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HEAT TREATING
OCTOBER 2014
UNCONFIRMED
UNCONFIRMED MINUTES
OCTOBER 20-23, 2014
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
These minutes are not final until confirmed by the Task Group in writing or by vote at a
subsequent meeting. Information herein does not constitute a communication or recommendation
from the Task Group and shall not be considered as such by any agency.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 to THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
1.0
OPENING COMMENTS
Heat Treat Task Group (HTTG) Chair Tom Norris made opening comments and HTTG members
introduced themselves.
1.1
Call to Order / Quorum Check
The HTTG meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.,
1.1.1
It was verified that only SUBSCRIBER MEMBERS were in attendance during the closed portion
of the meeting.
A quorum was established with the following representatives in attendance:
Subscriber Members/Participants Present (* Indicates Voting Member)
NAME
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*
Shamim
Francesco
Pedro
Nigel
Carolyn
Bruce
Craig
Cedric
Michael
Erika
Mike
Chris
Martin
Mark
Melissa
Bob
Laurent
Moses
Travis
Peter
Gerald
Brian
Christina
Linnie
Andrew
Dave
Steve
Jeff
COMPANY NAME
Abbas
Acerra
Aranda
Ashby
Backus
Brownfield
Clasper
Colas
Corsino
Crow
Dame
Davison
Day
Emerson
Facas
Faticanti
Geerts
Greasham
Grohoske
Hammarbo
Harvey
Harvey
Heiman
Hook
Hopkins
Isenberg
Johnson
Koss
The Boeing Company
Alenia Aermacchi S.p.A.
Eaton Aerospace
GKN Aerospace
The Boeing Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Spirit AeroSystems
SAFRAN Group
Hamilton Sundstrand (UTAS)
Lockheed Martin
Parker Hannifin
Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Honeywell Aerospace
Rolls-Royce
Pratt & Whitney
Textron Systems
SONACA
Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
GE Aviation
GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
Triumph Group
Gulfstream Aerospace
Textron Aviation - Cessna
Cessna Aircraft
BAE Systems Air & Information (MAI)
Parker Aerospace Group
Triumph Group- Triumph Gear Systems
The Boeing Company
Secretary
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*
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Caroline
Marc-André
Hongping
LeClair
Lefebvre
Li
Will
Steven
Doug
Peter
Jason
John
Tim
Tom
Maria
Eddy
Sunder
Alex
Michael
Steve
Joe
Paul
Takahiro
Marc
Jeffrey
Cyril
Macias
Mackenzie
Matson
McCallum
Merrell
Merritt
Nance
Norris
Pawlik
Pham
Rajan
Richez
Riley
Row
Sebastiani
Slater
Tachibana
Taillandier
Thyssen
Vernault
US Air Force
Heroux Devtek Inc.
Commercial Aircraft Company of China
(COMAC)
Goodrich (UTAS)
Pratt & Whitney
The Boeing Company
Bell Helicopter
U.S. Air Force
Sikorsky Aircraft
Rockwell Collins
Goodrich (UTAS)
Goodrich (UTAS)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Raytheon Co.
Airbus SAS
Goodrich (UTAS)
Goodrich (UTAS)
Defense Contract Management Agency
Rockwell Collins Inc.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Airbus Helicopters
GE Aviation
SAFRAN Group
Other Members/Participants Present (* Indicates Voting Member)
NAME
*
COMPANY NAME
Roy
Mark
Zubair
Thomas
Daniel
Amy
Will
Andrew
Paul
Stephen
Rick
Griff
Wolfgang
Jeff
Bhaskar
Arturo
Tina
Joshua
Mark
Adkins
Affolter
Alam
Allen
Antos
Azzano
Babik
Bassett
Blaisdell
Bogle
Bowser
Braddock
Casta
Cerbie
Chatrath
Chavez
Corbin
Crockett
Cummings
Robert
Dante
Nathan
Gary
Ed
Bill
Cvetichan
Darancou
Durham
Eisenman
Engelhard
Erzen
*
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Specialty Steel Treating
Paulo Products
Exactatherm
Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc.
Canton Drop Forge
Arrow Gear Company
CCPI, Inc.
Aerospace Testing & Pyrometry, Inc.
Astro Aluminum Treating Co., Inc.
GeoCorp, Inc.
Universal Stainless
Braddock Metallurgical Inc.
Shellcast Foundries, Inc.
Larson Forge
Universal Stainless
Tighitco Latinoamerica Chihuahua
Haynes International
Ferrotherm
B&B Specialties & GS Aerospace
Paulo Products Co. (American Brazing
Division)
Materion Brush
Ipsen Inc.
Aero Gear Inc.
Solar Atmospheres Inc.
Pako Inc.
Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
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Robert
Trent
Dennis
Jose
Chad
Tony
Michael
Ferry
Fonkhouser
Fried
Fuentes
Funderburk
Garcia
Gaspers
Susan
George
Jerry
Rudolf
Kevin
Jim
Darron
Chuck
Bill
Michael
Generalovich
Gieger
Giessinger
Graf
Grale
Harlukowicz
Harris
Hartwig
Heighton
Heninger
Robert
Dean
Ninan
Bryan
Gwendolyn
Shahan
Adeel
Zia
Hill
Houser
Idiculla
Jagerman
Jorge
Karim
Karim
Karim
Keith
Tim
King
Komar
John
Shelly
Dave
Jeremy
James
Richard
Li
Johanna
Kunkle
Lawless
Leaderer
Leetz
Leonard
Lewis
Li
Lisa
Christopher
John
Connie
Rich
Jim
Steve
Patrick
Mike
Marc
Joseph
Oveis
Jeff
Ken
Jeff
James
Love
Ludeman
Mackey
Madsen
Maloney
McGinnis
McKenna
Moffit
Montreuil
Morlino
Nayeri
Neer
Nelson
Newbold
Oakes
FPM Heat Treating
Heat Treating Services Unlimited, Inc.
Carpenter Technology Corp.
VAC AERO International
MMS Thermal Processing
Blanchard Metals Processing
FPM Heat Treating
Solar Atmospheres of Western
Pennsylvania
Braddock Metallurgical Inc.
Scot Forge
Bohler Schiedetechnik GmbH & Co. KG
The Boeing Company
Wyman Gordon - PA
Exotic Metals Forming Co.
ThermTech
ATP
GKN Aerospace
Solar Atmospheres of Western
Pennsylvania
Applied Thermal Technologies
Paulo - Kansas City
Modern Industries
PCC Airfoils LLC
Heat Treat Professionals
Doctor Furnace
Heat Treat Professionals
Solar Atmospheres of Western
Pennsylvania
ThermTech
Howmet Castings and Services, Inc.
