When I first started at GMHT, there were no daily morning meetings, there wasn’t a clear focus on why goals were important to track and strive towards, and there wasn’t a shift report to document downtime and nonconformances. It’s been over a year and a half and the things I Read more…
– positive benefits of task group incorporating ideas and questions from the suppliers in the aerospace quality management system requirements – meeting people you haven’t seen in years and the importance of remembering their names and what they enjoy pursuing in their lives – heat treating is really cool and Read more…
The Nadcap task group is focused on providing resources and implementing standards to uphold quality control in the processing of parts for aerospace applications. Our government is a group focused on providing resources and implementing standards in the forms of laws to support the process of humans living their lives Read more…
Sitting in on the task group comprised of primes and suppliers, an emotional issue arouse this morning about required labels on part drawings calling our required processing. The question asked is, “Knowledge passing down from the top or forced up from the bottom, which is more effective?” Context: Aerospace parts Read more…
Meeting today our focus was on: – incorporate not only managers but one person from shop floor for each meeting. Lab inspector joined us today – refine what GMHT “values” as their KPIs (key process indicators) – teamwork is leadership in action. Being the example instead of just talking about Read more…
An initial comparison of process engineering and philosophical engineering. In the heat treating world of processing parts for aerospace companies, there is a standard that is required for all companies processing parts that go into a plane, that must be met. The importance of following the aerospace management system AS9100D, Read more…