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What you need to know about First Article Inspection
To begin with, the first article inspection begins with a computer-aided design (CAD) model. First article inspections are important because at the beginning of manufacturing a product, everything has to be measured 100% accurately to make sure it dimensionally conforms to
CAD. First article inspections are crucial to the manufacturing process because it could cost additional labor and money for companies if parts aren't produced correctly.
The purpose of the first article inspection is to provide evidence that all engineering design and specification requirements are properly understood, verified, and documented. In other words, first article inspections can be considered a stamp of approval to continue with the manufacturing process of a product. First article inspection is used to improve customer product quality and effectiveness.
The first article inspection applies to all aerospace products. The purpose of this standard is to provide a consistent documentation requirement for aerospace components. Having proper documentation of first article inspections help companies account for all parts of development, verify the processes for production and report the findings for company and government records.
First article inspection using a 3D laser scanner:
3D laser scanners can accurately perform first article inspections by comparing the manufactured product to its
computer-aided design (CAD) geometry. This process of the first article inspection will highlight areas that require closer attention.
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