Dover Casting (AHDC)
Meyer Tool, Inc.
Brinkman Precision
MMS Thermal Processing
Carpenter Technology Corporation
PCC Structurals Carson City
Advanced Nitriding Solution
Continental Heat Treating / Quality Heat
Treating
Amphenol Aerospace Operations
Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Blanchard Metals Processing
Timken Aerospace
PCC Airfoils LLC
Nevada Heat Treating
Solar Atmospheres
Heroux-Devtek
Brinkman Precision
Lisi Aerospace
Astro Aluminum Treating Co., Inc.
Continental Heat Treating
Triumph Thermal Systems
Super Systems
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*
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John
Jon
Dave
Marcus
Phil
Robert
John
G.R.
Ochenas
O'Donnell
Osenar
Owens
Pacey
Peters
Popovich
Porterfield
John
Michael
Brett
Barry
Tim
Neil
Brian
Steven
Bill
Christine
Glen
Frank
Sal
Bob
Carol
Kevin
Dave
Jeffrey
Craig
Adil
Klaus
Abe
Barbara
Allison
Kamlesh
Gregg
Norm
Natia
Christopher
Wilfried
Bryon
Aaron
Brian
Keith
Quaglia
Quann
Queipo
Rafan
Reeser
Revis
Reynolds
Rij
Rogers
Rogers-Lemeris
Rudd
Saen
Santangero
Sartori
Schmidt
Seidel
Shonts
Sipf
Skinner
Slimani
Sommerauer
Stone
Swanson
Tackett
Talati
Temple
Tucker
Turmanidze
Webb
Weber
White
White
Yazumbek
Zawrazky
GeoCorp, Inc.
Heat Treatment Austrailia
Pako Inc.
The Timken Company
Canton Drop Forge
R. Peters Consulting
Furnace Parts LLC
Solar Atmospheres of Western
Pennsylvania
Bennett Heat Treating
Pacific Metallurgical Inc.
BE Aerospace
Universal Stainless - Dunkirk
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products
Heat Treating Services Unlimited, Inc.
Alcoa
Blanchard Metals Processing
Alcoa
Triumph Engine Control Systems
Braddock Metallurgical
Hi-Tech Metal Finishing
REPAC
Accurate Brazing
ATI-Ladish Forging
Universal Stainless
Metal Finishing Co.
Haynes International
Robert Wooler Company
Metatherm SAS
BOHLER Schmiedetechnik
J.A.Reinhardt & Co., Inc.
Woodward, Inc.
Specialty Steel Treating
Salem Tube Inc.
Winston Heat Treating Inc.
Heat Treatment Australia
Lisi Aerospace
PCC Structurals Inc.
PFW Aerospace AG
Crane Aerospace & Electronics
Modern Industries, Inc.
Modern Drop Forge Co.
Larson Forgings
PRI Staff Present
Jerry
Marcel
Robert
Brittany
1.1.2
Aston
Cuperman
Hoeth
McSorley
Introductions – CLOSED
Tom Norris, the HTTG Chair made opening comments and had attendees make introductions.
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1.2
Review Code of Ethics and Meeting Conduct – CLOSED
The code of ethics and meeting conduct was briefed to the HTTG.
1.3
Present the Antitrust Video – Video from PRI – CLOSED
Marcel Cuperman briefed the HTTG on the new policy of PRI expressly prohibiting video or audio
recording of HTTG meetings unless formal approval is received from all attendees and recorded
in the HTTG meeting minutes.
The PRI antitrust video was played for the attendees.
1.4
Review Agenda – CLOSED
The HTTG reviewed the agenda for the week to highlight agenda items, including start time and
stop times for each day.
2.0
TASK GROUP TUTORIAL – CLOSED
Marcel Cuperman presented the HTTG Tutorial.
A microphone is available for anyone who would like to use it. Speak clearly, do not dismiss
people’s opinions, emotional and off topics should be avoided.
2.1
Review Subscriber Matrix - CLOSED
The HTTG reviewed the current Subscriber Matrix.
3.0
REVIEW DELEGATION STATUS – CLOSED
The HTTG reviewed the t-frm-07 for delegated Staff Engineers.
Motion made by Mark Emerson and seconded by Jeff Thyssen to accept the comments made for
Anne Allen by Subscribers during the last quarter without further discussion or action. Motion
made by Mark Emerson and seconded by Jeff Thyssen to continue to delegate Anne Allen.
Motion passed with none opposed.
Motion made by Jeff Thyssen and seconded by Tom Norris to accept the comments made for
Jerry Aston by Subscribers during the last quarter without further discussion or action. Motion
made by Jeff Thyssen and seconded by Tom Norris to continue to delegate Jerry Aston. Motion
passed with none opposed.
Motion made by Mark Emerson and seconded by Cyril Vernault to accept the comments made for
Marcel Cuperman by Subscribers during the last quarter without further discussion or action.
Motion made by Mark Emerson and seconded by Cyril Vernault to continue to delegate Marcel
Cuperman. Motion passed with none opposed.
Motion made by Mark Emerson and seconded by Gerald Harvey to accept the comments made
for Rob Hoeth by Subscribers during the last quarter without further discussion or action. Motion
made by Mark Emerson and seconded by Gerald Harvey to continue to delegate Rob Hoeth.
Motion passed with none opposed.
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4.0
AUDITOR CONSISTENCY - CLOSED
4.1
+/-4 NCRs – CLOSED
4.2
Staff Engineers provided data on audits where there had been +/- 4 NCR swing between audits.
This information is provided to allow auditors to be highlighted, allowing the HTTG to follow up
with these Auditors. The HTTG decided to continue to monitor +/- 4 NCR change since it provides
more data. The data presentation resulted in a lengthy discussion about what the data shows and
what actions should be taken as a result to improve auditor consistency data. One HTTG member
suggested that the HTTG look for patterns in the data and not just look at individual auditors that
appear on the +/- 4 list. Also there was discussion that the data seems to indicate that not all of
the checklist questions are asked all the time. The HTTG will continue to collect the +/-4 data and
it will be monitored by the Auditor Consistency Team (ACT) which will provide reports and
recommendations back to the HTTG. Auditor Variation Data – CLOSED
Doug Matson presented auditor consistency data, which consisted of the average NCRs for all
auditors combined, and the average number of NCRs by auditor from 2009 through September
2014. The average of all NCRs has not changed significantly since 2009, however the average
number of NCRs by auditor shows a significant variation in the number of NCRs written by each
auditor. The data also included those suppliers which lost merit (9%) during the last 12 months,
and those suppliers that went from merit to failure (1%) during the last 12 months.
