by Accurate Machine & Tool Team | Sep 15, 2026 | Aerospace Compliance & Quality, Aerospace Machining, Blog, CNC Machining
Open ten aerospace drawings and you’ll find ±0.001” on features that have no business needing it. That’s not because engineers are being careless — it’s because tight tolerance has become the safe default in a risk-averse industry. The problem is that “safe” and...
by Accurate Machine & Tool Team | Sep 1, 2026 | Aerospace Compliance & Quality, Aerospace Machining
A First Article Inspection isn’t a quality-control formality — it’s the documented proof that a part, a process, and a drawing all agree with each other before production begins. Quick summary: AS9102 defines the aerospace industry’s First Article Inspection Report...
by James Wright | Aug 28, 2026 | Aerospace Compliance & Quality, Aerospace Machining, Defense Manufacturing
First article inspection is the reason your first aerospace production run costs more than every run after it. FAI per AS9102 is a complete dimensional verification of every single feature on the drawing — not a sampling plan, not a spot-check. Every dimension, every...
