Quality workflows

Concessions, certificates and first articles, without the chasing.

A lot of quality work is checking. Is this part inside its limits? Does this certificate match the order? Is this first article pack complete? We automate the checking on your own records. Routine cases are clear at once, every mismatch goes to a named engineer, and your engineer signs every decision. Unfamiliar terms are explained in our glossary.

Ask about a first project How it works

Three workflows

Start with the one costing you most.

Each one checks your records against the requirement and puts the exceptions in front of the right person.

Concessions and non-conformancesBorderline parts, NCRs, repeats and corrective actions. Paperwork inspectionOrders, certificates, route cards, calibration and revisions. First article inspectionFrom the drawing to a signed AS9102 pack.

Workflow 1

Concessions, non-conformances (NCR) and corrective action

A part is just outside a limit, or a non-conformance has been raised. We compare the scan or inspection result with the requirement, so routine cases are clear at once and only the borderline ones need a person.

Your engineer signs every disposition (the decision on what happens to the part, for example use as is, rework or scrap). Your customer’s or the OEM’s limits still decide.

Status: available as a fixed-price first project.

The scan or inspection result is compared with the requirement
Routine accepts and rejects are clear at once
Borderline parts get a pre-filled concession form, routed to the right signatory
Every NCR is checked for repeats
Corrective actions are tracked through the 3Cs, CAPA, 8D or Quality process
A Pareto chart shows what drives your concessions, and what they cost

Workflow 2

Paperwork inspection: orders, certificates of conformity and calibration

The paperwork that travels with a part is checked as carefully as the part. Each document is compared with the record it should match, and every mismatch is flagged to a named engineer, who signs it off.

Status: we are building this with a manufacturer now.

Purchase order and Certificate of Conformity (CofC) checked against the quote and the order record: specification, revision and material
Works order, route card, first article and operator packs cross-checked against each other
Calibration certificates checked when instruments come back
Drawing and specification revision changes compared, issue A against issue B
Every mismatch flagged to a named engineer, who signs it off

Workflow 3

First article inspection as a service (AS9102)

From your drawing to a signed first article pack: the ballooned drawing, the inspection plan and the forms, with an engineer’s review. AS9102 is the aerospace standard for first article inspection records.

In our own tests: a two-page drawing was ballooned and turned into an inspection plan in about 7 minutes. An engineer checks every feature.

Ballooned drawing: every feature numbered, so each one is measured and recorded
Inspection plan: what is measured, how, and against which requirement
AS9102 forms filled in, then reviewed by an engineer
Measurement in our Derby lab if you want it, or from your own CMM data

Who decides

Your engineer signs. Your customer’s limits decide.

The software compares, flags and fills in the forms. It does not sign anything. Every disposition, every mismatch and every first article pack is signed by your engineer, and the limits it checks against are the ones your customer or the OEM has set.

How it works

One fixed-price first project, then a monthly subscription.

You see what it finds in your own records before you commit to anything longer.

1 · Tell us the problem

Describe the job that costs you most. No documents yet: a mutual NDA is in place before you share any records.

2 · A fixed-price first project

4 to 6 weeks. We back-test the workflow on your own recent records (running the checks on work you have already closed) and report the error rate it found and the checking hours involved.

3 · A monthly subscription

If the first project earns its place, the workflow carries on as a monthly subscription, on your records, with your engineers signing off.

Prices are agreed in conversation, not on a page. The first project has a fixed price, set before it starts.

Where it runs

On your estate, and your data stays yours.

Your documents

Picked up from SharePoint, or from a watched folder (a shared folder we check for new files).

Your ERP

A CSV export from any ERP (the business system that holds your orders and stock) is enough.

Where it runs

Hosted, on your premises, or air-gapped, with no internet connection at all.

Your data

Your data stays yours, and a mutual NDA is in place before you share anything.

How MiDAS runs these workflows →Hosted, on-premise or air-gapped →

Questions we get asked

Before your first project.

Does the software decide whether a part is accepted?

No. It compares the result with the requirement and fills in the paperwork. Your engineer signs every disposition, and your customer’s or the OEM’s limits still decide.

What do you need from us to start?

A description of the problem. Once a mutual NDA is in place, a sample of your recent records for the back-test: concessions and NCRs, orders and certificates, or drawings and first article packs.

Do we have to change our ERP or document system?

No. It reads documents from SharePoint or a watched folder, and orders from a CSV export from your ERP.

Where does our data go?

Nowhere you have not agreed. It runs hosted, on your premises or air-gapped. Your data stays yours, under NDA.

What does it cost?

The first project has a fixed price, agreed before it starts. After that it is a monthly subscription. We share prices in conversation, not on a page.

Where is each workflow today?

Concessions and non-conformances: available as a fixed-price first project. Paperwork inspection: we are building this with a manufacturer now. First article inspection: tell us about your next first article and we will say how we would run it.

Tell us the problem costing you most.

Under NDA, we’ll show how we would tackle it, and what a first step costs.

Ask about a first project