Marcel Cuperman presented the (NOP-02) Nadcap Management Council (NMC) Auditor
Consistency standard data set. This presentation included average number of NCR’s per audit
day by auditor, the number of NCR’s for each checklist question by auditor, and the average of
increased NCR’s at the same supplier on the subsequent audits (Redline Report). All of the data
presented for auditor consistency will be made available to the NOP-012 Auditor Consistency
Team (ACT) for review and recommendations to the HTTG.
4.3
NOP-012 – CLOSED
Cyril Vernault gave a report of the NOP-012 Sub-Team. Currently the metrics for the HTTG are
green except for Supplier Feedback. There were 10 audits selected for observation all of which
have been completed prior to the October meeting. There was discussion about revised auditor
observation form t-frm-01. The HTTG expressed the need for a Heat Treat addendum to the form.
Further discussion was table until Thursday. There was discussion about item 21 on the
observation form which states “Auditor allowed the Supplier’s Quality System to function and
identify nonconformances before NCRs were written for in-process job audits.” The discussion
mainly centered on whether the supplier had to write and close an internal corrective action
request prior to the end of the audit. If the nonconformance was not closed then Nadcap would
have no visibility to the closure of the internal corrective action if the Nadcap auditor did not write
an NCR. The HTTG decided that this issue should be addressed by the NOP-012 ACT sub-team.
Carolyn Backus asked to be put back on the Sub-Team. Also, Tom Norris asked to e on the SubTeam.
Cyril reported that the HTTG metrics are all green except for the Supplier Feedback metric.
There was concern expressed by HTTG members that there was no confirmation feedback the
requests to observe audits were approved. The HTTG asked the Chair to relay to the NMC the
request to have positive confirmation of observation requests sent to the Subscriber members.
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5.0
AUDITOR OBSERVATIONS – CLOSED
There were 4 audit observations conducted since the June 2014 meeting which completed the 10
observations planned for 2014. There were eight observation reports reviewed during the HTTG
meeting.
There was discussion about item 21 on the observation form which states “Auditor allowed the
Supplier’s Quality System to function and identify nonconformances before NCRs were written for
in-process job audits.” The discussion mainly centered on whether the supplier had to write and
close an internal corrective action request prior to the end of the audit. If the nonconformance
was not closed then Nadcap would have no visibility to the closure of the internal corrective action
if the Nadcap auditor did not write an NCR. The HTTG decided that this issue should be
addressed by the NOP-012 (ACT) Sub-Team.
Audit observation reports will be reviewed each subsequent meeting.
6.0
AUDITOR CONFERENCE – CLOSED
Tom Norris gave an out briefing for the Auditor Conference that was held October 18 and 19. The
agenda for the Auditor Conference included a presentation on SAT and Alternate SAT
Requirements presented by Cyril Vernault, a presentation on New Requirements for GE Aviation
presented by Jeff Thyssen, and a presentation on Auditing of Procedures presented by Doug
Matson. The auditors were very engaged in discussion with the HTTG members and Staff
Engineers that were present for the Auditor Conference. Auditors pointed out that HT Auditor
Advisory 14-004 was issued and the Pyrometry Guide was not updated accordingly so the two
documents are in conflict. This information was passed on to the Pyrometry Guide Sub-Team for
correction. The auditors had significant discussion regarding the Alternate SAT procedure and
question why thermocouples (T/C) have to be verified when they are attached to the furnace
when they comply with all the other equipment accuracy tolerances and T/C accuracy tolerances
which show the system will meet the SAT accuracy requirements when combined. During the
Auditor Conference there was discussion about requiring the supplier self-audit checklist be
provided to the auditors prior to the audit. No action was taken on this discussion. Also discussed
during the conference was the possibility of adding separate yes/no boxes to each item listed in
section 1.1.1 of the checklist and providing opportunities for auditors to write NCR’s for these
items.
The auditors also stated that a recent update to eAuditNet resulted in the auditors no longer
having access to the audit ballot results. The auditors expressed a desire to see these results as
they use comments from Subscriber members and Staff Engineers for self-improvement.
The auditors requested to have an agenda item for the google groups chat during the auditor
conference.
Action Item: Add google chat discussion to HTTG March 2015 agenda. (Due Date: 30-Nov-2014)
7.0
LAPSED ACCREDITATION – CLOSED
There were 2 audits with the potential to have lapsed accreditations by the end of October 2014.
One supplier had already been given an extension sufficient to close the audit without incurring
the lapse of accreditation. One supplier that has been granted an extension by the Staff
Engineers will lapse prior to the current audit closure if extension is not granted as the current
audit was scheduled out of quarter.
Motion made by Jeff Thyssen and seconded by Mark Emerson to grant an additional 30 day
extension to HT audit #157315.. The motion carried with none opposed.
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8.0
SUBSCRIBER VOTING MEMBER PARTICIPATION – CLOSED
The Staff Engineers presented to the HTTG a chart showing Subscriber Voting Member (UVM)
meeting attendance from February 2012 through June 2014 and HTTG ballots October 2013 to
October 2014. All Subscriber members are in compliance with the requirements for voting
members except for two which did not meet the requirements for Balloting. Tom Norris reviewed
this data and decided no action is necessary at this time.
During the meeting there were 2 new voting members approved:
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Francesco Accera of Alenia Aermacchi as Subscriber Voting Member
Steven Mackenzie of Pratt & Whitney Canada as Subscriber Voting Member
During the meeting there were new members who requested to become Subscribers but with no
voting rights as they have not met the attendance requirement.
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9.0
Peter McCallum of Bell Helicopter – Textron (to replace Thomas Ruglic)
Travis Grohoske of GE Aviation
RISK MITIGATION TEAM REPORT-OUT – CLOSED
When a supplier audit results in failure the risk mitigation process starts. Once the supplier is in
Risk Mitigation Subscriber voting members should volunteer to be on the Risk Mitigation Team. If
there are no volunteers the HTTG Chair shall appoint a Risk Mitigation Team and appoint a team
leader. The team should be formed within two weeks of the audit failure. The team lead is
responsible for collating the team responses and posting response to the supplier in eAuditNet.
All Subscribers are encouraged to sign up. Any team member can post comments within 14 days.
The Team Leader can allocate NCRs to team members anyway he or she wants. The leader will
moderate any discussion in the team, and the team leader will have the final decision as to what
response goes into eAuditNet back to the supplier. The goal is to have 100% consensus from the
Risk Mitigation team. The procedure NOP-011section 4.3.6 states that Risk Mitigation completion
shall never result in accreditation of the audit.
HTTG members stated that the language in the procedure NOP-011 is very confusing.
