Presentation
from Supplier’s Viewpoint
SHIMADZU CORPORATION
Solutions for Science since 1875
(http://www.shimadzu.com)
IAQG General Assembly Meeting
March 14th, 2002 in Kyoto
Presentation Outline
Brief Overview of Shimadzu Corporation
Aircraft Equipment Division
 Trend of Business Environment
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
 Concluding Remarks
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Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Outline
• LOCATION
• EMPLOYEES
• AREA
• SALES (2000)
• PRODUCTS
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:
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Kyoto, Japan
470
77,100 Square Meters (857,000SF)
227 Million US$ (120YEN/US$)
AEROMECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
AVIONICS EQUIPMENT
SPACE EQUIPMENT
GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
• CORPORATION : HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
WITH
KAISER AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS
(OVERSEAS
CAE ELECTRONICS
PARTNERS)
• CUSTOMERS
: JDA
AIRCRAFT COMPANIES
AIRLINE COMPANIES
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Approval Status of Our System
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Approved Organization
(Mar. 23, 1964)
based on Civil Aeronautics Law
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Business Permission
(Nov. 27, 1979)
based on Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Law
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Boeing D1-9000
ISO14001
ISO9001:1994
(Nov. 12, 1992)
(Jun. 24, 1997)
(Aug. 24, 1999)
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Main Products
AEROMECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM
• FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
• HYDRAULICS
SPACE EQUIPMENT
• FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS
FOR ROCKETS & SATELLITES
• SPACE EXPERIMENT
EQUIPMENT
• GEARBOX
• ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR
AVIONICS EQUIPMENT
GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
• COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEM
• FUNCTIONAL TEST EQUIPMENT
• AIR DATA SYSTEM
• AEROSPACE MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT
• MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTOR
SYSTEM
• ELECTRONIC CONTROL
EQUIPMENT/OTHERS
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Samples of Main Products (1 of 2)
T-4 ECS PACKAGE
B767 SHUTOFF
VALVE MODULE
F2 PDU GEARBOX
B767 SLAT GEAR BOX
B777 MLG TRUCK
POSITION ACTUATOR
B757,767,777 POWER
DRIVE UNIT, CARGO
DOOR HINGE
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Samples of Main Products (2 of 2)
B747,757,767 APU
DOOR ACTUATOR
BK-117 ACTUATOR &
CONTROLLER
ATM & SAM,
MISSILE FIN ACTUATOR
F-15 HUD
H-1 PROPELLANT VALVE, G-TRAINING CENTRIFUGE
FILL & DRAIN VALVE
Trend of Business Environment
（Level）
high
Supplier’s Goal
・quality
・delivery
current
level
・regulation
・quantity
・price
low
Present
Future
Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
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Standardization of Quality Requirement
Efficient Evaluation for Supplier
Evaluation for Vendors of Purchased Parts including
Catalog/Standard Parts and Raw Materials
Consideration for Production Volume
Difference of Requirements between AS9100 and FAR
Deregulation for Export Parts
Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Standardization of Quality Requirement
Present
Requirements in individual companies
AS9100 as the common requirement
of the aerospace industry
(AS9100 + additional requirements in
individual companies)
Future
- Simplification of supplier’s documents
- Reduction of redundant expenses
Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Efficient Evaluation for Supplier
Present
Third-party audit + Customer audit + Internal audit
- Emphasis on audit evaluation
by third-party
- Standardization of self-evaluation
for internal audit
Future
Third-party audit + Internal audit
Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Evaluation for Vendors of Purchased Parts including
Catalog/Standard Parts and Raw Materials
Present
Audit responsibility for supplier using the above parts
Establishment of an authorized audit group
consisting of IAQG memberships
Future
Reduction of redundant audit expenses sharing
the information through the authorized audit group
Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Consideration for Production Volume
Present
Requirement to use statistical control, in particular key
characteristics
Flexible requirements in consideration of
small lot production, in particular parts
machined by manual operation
Future
- Conformity against AS9100 even for small lot production
through emphasizing on processes
- Reduction for administrative expenses
Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Difference of Requirements between
AS9100 and FAR
Present
Difficulty of understanding
Instruction / guidebook / cross reference about FAR
as related document of AS9100
Future
Clarification for compliance with
airworthness conformity
Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Deregulation for Export Parts
Present
Complexity of regulatory formalities
AS9100 Conformity Mark on products
sample:
AS
9100
Future
Simplification of regulatory formalities
Concluding Remarks
We are convinced that
quality improvement & cost reduction
as supplier’s responsibility will be achieved
through leadership of IAQG.
Thank you for your great efforts !