Fusion Welding Process Operator

PRI Training's Fusion Welding (GTAW) training provides Process Operators with the information necessary to improve their skills and competencies in the aerospace workforce. This 2-day training program allows students to interface with PRI subject

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. becomes Nadcap® program subscriber

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. has become a subscribing member of the Nadcap accreditation program. Nadcap Subscribers are aerospace prime contractors who have demonstrated design authority and control over supplier quality throughout their

MedAccred Process Validation: Part 2

PRI Training's MedAccred Process Validation: Part 2 expands the Part1 GHTF training with examples, discusses the essence for elements of establishing the “process” for process validation, expands on statistical approaches, and presents the recent

Industry representatives recognized at Pittsburgh Nadcap Meeting

The following Appreciation Awards were presented at the recent Nadcap Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Bill Cardinal – Collins Aerospace (Hamilton Sundstrand) recognition as ETG Task Group Secretary Paul Fletcher &#8211

MedAccred: Root Cause Corrective Action (CAPA)

PRI Training's MedAccred: Root Cause Corrective Action (CAPA) course is designed to provide an understanding of the basic concepts of RCCA/CAPA and be able to apply those concepts to eliminate errors and defects occurring in the future. Course Topics

Strengthening Parts Using Needle Peening

Crack formation due to repetitive stress is a continuing problem with aerospace parts. An emerging process, Pneumatic Needle Peening (PNP), is showing promise in limiting the propagation of cracks in metal, according to a new whitepaper on the

MedAccred Audit Criteria Preparation: Printed Circuit Boards Assemblies

PRI Training's MedAccred Audit Criteria Preparation: Electronics Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) course is designed to provide a complete overview of MedAccred requirements related to the Electronics PCBA audit, focusing solely on technical

Technimark Ireland Limited becomes first company in Ireland to achieve MedAccred® Program Accreditation

Pittsburgh, 29 January 2024 – Technimark Ireland Limited has earned MedAccred program accreditation, making it the first company in Ireland to gain the prestigious industry recognition. The plastics manufacturer achieved accreditation for

Non-Destructive Testing: Magnetic Testing, Process Owner

Magnetic Particle: Process Owner helps process owners improve their skills and competencies in the aerospace workforce. Topics include the role of the NDT Level 3, nondestructive testing (NDT) control, NDT personnel qualification and certification

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MedAccred Process Validation: Part 3

PRI Training's MedAccred Process Validation: Part 3 concentrates on how unique technologies (such as Injection Molding and the SMT fabrication process) provide a common-based Process Validation approach for those technologies. MedAccred Process

Luis Acosta discusses his role as a Nadcap Auditor

Luis Acosta has worked for the Nadcap program as an Auditor since 2017. In the piece below, he describes his role, and what he enjoys about working for the Performance Review Institute. Luis is an independent contractor, traveling from

Coatings: Achieving Merit

Coatings: Achieving Merit helps coating suppliers achieve merit. Topics include an overview of merit, benefits, explanations of criteria for 18-month merit and 24-month merit, accreditation length, timeline, common problems, and strategies to achieve

SAE International Announces CEO Termination

WARRENDALE, PA., May 2, 2024 – SAE International’s Board of Directors today announced the dismissal of Dr. David Schutt from his role as CEO. The decision, reached yesterday and voted on unanimously by the board, follows a formal

MedAccred Audit Criteria Preparation: Welding

PRI Training's MedAccred Audit Criteria Preparation: Welding course is designed to provide a complete overview of MedAccred requirements related to the Welding audit, focusing solely on technical aspects. After an introduction about MedAccred and

MRPC gains Medaccred® Accreditation – demonstrating commitment to quality and opening doors to new business

MRPC, a full contract manufacturer of medical devices, instruments, and disposables is attracting new business opportunities less than 12 months after achieving MedAccred Accreditation. The U.S.-based company is a turnkey manufacturing partner to

MedAccred Audit Criteria Preparation: Extrusion

PRI Training's MedAccred Audit Criteria Preparation: Extrusion course is designed to provide a complete overview of MedAccred requirements related to the Extrusion audit, focusing solely on technical aspects. After an introduction about MedAccred and

MedAccred Sterile Device Packaging Accreditation Overview

Explore MedAccred's audit for sterile medical device packaging, ensuring compliance with quality standards and process validation in the manufacturing chain.