Shouldn’t the HTTG just look at NCR’s that have potential product impact for purposes of Risk
Mitigation?
Some of the HTTG members still think that the Risk Mitigation process is a duplication of effort at
the Subscriber level. The Subscribers already have risk mitigation and containment efforts built
into their systems and as part of Nadcap this is non value added for the Subscribers.
One HTTG member suggested that those Subscribers that signed up for the audit reviewer
allocation is automatically assigned as part of the Risk Mitigation Team if the audit failed. Other
HTTG members suggested that this may cause Subscribers to limit the number of audits they
agree to review.
If a Subscriber visits a supplier as part of their companies process and have objective evidence of
Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), is there a way to interject this information into the Risk
Mitigation Process instead of doing it a second time? The recommendation would be to provide
the information to the Risk Mitigation Team Lead and have it interjected into the Risk Mitigation
process in eAuditNet.
Motion made by Gerald Harvey and seconded by Jeff Thyssen to re-task the Risk Mitigation SubTeam to complete the Risk Mitigation Guide, using the information provided by Mike Corsino and
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Tom Norris as a starting point and have a Risk Mitigation Guide to present to the HTTG at the
next meeting or earlier. Motion carried with none opposed.
Action Item: Add Jeff Thyssen, Gerald Harvey and Steven Mackenzie to the Risk Mitigation Team.
(Due Date: 15-Nov-2014)
Action Item: Complete a draft of the Risk Mitigation Guide to present at March 2015 meeting. (Due
Date: 28-Feb-2015)
10.0
REVIEW INTERNAL PROCEDURES DURING AUDIT – CLOSED
Doug Matson gave a presentation about Reviewing Procedures during the Nadcap audits. The
training was primarily for auditor training but is applicable to suppliers as well since the HTTG still
has a significant amount of NCRs written regarding procedures that are inadequate or
nonexistent. And it appears that procedures are not always reviewed during every audit
contributing to auditor consistency issues. The presentation included several references to in
AS9100, AC7004 as well as Prime specifications regarding the requirements for written
procedures. The presentation also included references in the HTTG Audit Handbook stressing
the need for procedures to be reviewed during the audit, and reminded the suppliers of the
responsibility to do a self-audit that includes recording the procedures and paragraphs that satisfy
the Nadcap checklist requirements. The presentation included enough references to procedure
requirements to remind suppliers and auditors that auditing procedures for existence and
adequacy is an essential part of all Nadcap HT audits.
11.0
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IN AUDITS – CLOSED
One of the Subscriber members to the HTTG expressed concern about proprietary information
being reported in eAuditNet as part of NCRs and NCR responses from the suppliers. The HTTG
decided that no action should be taken because all of the auditors have non-disclosure
agreements with PRI and all the Subscribers have non-disclosure agreements with PRI and all
have signed up for the Nadcap PRI Code of Ethics and Antitrust policies. Restricting proprietary
information would severely limit the information in eAuditNet and would inhibit the audit review
process.
12.0
SUB-TEAM OPERATIONS – CLOSED
Marcel Cuperman gave a general presentation on the operation of sub-teams in the HTTG. The
presentation included how and when sub-teams are formed, and that the actions and
responsibilities are as directed by the HTTG as a whole. It was mentioned that the HT-STSTG is
a standing sub-team of the HTTG. There was a suggestion that the HT-STSTG be requested to
work on a standardized “Pyrometry Testing Report Form” that would be available to all Nadcap
Heat Treat suppliers to use but not mandatory. The HT-STSTG members were receptive to the
idea of a standardized format and agreed to work on a standard form and present back to the
HTTG. The forms could also be adapted to other “Calibration Forms” used for heat treating
purposes. All standardized forms would only be recommendations and not requirements to
suppliers.
Action Item: HT-STSTG to work on a standardized “Pyrometry Testing Report” form, this form
could be adapted to other calibration forms used for heat treating purposes and bring back to the
HTTG for review. (Due Date: 30-Sept-2015)
13.0
FAILURE ANALYSIS & VCA DATA – CLOSED
The Staff Engineers presented the audit failure data by sector and in total. During the first 3
quarters of 2014 there were a total of 12 failed audits which constitutes approximately a 3.0%
failure rate. The average failure rate for the last 3 years has been approximately 4.5%. It should
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be noted that in previous years there were a significant number of failures in the last 2 quarters of
the year.
To date in 2014 there have been 12 Verification of Corrective Action audits (VCA) performed. Of
those 12 VCA's 1 resulted in the failure of the main audit.
14.0
APPEALS ANALYSIS – CLOSED
To date in 2014 there have been 9 appeals presented to the HTTG. Of those appeals submitted
to the HTTG 4 were accepted 4 were denied and 1 was withdrawn. This is consistent with the
appeals presented in previous years
15.0
AC7102/5 MOU DISCUSSION – CLOSED
Tabled until Thursday Closed meeting.
16.0
HT-STSTG MEETING – OPEN
See HT-STSTG minutes posted at http://www.p-r-i.org/nadcap/nadcap-meetings/.
Only Suppliers and Staff Engineers are allowed to participate.
Subscribers are welcome to observe.
17.0
OPENING COMMENTS – OPEN
Opening comments from Tom Norris (Chairperson): Introductions of the HTTG Subscriber and
Supplier Member meeting attendees.
The open meeting began with video from PRI about the Nadcap Code of Ethics, Code of
Conduct, Conflict of Interest Anti-Trust Policy and ITAR/Export control.
Marcel Cuperman briefed the HTTG on the new policy of PRI expressly prohibiting video or audio
recording of HTTG meetings unless formal approval is received from all attendees and recorded
in the HTTG meeting minutes.
18.0
JUNE 2014 MEETING MINUTES – OPEN
Motion made by Jeff Thyssen and seconded by Gerald Harvey to accept the June 2014 meeting
minutes as written. The motion carried with none opposed.
The minutes from June 2014 were approved as written.
19.0
CLOSED MEETING REPORT OUT – OPEN
Tom Norris gave a debrief on the discussions held during the closed meeting.
Tom highlighted the main items discussed during the closed meeting on Monday, October 20,
2014.
20.0
AUDITOR CONFERENCE REPORT-OUT – OPEN
Tom Norris the HTTG Chair made essentially the same presentation during the open meeting as
was presented in the closed meeting, except that auditors and suppliers were not discussed by
name. (Reference item 6.0)
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21.0
RAIL
The Rolling Action Item List (RAIL) was reviewed.
Item # 18 open AWS C-3.14 was completed and is in ballot in committee HTTG will work on
checklist based on the draft of the AWS C-3.14
Item # 26 activities continue.
