Parts with a heat to answer for
The 3.1 cert is read at the door and rides the part to dispatch.
Aerospace manufacturing software, AS9100 evidence assembled as it runs.
Your FAIR pack used to be three days of Word and Excel after the part was finished. Bulk writes it while the part is being made, so the delivery never waits on paperwork that should already exist.
- Full part genealogy
- AS9102 FAIR & certificates
- Controlled docs & revision
- NCR & 8D
This is your shop. These are the modules on it.
Where Bulk fits best.
Drawings that must be current
Each operation carries its controlled revision; the old print never reaches the spindle.
An assessor due any month
Surveillance queries the same record the floor works to, nothing reconstructed.
A working ERP you keep
Bulk runs the floor record between the machines and your back office.
From goods-in to First Article, one thread.
Book the material in
The 3.1 cert is read at the door; heat and lot land on the part first.
See inbound OCRMaterial cert readGoods-in · Job 4417 · today 07:48
Heat 3A2177 · Ti-6Al-4V bar · EN 10204 3.1 attached
Heat booked to part
Route the part, lock the revision
Every operation carries its controlled drawing; the line only ever sees the current revision.
See routingOp 40: Finish millRouting · Part 4417-S03 · Rev D
Drawing 88-2210 Rev D · 14 ballooned characteristics
Rev D released
Inspect and record
Results land once per ballooned characteristic, gage ID attached; a miss opens the NCR here.
See qualityBalloon 9 out of toleranceQuality · Part 4417-S03 · 11:26
Ø6.35 ±0.01 measured 6.37 · Gage CMM-02 cal to Nov
Serial 0031 on hold
Assemble the FAIR pack
Forms 1, 2 and 3, certs and evidence assemble themselves, out with the part.
See documentsFirst article pack readyDocuments · Part 4417-S03 · FAIR
Forms 1–3 · 14 characteristics · 3 certs · 2 gage records
Ready for release
Today's reality: built on paper.
Traceability to the part
A delivery sits for days while someone rebuilds the heat trail.
Audit always looming
The week before an assessor takes your best people off the floor.
FAIRs built by hand
Days of Excel per new part, one transposed characteristic from trouble.
The blocks that pass an audit.
Full part genealogy
A customer NCR lands; the heat, operator and checks answer in seconds.
Data threadAS9102 FAIR & certificates
The First Article pack builds from the live record, ready with the part.
DocumentsControlled docs & revision
The line only sees the current drawing, with a trail of who released it.
DocumentsNCR & 8D
Dispositions and corrective action an assessor can follow without asking.
QualityTraining & competency
A special process cannot be run by an operator whose sign-off has lapsed.
TrainingAudit-ready by default
Surveillance visits pull from the same live thread the floor works to.
Audits
The FAIR pack is ready when the part is.
−78%Time to assemble an AS9102 FAIR pack
−61%Admin & rework hours on quality
1 dayTo an audit-ready release pack, from four
“A First Article that used to take two of us the best part of a week now comes out of Bulk in an afternoon, ballooned characteristics, certs and gage records already attached. Our last AS9100 surveillance had nothing to chase; the assessor just queried the record.”
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Ian Frobisher, Quality ManagerBrackwell Aerostructures, AS9100 machining, 90 on the floor
Questions, answered.
01
Is Bulk an aerospace MES or ERP?
Neither, and that's deliberate. An MES chases machine integration; an ERP wants your whole business re-platformed. Bulk is the traceability and quality layer for the shop floor: genealogy, First Article packs, NCR/8D, controlled documents and audits, on one record. Suppliers that already run an ERP for finance and MRP keep it; Bulk replaces the spreadsheets and paper travellers around the floor, not your back office.
02
How does Bulk handle AS9100 and Nadcap evidence?
Evidence is captured at source: every serialised part carries its material heat, drawing revision, operator competency, inspection results and calibration state at the moment of work. When an AS9100 or Nadcap assessor asks, the trail already exists on the record. Nothing is collated or reconstructed for the visit.
03
Can Bulk generate AS9102 First Article Inspection packs?
Yes, that's the showpiece. Ballooned characteristics carry from the drawing through to inspection, and the pack assembles Forms 1, 2 and 3 with material and process certs, gage and calibration IDs and objective evidence straight from the live record. It replaces the manual Excel and Word FAIR kit, and it's ready the same day the part is.
04
Does Bulk work for defence programmes and ITAR-controlled work?
We're honest about scope: Bulk suits single-site aerospace and defence-adjacent suppliers doing AS9100 machining and fabrication, not primes, and we don't claim controlled-programme certification. Bulk runs the quality and traceability record; data residency and access controls are yours to configure. For ITAR or export-controlled work, talk to us early so residency is set up correctly before any data lands.
05
Does Bulk replace our AS9100 QMS or our ERP?
No. Bulk runs the operational side of the QMS (the records, NCRs, audits, competency and document control that live on the floor) and keeps them auditable. Your AS9100 management system stays; your ERP and accounts stay. This is the layer between the shop floor and the back office, not a rip-and-replace.
06
How long does rollout take, and what does it cost?
One part flow end to end first (goods-in to First Article pack), proven on real work in weeks, then the rest of your part families follow on the same pattern. Never a big-bang cutover. Pricing is one per-site figure with every module included, no per-module upsell, with hosting and rollout in the number. Early-access suppliers work directly with the build team.