, 2, and 3 populated from the data captured during the first article run. Engineers stop retyping; auditors get the paperwork in seconds.
Frozen process control with change management
Once a routing is qualified, only an approved change request can modify it. Every operator sees the locked sequence, parameters, and tooling — nothing else.
Serial-level traceability for life
Mill cert, heat-treat batch, NDT result, operator stamp, and torque value — all stitched to the part serial. Pull the full record decades later, in seconds.
Approved supplier list, enforced
Special-process work routes only to suppliers with the right NADCAP approval valid on the right date. Expired? The system blocks the dispatch.
Latest revision — only the latest
Customer drawing changes flow into the right work order. Old revs disappear from the floor. Operators only ever see the approved current rev.
Non-conformance & MRB workflows
Flag a part, hold the work order, route to MRB, capture disposition with signoffs. One audit trail, no parts slipping to assembly with the wrong status.
Where it fits in your plant
Suppliers across the aerospace and defense ecosystem — from precision machining job shops to defense electronics and special process specialists.
Aerospace machined components
Brackets, fittings, structural parts, engine components, landing gear sub-parts. Multi-axis machining with FAI per part number and full mill-cert traceability.
- FAI / AS9102 form generation per part number
- Mill-cert and material lot lineage
- Tool, fixture, and operator stamp capture
Airframe sheet metal & assemblies
Skin panels, ribs, formed parts, riveted sub-assemblies. Routing across forming, heat treatment, surface treatment, and assembly — tracked operation by operation.
- Special process routing to approved suppliers
- Rivet, torque, and bond record capture
- Inspection and buy-off workflows
Defense electronics & sub-systems
Avionics modules, communication systems, radar sub-systems, mission electronics. Lot/serial-level traceability with DGQA-grade inspection records.
- Component lot, conformal coat, and burn-in records
- Frozen process control with change history
- DGQA-ready inspection and test data packs
Heat treatment, plating & NDT
Vacuum heat treatment, anodising, NDT, painting, and surface coating. Recipe control, oven cycle records, and customer-spec adherence captured per batch.
- Recipe and parameter lock per part number
- Oven cycle, bath chemistry, and NDT result capture
- Cert of conformance auto-generated
What changes after FactorialOS
The shifts aerospace and defense suppliers see in the first months on the floor — without disrupting qualified production.
Audit-ready every day
AS9100 surveillance, customer audits, DGQA visits — pull records on demand. No two-week scramble before the auditor walks in.
Faster FAI sign-off
AS9102 forms compile from captured data, not engineer retyping. New part numbers move from prototype to production weeks faster.
Zero non-conformance escapes
Holds are enforced by the system. A flagged part can’t move to the next operation until disposition is recorded and signed off.
Old-program spares trace
Service event on a 15-year-old assembly? Pull the as-built record, find the right spare, close the loop — without digging through binders.
More billable machine hours
Setup, idle, and changeover time on expensive machines becomes visible. OEE on tight-margin defense work moves in the right direction.
Indigenization-ready
Whether bidding on Make-in-India defense work or scaling an aerospace program, the records, traceability, and discipline are already in place.
Run your aerospace and defense floor with audit-grade discipline
Show us a part. We’ll show you the FAI, the traceability, and the workflow on your real routing — live.
Built for aerospace component, sub-assembly, and defense suppliers under AS9100, NADCAP, and DGQA.