For specific details, please see the current (HTTG) Rolling Action Item List posted at
www.eAuditNet.com, under Public Documents/Heat Treating.
22.0
NOP-012 AUDITOR CONSISTECY SUB-TEAM STATUS UPDATE – OPEN
Cyril Vernault gave a report of the NOP-012 Sub-Team. Currently the metrics for the HTTG are
green except for Supplier Feedback. There were 10 audits selected for observation all of which
have been completed prior to the October meeting. There was discussion about revised auditor
observation form t-frm-01. The HTTG expressed the need for a Heat Treat addendum to the form.
Further discussion was table until Thursday.
Cyril reported that the HTTG metrics are all green except for the Supplier Feedback metric.
There was concern expressed by HTTG members that there was no confirmation email after the
requests to observe audits were approved. The HTTG asked the Chair to relay to the NMC the
request to have positive confirmation of observation requests sent to the Subscriber members.
The HTTG Chair discussed with NMC the concern regarding confirmation of Subscriber request
for observations. This is now an NMC item of responsibility.
There was additional discussion about an appendix to the Auditor Observation form for HTTG.
One supplier member suggested adding a question to the Auditor Observation form asking if the
auditor demonstrates good listening skills. And, another suggestion was to add something about
interpretation of Industry Specifications. This will be referred to the NOP-012 Sub-Team to
consider and bring back to the February 2014 Nadcap Meeting.
23.0
AC7102/9 SINTERING CHECKLIST UPDATES – OPEN
The Sintering checklist has completed the HTTG ballot process and will be submitted to the NMC
for confirmation during the first or second week of November.
24.0
AC7102/1 –BRAZING CHECKLIST UPDATES – OPEN
Martin Day gave an update on the Brazing Sub-Team status. The AWS committee has approved
AWS C3.14 which covers the evaluation of brazed joints.
Action Item: The sub-team was re-tasked to update the Brazing checklist and present the update
at the March 2015 Nadcap Meeting. (Due Date: 15-Feb-2015)
25.0
HT-STSTG REPORT OUT – OPEN
Wilfried Weber gave the HT-STSTG meeting debrief. There were approximately 80 supplier
personnel present.
See HT-STSTG minutes for meeting details.
26.0
NMC METRICS – OPEN
NMC metric charts for January to May 2014 were presented to the HTTG. HT is rated yellow for
Audit Capacity. The goal is 130% and current capacity is 123%. The audit capacity is projected to
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be at 121% by December 2014. Marcel Cuperman gave a live demonstration of NMC metrics in
eAuditNet for the HTTG members present. Marcel demonstrated which metrics were available to
review on eAuditNet and how to see the metrics from Nadcap as a whole, or see HTTG metrics
as a whole or by sector.
27.0
AC7102/7 PROCEDURES – OPEN
The discussion was primarily regarding the fact that AC7102/7 had no questions about the
existence, adequacy or compliance with procedures while other checklists have several
procedure based questions. The suggestion was that the procedure content is covered in
AC7102 and perhaps for this checklist those questions in AC7102 regarding procedures are
sufficient. The HTTG agreed to leave AC7102/7 as is for the time being and monitor NCRs and
see if issues arise during the audits that would warrant a change to AC7102/7.
28.0
AUDITOR ADVISORIES – OPEN
HT Auditor Advisories issued since the June 2014 Nadcap Meeting were reviewed. The HTTG
was reminded that the advisories are posted on eAuditNet for review. These are available on
eAuditNet under Resources/Documents/Public Documents/Heat Treat/Auditor Advisories.
There were two advisories written since June 2014 meeting. All advisories issued in 2014 were
reviewed at during the meeting. The HT Audit Handbook Sub-Team will decide if these advisories
will be added to the HT Audit Handbook Appendix.
Action Item: Complete HTTG Auditor Advisory stating that Round Robin Testing for Hardness
testing for Heat Treatment only is not required. (Due Date: 30-Nov-2014)
29.0
WORKSHOP NEW IDEAS – OPEN
The HTTG held an open discussion to request ideas for future supplier workshops. Suppliers and
Subscribers were quite interested in this discussion and offered a multitude of suggestions. Most
suggestions came from supplier attendees.
Suggestions for workshop topics included:
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Purchase Order Flow Down
Best Practice for Contract Review
Best Practice for Procedure writing
Best Practice for Training New Personnel (furnace operators)
Rounding ASTM E-29 with Regards to HT
Conversion of Hardness Measurements and Reporting Requirements
Software Validation
Usage Limits for T/C’s and science behind the limit
General Discussion about ITAR/EAR Best Practice
Best Practice for Logistics for Audit Preparation (office space, internet access etc…)
Digital Controlling of HT Cycles; Best Practice for HT Cycle Review and Approval (Ask
HT-STSTG if to take this on).
AC7102 UPDATE – OPEN
There was significant discussion about updates needed to the core checklist AC7102. There was
some discussion about section 1.1.1 and the requirement for the supplier to perform a self-audit
prior to the audit and have the checklist available for the auditor to review. The HTTG Subscribers
pointed out that completing the audit and recording on the checklist the procedures and sections
of the procedure that satisfy are a benefit to both supplier and auditor by preventing distractions
and delays to look for procedure references during the audit.
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There was also discussion about whether or not the suppliers’ internal audit results need to be
provided to the auditor. The consensus of the group was no this should not be provided, as all
would rather the auditor looked at the suppliers process with a fresh set of eyes without any preconceived ideas. It should be noted though that any finding the supplier documents with root
cause and corrective action and closes before the Nadcap audit starts and presents to the auditor
would not result in an NCR.
The balance of the discussion centered primarily on section 1.1.2 regarding the information that
the suppliers are required to send to auditors 30 days prior to the audit. Based on supplier
comments it is evident that there is a wide variation in what auditors expect for documents
submitted prior to the audit. The HTTG stated that the requirements in section 1.1.2 would be
clarified and the HTTG would state: WHAT documentation is required; WHEN the documentation
will be required; and HOW the documentation would be delivered (ie email, PDF, paper etc). One
supplier asked about what Subscriber documentation should be delivered to the auditor prior to
the audit. All Subscribers agreed that no Subscriber documentation should be delivered to the
auditors. The auditors must review and Subscriber specifications at the supplier facility.
A HTTG Sub-Team for AC7102 updates was formed consisting of the following members:
Craig Clasper, Mark Emerson, Jeff Thyssen, Johanna Lisa, Eddy Pham, Roy Adkins, Bill Rogers,
Jeff Koss, Carolyn Backus, Ed Englehard, Mike Corsino, Tom Norris, Cyril Vernault, Dave
Shauns, Jeff Steps, Doug Matson, Gerald Harvey and Marcel Cuperman.