TPG Audit Criteria Review: Non-Destructive Testing

PRI Training's TPG Audit Criteria Review: Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) course provides a complete overview of TPG requirements related to the NDT audit, focusing solely on technical aspects. After an introduction about PRI and TPG audits, the

Best Practices in Medical Device Supply Chain Resiliency and Quality Working Group

Group Name: Best Practices in Medical Device Supply Chain Resiliency and Quality Working Group    Approval Date: August 31, 2023    Purpose:    The purpose of the Best Practices in Supply Chain

Resistance Welding Process Planner

Resistance Welding Process Planner helps process planners improve their skills and competencies in the aerospace workforce. Topics include introductions to resistance welding and basic metallurgy, quality systems, welder qualification, contract

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Athens, Greece 19 - 22 February 2024 Agendas & Registrations To register for the Nadcap Meeting, please click here To make a hotel reservation at InterContinental Athenaeum Hotel, please click here The Agenda-at-a-glance can be

TPG Audit Criteria Review: Heat Treating

PRI Training's TPG Audit Criteria Review: Heat Treating course provides a complete overview of TPG requirements related to the Heat Treating audit, focusing solely on technical aspects. After an introduction about PRI and TPG audits, the Instructor

Nadcap® Program Announces Formation of Additive Manufacturing Task Group

The Nadcap® program – which provides critical process accreditations of suppliers in the aviation, defense, and space industries – is developing a new Task Group for Additive Manufacturing (AM). The formation of the Task Group

Resistance Welding Process Operator

PRI Traning's Resistance Welding training provides Process Operators with the information necessary to improve their skills and competencies in the aerospace workforce. This 2-day training program allows students to interface with PRI subject matter

New Nadcap Subscribing Member Leonardo UK Ltd.

Leonardo UK Ltd. has joined the Nadcap® accreditation program as a subscribing member Subscribers to the Nadcap program are prime contractors in the aerospace industry who exhibit design authority and control over supplier quality across

MedAccred Audit Preparation: Cable & Harness Assemblies

PRI Training's MedAccred Audit Criteria Preparation: Electronics Cable and Wire Harness is designed to provide a complete overview of MedAccred requirements related to the Electronics Cable and Wire Harness audit, focusing solely on technical aspects

The Future of Additive Manufacturing

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” wrote science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke. Nowhere is this more aptly applied than to Additive Manufacturing (AM). AM is the process of using laser and electron beam

Auditing keeps me mentally challenged and sharp”, says Nadcap® Lead Auditor Denise Jenkins

Denise Jenkins likes to travel, so the fact that her role as a Lead Auditor on the Nadcap program has taken her all over the U.S., and to Canada and Europe, is a real bonus at this stage in her career. In future, she is also hoping to travel to

Heat Treating: Process Planner

Heat Treatment Process Planner helps process planners improve their skills and competencies in the aerospace workforce. Topics include an introduction to heat treatment, basic metallurgy, alloy types and issues, special treatments, furnaces and

Flex Medical Molding (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd becomes first site within Flex to achieve plastics injection molding MedAccred program accreditation

Flex Medical Molding (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd has become the first site within Flex to earn the prestigious MedAccred industry-managed program accreditation for Plastic Injection Molding following a recent successful audit. The Gushu facility in

Heat Treatment of Stainless Steels

Heat Treatment of Stainless Steels is one of a series of courses giving underlying knowledge for heat treatment. This course extends earlier general courses on basic metallurgy, heat treatment, and alloy steels to the special issues of stainless and

