According to Brian Streich of Honeywell Aerospace, chairman of the Nadcap Metallic Materials Manufacturing Task Group: The aerospace forging industry is continually being regulated, monitored and controlled by numerous organizations and customers. Aircraft safety is the key, and the Federal Aviation Administration mandates customer oversight of its supply base to help ensure aircraft take off, fly and land without failure of components due to manufacturing-related defects. This means that periodic audits are performed by aircraft and engine manufacturers (OEMs) on their supply base to make sure all procedures are being followed and that the latest part being manufactured performs the same as the first.
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