The Sub-Team will also include the suggestions made during the Auditor Conference as well as
the items discussed during the open meetings.
Action Item: AC7102 Sub-Team to present draft of AC7102 updates at the March 2015 Nadcap
Meeting. (Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
31.0
EQUALIFIED UPDATE – OPEN
Rhonda Joseph of PRI gave a presentation on eQuaLified. eQuaLified is a program where
individuals can get certifications for certain Special Process Skill Sets. eQuaLified has developed
several “Bodies of Knowledge” which outline what knowledge one should have to be certified to
certain special process operations. With respect to HT eQuaLified has developed several Bodies
of Knowledge and examinations that can be taken which would result in certification. The Bodies
of Knowledge are not necessarily study materials but rather an outline of what would be required
to complete and pass the associated examination. Someone pursing and eQuaLified certifications
would use the Body of Knowledge as an outline and obtain study materials or training from
another source then take the eQuaLified examination. The certifications gained would not be
limited to the current employer but would be portable and belong to the eQuaLified candidate.
32.0
AC7102/3 DRAFT – OPEN
The last meeting the HTTG was tasked to add some questions to the checklist for vacuum
carburizing. The sub team had a meeting and came up with draft of Rev D. If the HHTG meeting
members agree the checklist it will be sent to HTTG Ballot
Add to the scope that the checklist is a supplement of AC7102.
Section 11 is mandatory for vacuum carburizing.
4 questions added to the current AC7102/3 Checklist.
1. Is there a procedure in place that controls the gas supply?
2. Do records indicate procedure is followed compliance with the procedures?
3. Does suppliers work instructions specify the controls for gas injection during the process?
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4. Do records indicate compliance with above requirements?
The HTTG decided to refer the checklist to the Sub-Team and request the team consider adding
these questions and any other questions that would be appropriate to the core check list, and to
reconcile the checklist with section 11 of AC7102 and present a draft at the Berlin meeting.
Action Item: Update AC7102/3 and present draft at next meeting in Berlin. (Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
33.0
PROCESSING TOLERANCES IN AC7102 – OPEN
The processing tolerances were inadvertently removed when AC7102 and AC7102/8 were
formed. This issue has been referred to the AC7102 Sub-Team which was formed during this
meeting.
34.0
AC7102/6 EXPORT CONTROL – OPEN
AC7102/6 job audit checklists lacked the ITAR/EAR designation. A suggestion was made to
modify this checklist to match all other HTTG checklists regarding ITAR/EAR.
Motion made by Cyril Vernault and seconded by Tom Norris to add the EC designation to the job
audit checklist questions that may refer to ITAR/EAR information. The motions carried with none
opposed. Since this is considered an editorial change no ballot is required.
Action Item: Brittany McSorley to make an editorial revision to AC7102/6 to incorporate EC to job
audits similar with AC7102. (Due Date: 30-Nov-2014)
35.0
OPENING COMMENTS – OPEN
Opening comments from Tom Norris (Chairperson): Introductions of the HTTG Subscriber and
Supplier Member meeting attendees.
36.0
SUPPLIER SUPPORT COMMITTEE (SSC) REPORT OUT – OPEN
The October 2014 SSC report out was presented by Roy Adkins.
The SSC is to help suppliers navigate the Nadcap process, to find help if suppliers feel the need
to escalate issues beyond the Staff Engineer. Suppliers have access to mentors if they wish to
find help without asking in HTTG meetings or raising red flags, or just need help understanding
Nadcap interpretation of general Nadcap requirements. SSC help is available for all commodities.
SSC meetings are always held on Tuesday during the Nadcap meetings from 5:00 to 7:00pm.
For more detailed information please reference minutes posted on http://www.p-ri.org/nadcap/nadcap-meetings/.
37.0
AMEC REPORT OUT – OPEN
An update was presented by Doug Matson. The main task for the AMEC committee is the
revision of AS 2759. All slash sheets have gone through the first ballot. Resolution to comments
is currently being addressed. The slash sheets are expected to go back to ballot by the end of
2014 or early in 2015.
38.0
FAILURE ANALYSIS & VCA DATA – OPEN
The Staff Engineers presented to the HTTG the total number of audits conducted by sector from
Jan 2011 until October 1 of 2014. The total number of audits conducted is trending slightly
upward for all sectors. The presentation included failed audits January 2011 – October 1, 2014.
For the first three quarters of 2014 there were a total of 741 audits conducted with 22 total failures
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which is a 3% failure rate overall. The failure rate appears to be steady over the last 3 years. In
the first three quarters of 2014 there were a total of 12 VCA's conducted 1 of which resulted in a
failure of the main audit.
39.0
PLANNING & OPS REPORT-OUT – OPEN
Tom Norris gave an out brief on the Planning and Ops meeting. There was a lot of discussion at
Planning and Ops regarding NOP-011 Risk Mitigation for when a supplier fails an audit the Risk
Mitigation Process starts. This is all defined in the NOP-011 procedures, and will remain a main
item of attention for the next couple of years until this becomes part of the normal Nadcap culture.
Another major topic of discussion is the NOP-012 Auditor Consistency. The NMC has detailed
expectations and requirements for Task Groups to monitor and manage auditor consistency. One
of the major points of discussion was the Auditor Observation Process. Suppliers were
encouraged to approve requests for auditor observers. This is a positive addition for the HTTG,
and with the help of the suppliers the audit observation can be a better tool to improve auditor
consistency. There is still concern from the suppliers about the confidentiality of the supplier
feedback forms. The suppliers were encouraged to submit frank and honest feedback so that the
HTTG can use in conjunction with the observation forms from Subscribers.
For more detailed information please reference minutes posted on http://www.p-ri.org/nadcap/nadcap-meetings/.
40.0
SUPPLIER VOTING MEMBER PARTICIPATION – OPEN
Supplier balloting activity and meeting attendance data was presented to the HTTG. The data
showed that the requirements of NTGOP-001 section 5.2.5 were being met by all the Supplier
Voting Members (SVM).
New Approved Supplier Voting Members:
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Bob Ferry of FPM Heat Treating as SVM
Roy Adkins of Braddock Metallurgical, Inc. as ALT SVM
Barry Rafan of Universal Stainless as ALT SVM
There was discussion regarding the number of SVM’s for the HTTG stemming from a discussion
at the NMC level about changing the procedure to limit the number of SVM’s. As a result of the
NMC concerns expressed and the discussion of possible limiting the number of SVM’s the HTTG
has decided to wait to make a decision until the NMC makes a decision about possible procedure
limits.