PRI improves Subscribers’ audit management experience with launch of new EAN application

The Performance Review Institute (PRI) has improved the experience that Subscribers to its industry-managed programs receive when accessing audit information, following the roll-out of a new application. The PRI EANSM Subscriber App will be

Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) presents PFMEA as part of Advanced Process Quality Planning (APQP) in the aerospace industry. Topics include the concepts of PFMEA, its roles in quality planning and risk management, relationships to

Performance Review Institute launches Performance360SM – a new customized critical manufacturing and quality management service

Performance360 is a new service from PRI for companies seeking to improve business performance by leveraging PRI knowledge, expertise, and technical resources. Performance360 provides customized services to help organizations worldwide optimize

Heat Treatment in Diffusion Processes

Heat Treatment in Diffusion Processes is one of a series of courses giving underlying knowledge for heat treatment. This course extends earlier general courses on basic metallurgy, heat treatment, and alloy steels to the special issues of four main

Nadcap® Lead Auditor Jesse Norris says his role, “has flexibility like no job I’ve ever had.

Jesse Norris worked for 27 years in aerospace, military manufacturing, and special processing. But having become a Lead Auditor for the Nadcap program, he feels that, for the first time in his career, he’s really making a difference. “I

Statistical Process Control

Statistical Process Control helps organizations apply statistical methods to process monitoring and control. Organizations can better identify variations and implement continuous improvement techniques to increase product quality and reduce waste

Kaysun Corporation Inc. increased its medical business by 14% following MedAccred® accreditation

Kaysun Corporation Inc. improved its production processes, gained the confidence of its prospective customers and grew the medical side of its business by 14%, after achieving MedAccred® accreditation in plastics injection molding. Kaysun

Problem Solving Tools

Problem Solving Tools explains why the right tools are critical for effective solutions. The course describes eight tools for collecting, structuring, and using information in detail: flowchart/process map, is/is not analysis, tally chart/location

Industry representatives recognized at Berlin, Germany Nadcap Meeting

The following Appreciation Awards were presented at the Nadcap Meeting in Berlin, Germany, on June 29. Christian Schwaminger – MTU Aero Engines AG for 20 years’ support of the Materials Testing Laboratories (MTL) Task Group Tetyana

Pyrometry Essentials

Pyrometry Essentials introduces the essential features of a pyrometry system in aerospace. Topics include the need for and basics of furnace classification, sensors, instrumentation, system accuracy tests, temperature uniformity surveys, as well as

PRI Body of Knowledge: Induction Brazing Planner

ISO 45001:2018 Internal Auditor

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) aims to ensure worker safety and health in the United States. In March 2018, the International Organization for Standardization published ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety

MedAccred® program joins influential irradiation industry association

The MedAccred program has become a member of The Irradiation Panel, a renowned not-for-profit industry association representing global and diverse interests in radiation processing. The panel is comprised of suppliers and users of irradiated

TPG Audit Preparation

PRI Training's TPG Audit Preparation is designed to provide a complete overview of the TPG audit preparation and in depth technical review of the TPG audit criteria. Course Topics Include: Introduction to PRI and TPG Before the Audit The Audit After

Irradiation Panel Meeting

When: April 24, 2024 Where: Teddington, United Kingdom What: The Irradiation Panel is a not-for-profit industry association with diverse interests in radiation processing. It meets twice per year. Its membership comprises both suppliers and users

Electronics AC7119 Printed Boards: Nadcap Audit Criteria Review

Get a 10% discount by registering for a public session of this course along with our Nadcap Audit Preparation eLearning. This Nadcap Audit Criteria Review course is also available as private training, where you can similarly bundle it with our Nadcap

“I believe that this program saves lives,” says PRI Lead Auditor and Trainer Joel Davis

What better person to undertake audits and train others than someone who’s sat on the other side of the table? Meet Joel Davis, who was a Nadcap® auditee himself for nine years in a previous role, before contracting with PRI (Performance