Composites Universal Group (CUG) manufactures flight-ready composite parts under an AS9100D quality management system built on ISO 9001:2015 and enhanced with aerospace-specific requirements. The result is reliable, traceable components for safety-critical programs in aviation, space, and defense. SAE International
What AS9100D Covers (and why it matters)
AS9100D adds aerospace requirements on top of ISO 9001:2015—most notably risk-based thinking, product safety, counterfeit-parts prevention, configuration management, and attention to human factors in corrective action. These elements raise consistency across special processes and reduce program risk, schedule slips, and cost of quality. SAE Internationaliaqg.orgnqa.comLRQAqmii.comAdvisera
How CUG Implements AS9100D in Composite Manufacturing
- Risk-based planning from contract to cure: We identify and treat risks/opportunities at the planning stage and through production, aligning with AS9100D’s risk requirements. iaqg.orgAS9100 Store
- Product safety baked into every traveler: Defined hold points, special characteristics, and release criteria support safe, conforming hardware throughout the product lifecycle. nqa.com
- Configuration management & traceability: Tight control of revisions, BoMs, and process documentation ensures the part you receive matches approved configuration—with full lot/serial lineage. Adviseraqmii.com
- Counterfeit-parts prevention: We source from OCM/OEM or authorized channels, verify documentation, and apply verification/testing as required by program and standard. LRQAiBase-t
- Supplier quality management: AS9100D expectations flow down to approved suppliers to maintain consistency across the chain. iaqg.org
- Nonconformity & RCCA with human-factors lens: Corrective actions address true root causes—including human-factor contributors—so issues don’t recur. AS9100 StoreAdvisera
Benefits to Your Program
- Higher first-pass yield & fewer escapes thanks to controlled processes and risk-based planning. iaqg.org
- Audit efficiency & less duplication because AS9100D standardizes expectations across the supply chain. iaqg.org
- Schedule and cost performance improve when configuration and supplier controls are consistent. iaqg.org
FAQs
What is AS9100D?
It’s the aerospace quality-management standard that incorporates ISO 9001:2015 and adds aviation, space, and defense requirements for design, manufacture, and support. SAE International
How is AS9100D different from ISO 9001?
AS9100D includes added clauses for product safety, counterfeit-parts control, configuration management, human-factor considerations in corrective action, and expanded risk requirements. nqa.comLRQAqmii.comAdviseraiaqg.org
Do primes require AS9100D?
Many aerospace primes and Tier-1s expect AS9100D from suppliers to streamline qualification and reduce duplicate requirements across the chain.