41.0
TOP 10 NCRS- OPEN
Cyril Vernault gave a presentation of the AC7102 (now AC7102 and AC7102/8) checklist
questions most often cited in NCRs for Heat Treat audits. The presentation include the reference
to the checklist question number, the text of the question and where the NCRs were issued (Job
Audits, or procedure audits etc). During the course of the discussion some suppliers mentioned
that they are not able to keep Pyrometry providers’ internal procedures on site for review. This will
be referred to the AC7102 Sub-Team to update this section of the HT Auditor Handbook. Another
section of the handbook (4.2.1) states that furnace records shall be signed and stamped. This will
also be referred to the AC7102 Sub-Team for rewording in the HT Auditor Handbook.
42.0
SAT & ALTERNATE SAT – OPEN
Cyril Vernault gave a presentation on SAT and the Alternate SAT methods to the group.
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43.0
PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM – OPEN
Doug Matson gave a presentation on process control system, what it means with regard to HTTG
and how this should be understood by suppliers and auditors to have a more consistent audit
process for the HTTG. The main area of concern is required periodic testing that is not part of
Pyrometry and job audits.
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Can the supplier demonstrate compliance to the requirements of the required periodic
testing?
Is there a schedule for all periodic testing that is required and is there objective evidence
that the periodic testing met the schedule requirements and the precise method of testing
required by the specification?
OPEN MEETING TABLED SUBJECTS – OPEN
There were no tabled subjects during the open meeting.
45.0
OPEN MEETING QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION – OPEN
There were several questions from suppliers. There were about 25 questions submitted in the
anonymous question box. Each of the questions was reviewed during the meeting. Several of the
questions were answered during the meeting. And several questions were referred to the AC7102
Sub-Team.
46.0
OPENING COMMENTS – CLOSED
Tom Norris HTTG Chairperson made opening comments for the closed meeting.
46.1
Call to Order/Quorum Check
Tom Norris the Chair verified that only Subscriber Members are in attendance and verified a
quorum was present.
47.0
AUDIT ALLOCATION – CLOSED
Audit allocations were made up through February 2015. All audits had at least two reviewers
assigned during the meeting.
48.0
NEW BUSINESS – CLOSED
A subscriber member expressed concerns about some audit response posted on eAuditNet for
two separate audits. The response was posted by supplier personnel and during HTTG review
the subscriber rejected the audit and requested additional information. The additional information
provided was different than the proposed corrective action posted originally posted to eAuditNet.
Apparently the supplier individual that made the original post did not have the stated corrective
actions approved by the company management, and the company management did not wish to
implement the originally posted corrective action.
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The Subscribers expectation is that the corrective action that is posted in eAuditNet is actually
what the supplier will be doing. Sometimes audits are closed with draft corrective action
responses because of the length of time it takes to go through some of the supplier approval
cycle. However, the audits are not closed unless there is positive closed Immediate Corrective
Action in place that fixes the immediate problem. The preventative action is what may be
accepted as a draft and on subsequent audits the auditors verify the corrective action is
implemented, if not a non-sustaining NCR is written. So there is a mechanism in place to ensure
corrective actions are implemented appropriately.
48.1
A subscriber member expressed concern regarding the Supplier Feedback form. This topic has
been part of the discussion at meeting after meeting within the HTTG and it seems that nothing
has changed. The suppliers are afraid to fill out and send the form in for fear that auditors will
either see the form or be made aware of the contents of the form in a way that the auditor will
know which supplier made the comments. The suppliers are concerned about that there may be
reprisals as a result of negative feedback.
The HTTG agreed that the suppliers need to see in a procedure from Nadcap, that the Feedback
forms are not available to the auditors in anyway. It was suggested that any information from the
forms should only be conveyed to the auditors in such a manner that the identity of the supplier
remain anonymous. During the course of discussion the HTTG reviewed NIP 7-03 and NOP-001.
It appears in these two procedures that the feedback form is only required when there are zero
NCRs written during the audit. And neither procedure addresses the confidentiality of the
feedback forms.
Action Item: The HTTG Staff Engineers will discuss this topic at the SE SWAT meeting and convey
this concern to the NMC. (Due Date: 30-Nov-2014)
48.2
Jerry Aston discussed with the HTTG the results of a recent Oversight Audit of the HTTG. During
this audit the oversight auditor found a completed carburizing audit that was performed by the
HTTG auditor at a supplier that did not include the testing requirements as part of the completed
job audit. The Oversight auditor wrote an NCR against the HTTG stating that there was confusion
among the HTTG members about the requirements. As a result Jerry Aston reviewed the
checklist and the requirements with the HTTG members and Staff Engineers to clarify the
requirements about including the testing in the completed audit checklist. Jerry will respond to the
NCR, that training/review was conducted with the HTTG members and Staff Engineers.
48.3
Another Subscriber expressed concern about audits which resulted in an NCR against a
specification recommendation not a requirement. The suppliers were required to provide RCCA
for what should have been a void NCR. This involved hardness testing on round material. In one
case, the auditor had the supplier place a V anvil in the tester and perform a test on a round piece
of material. The auditor then wrote the NCR because the supplier did not go back and restandardize against a standard test block. One supplier contacted ASTM and received an email
reply that this was only a recommendation and should not have resulted in an NCR. There was
significant discussion about ASTM’s almost always “recommend”, but there is a checklist
question that states “are the standardized test blocks being used appropriately?”
The HTTG suggested that some guidance be added to the HT Auditor Handbook and monitor the
future audits for this condition to see if any further action is required. The HTTG also decided an
auditor advisory should be issued stating auditors shall not require suppliers to perform tasks that
are outside the scope of the accreditation.
Action Item: Doug Matson will draft the auditor advisory about out of scope requests from
auditors. (Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
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48.4
The HTTG discussed the issue of cleaning versus cleanliness. A draft of an advisory was
reviewed and the HTTG agreed that this issue still requires attention and that there may be more
information that could be included in the advisory. Sunder Rajan agreed to take the draft advisory
and update it and present the updated version at the next meeting in Berlin.
Action Item: Sunder Rajan will complete auditor advisory concerning cleaning versus cleanliness.
(Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
48.5
There was discussion about some suppliers using High and Low monitoring sensors and also
using them as load T/C’s. One of the Subscribers was told that this has been an acceptable
practice for some time. There was much discussion on the subject, but no ultimate decision was
made.
Action Item: Cyril Vernault will draft a proposed auditor advisory for High and Low Monitoring
Sensors and using them as Load Thermocouples and present a draft at the next meeting in Berlin.
(Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
48.6
48.7 A supplier requested clarification regarding ASTM 110-14 which now states that portable
hardness testers are intended for use outside of Labs and do not meet the requires of ASTM
E10-14 (Brinell) or ASTM E18-14 (Rockwell). This supplier has only portable hardness tester in
its Lab and has Nadcap accreditation for both Rockwell and Brinell hardness testing. The
question posed to the HTTG was how does this affect supplier accreditation? The HTTG
consensus is that this may have a larger impact than just one supplier. And, that supplier must
have approval from customers to use portable hardness testers. This opinion is the same that
was provided by the Materials Testing Laboratories Task Group (MTL TG). The HTTG decided
that there should be an Auditor Advisory issued for this issue.
Action Item: Doug Matson agreed to write the auditory advisor for portable hardness testers. (Due
Date: 28-Feb-2015)
48.7
The HTTG discussed calibration stickers and what information is required on the calibration
sticker. There was a suggestion that the calibration sticker include the signature of the technician
that performed the calibration or the signature of the person that reviewed and approved the
calibration report. It was the consensus of the HTTG that the signature was not required.
48.8
There was a discussion about a supplier request to calibrate a secondary standard instrument
and secondary standard sensor together as a complete inseparable unit This requested
application does not meet the current requirements of AMS 2750. The supplier would have to
have Prime customer approval to avoid NCRs if this approach is used. Doug Matson agreed to
take this to the AMEC committee for consideration in the next revision of AMS2750.
Action Item: Doug Matson to report back on meeting the sensor requirements of AMS 2750 at the
March 2015 meeting. (Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
48.9
The Staff Engineers requested that when Subscribers Ballot audits please do not place
comments when the audit Ballot is “Accept”. The Staff Engineers must acknowledge and respond
to all comments. Subscribers were asked to only put comments when the ballot selection is
“accept with comments”. This will prevent Staff Engineers following up on comments when the
Subscriber didn’t intend to have a response from the Staff Engineers.
48.10
The HTTG was asked about having Subscribers contact information listed in eAuditNet. This is
something that would have to come from the NMC. No action was taken.
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49.0
RAIL REVIEW – CLOSED
The RAIL was reviewed during the closed meeting. There were several actions added to the
RAIL. See the RAIL on www.eAuditNet.com Resources/Public Documents/Heat Treating for
details.
50.0
CLOSED MEETING TABLED SUBJECTS – CLOSED
50.1
There was a discussion regarding the MOU with MTL. There was significant discussion on this
topic and that several questions regarding hardness testing were inadvertently removed from the
core checklist when conductivity testing was moved to AC7102/5. There was discussion that
many HTTG questions were not adequately addressed by MTL when the supplier holds a
AC7101/5 accreditation. The HTTG decided to send this issue to the AC7102 Sub-Team to
evaluate what questions if any, regarding hardness testing, should be added to the AC7102
checklist. The Sub-Team will present a draft of the additional questions to add to the checklist at
the Berlin meeting.
Action Item: AC7102 Sub-Team to draft revision to AC7102 to include questions regarding
hardness testing that were inadvertently removed from the checklist. (Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
50.2
The NOP-012 Observation Report form was discussed during the Table Subjects meeting,
regarding a HTTG appendix to the form. Mike Corsino presented a rough draft of the beginnings
of a HTTG appendix to the form. The HTTG referred this to the NOP-012 Sub-Team to create a
draft proposal of a HTTG Observation form. The NOP-012 Sub-Team will also monitor and
capture action items and or suggestions from the Observation report forms for possible changes
to checklist questions, HT Audit Handbook entries and Pyrometry Guide entries. During the
discussion of regarding the observation audits the HTTG Chair, Tom Norris, stated that he
relayed to the NMC the HTTG concern about not getting positive confirmation of observation
requests. The NMC was requested to establish in the procedure positive feedback to the
Subscriber when a request to observe an audit is made. This feedback should be delivered in a
timely manner to the Subscriber and state whether the request was accepted or denied.
During the open meeting one of the suppliers asked if Nadcap could provide something the
supplier HT personnel could share with their leadership team to help get observation requests
approved. Many of the supplier personnel involved directly with the Nadcap audit do not have the
authority to approve the observation requests and they have difficulty convincing their leadership
to approve the request. The HTTG Chair has asked HTTG Staff Engineers to ask the Chair and
Vice Chair of the NMC to provide a short letter to explain the benefits to the supplier and Nadcap
by allowing the observations to take place.
Action Item: NOP-012 Sub-Team to draft HTTG appendix to Observation form. (Due Date: 28-Feb2015)
Action Item: NOP-012 Sub-Team to monitor observation forms for potential changes or revisions
to checklist questions, Audit Handbook and Pyrometry guide. (Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
Action Item: Staff Engineers to ask NMC Chair and Vice Chair for short letter regarding benefits of
allowing observations to take place. (Due Date: 28-Feb-2015)
50.3
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon requested auditor advisories be written stating that all Northrop
and Raytheon parts should be consider ITAR/EAR and protected in accordance with standard
Nadcap practices for ITAR/EAR data.
Action Item: Marcel Cuperman to issue Auditor Advisory that Northrop Grumman and Raytheon
parts should be considered ITAR/EAR and protected in accordance with standard Nadcap
practices for ITAR/EAR data and add all subscribers that have only ITAR to the Audit Handbook.
(Due Date: 30-Nov-2014)
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51.0
FINALIZE MARCH 2015 AGENDA – CLOSED
The agenda for the March 2015 Nadcap meeting was discussed.
It was agreed that the Staff Engineers would create the agenda and forward to the HTTG for
approval/modification.
52.0
PRYOMETRY GUIDE SUB-TEAM MEETING– OPEN
The Pyrometry Guide Sub-Team met briefly after the closed meeting so discuss potential
changes and updates to the Pyrometry guide. The sub-team will provide an update at the March
2015 meeting in Berlin.
ADJOURNMENT – 23-Oct-2014 – Meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
Minutes Prepared by: Bruce Brownfield, Lockheed Martin. bruce.brownfield@lmco.com
***** For PRI Staff use only: ******
Are procedural/form changes required based on changes/actions approved during this meeting?
(select one)
YES* ☒ NO ☐
*If yes, the following information is required:
Documents requiring revision:
Who is responsible:
AC7102
AC7102 Sub-Team
Pyrometry Guide
Pyrometry Guide Sub-Team
HT Risk Mitigation Guide
Risk Mitigation Sub-Team
AC7102/1
Brazing Sub-Team
AC7102/6
Marcel Cuiperman/Brittany
McSorley
HT Audit Handbook
HT Audit Handbook Sub-Team
Due date:
28-Feb-2014
28-Feb-2014
28-Feb-2014
28-Feb-2014
30-Nov-2014
28-Feb-2014
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