Stuff You Should've Learned in Onboarding
This type of machining uses pre-programmed computer software to control the movement of factory tools and machinery.
What is CNC (Computer Numerical Control)?
This is the quality standard used in the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries that Hadrian maintains certification for.
What is AS9100?
At Hadrian, parts and materials are identified using these, which come in white, orange, triage, and NCR varieties.
What are tags?
This station is described as 'the first stop for a pallet of raw material on its journey to becoming a finished part.
What is Material Prep?
This three-letter station uses a machine to precisely measure the geometry of a part against its blueprint requirements.
What is CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine)?
This formal document is issued when a product, process, or material fails to meet specified requirements or standards, triggering a corrective action workflow.
What is an NCR (Non-Conformance Report)?
This acronym refers to the system that explains how work is done, how quality is controlled, and how problems are handled.
What is the QMS (Quality Management System)?
Before starting any work at your station, you verify the correct operation and part status in this system.
What is Flow?
Before using any equipment at your station, you must check this label or system to confirm it hasn't expired.
What is the calibration label/sticker?
These documents are created for technicians, programmers, and quality specialists to inspect the parts Hadrian machines -- they tell you exactly what to measure and how.
What are DIPs (Detailed Inspection Plans)?
This document is submitted by a supplier or contractor to request approval for a deviation or substitution from the original design or specification before delivery.
What is an SDR (Supplier Deviation Request)?
When an auditor asks where you find work instructions, this is the 'better answer': Confluence for station overviews, and this system for job-specific instructions.
What are Flow?
This manila-colored tag is applied to parts with out-of-tolerance results from a CMM inspection.
What is a triage tag?
At Hadrian, these three things about chemicals must be verified before use: they are correct, properly labeled, and this.
What is not expired?
Manual inspection at Hadrian is divided into two levels: 1st Echelon and this, which uses tools like optical comparators to inspect edge breaks, thread gages, and radii.
What is 2nd Echelon Manual Inspection?
This symbolic language used on engineering drawings defines allowable variations in a part's form, profile, orientation, and location rather than relying solely on plus/minus tolerances.
What is GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)?
Hadrian's quality policy focuses on these four pillars: on-time delivery, quality parts, transparency, and this.
What is continuous improvement through automation?
After creating an NCR, you must label the part and move it to this designated area to prevent it from continuing through production.
What is MRB (Material Review Board) / the segregation area?
Foreign Object Debris -- keeping work areas clean and preventing foreign objects from entering product falls under this control, which directly supports product safety.
What is FOD control?
At Hadrian, a technician knows a part is nonconforming by comparing it against these two documents -- not just by visual judgment alone.
What are the DIP and the blueprint?