Presentation

from Supplier’s Viewpoint

SHIMADZU CORPORATION
Solutions for Science since 1875
(http://www.shimadzu.com)

IAQG General Assembly Meeting

March 14th, 2002 in Kyoto
 Presentation Outline

 Brief Overview of Shimadzu Corporation

Aircraft Equipment Division
 Trend of Business Environment
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
 Concluding Remarks
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Outline
• LOCATION :Kyoto, Japan
• EMPLOYEES :470
• AREA :77,100 Square Meters (857,000SF)
• SALES (2000) :227 Million US$ (120YEN/US$)
• PRODUCTS :AEROMECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
AVIONICS EQUIPMENT
SPACE EQUIPMENT
GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
• CORPORATION : HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
WITH KAISER AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS
(OVERSEAS CAE ELECTRONICS
PARTNERS)
• CUSTOMERS : JDA
AIRCRAFT COMPANIES
AIRLINE COMPANIES
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Approval Status of Our System
 Approved Organization (Mar. 23, 1964)
based on Civil Aeronautics Law
 Business Permission (Nov. 27, 1979)
based on Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Law
 Boeing D1-9000 (Nov. 12, 1992)
 ISO14001 (Jun. 24, 1997)
 ISO9001:1994 (Aug. 24, 1999)
 Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Main Products
AEROMECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SPACE EQUIPMENT
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM • FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS
FOR ROCKETS & SATELLITES
• FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
• SPACE EXPERIMENT
• HYDRAULICS EQUIPMENT
• GEARBOX
• ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR

AVIONICS EQUIPMENT GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

• COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEM • FUNCTIONAL TEST EQUIPMENT
• AIR DATA SYSTEM • AEROSPACE MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT
• MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTOR
SYSTEM
• ELECTRONIC CONTROL
EQUIPMENT/OTHERS
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Samples of Main Products (1 of 2)

T-4 ECS PACKAGE B777 MLG TRUCK

F2 PDU GEARBOX POSITION ACTUATOR

B757,767,777 POWER
B767 SHUTOFF B767 SLAT GEAR BOX DRIVE UNIT, CARGO
VALVE MODULE DOOR HINGE
Shimadzu Corp. Aircraft Equipment Division
Samples of Main Products (2 of 2)

B747,757,767 APU
DOOR ACTUATOR ATM & SAM, F-15 HUD
MISSILE FIN ACTUATOR

BK-117 ACTUATOR & H-1 PROPELLANT VALVE, G-TRAINING CENTRIFUGE

CONTROLLER FILL & DRAIN VALVE
 Trend of Business Environment

（ Level ） Supplier’s Goal

high ・ quality
・ delivery

current ・ regulation
level
・ quantity
low ・ price

Present Future
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity

 Standardization of Quality Requirement

 Efficient Evaluation for Supplier
 Evaluation for Vendors of Purchased Parts including
Catalog/Standard Parts and Raw Materials
 Consideration for Production Volume
 Difference of Requirements between AS9100 and FAR
 Deregulation for Export Parts
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Standardization of Quality Requirement
Present
Requirements in individual companies
AS9100 as the common requirement
of the aerospace industry
(AS9100 + additional requirements in
individual companies)
Future
- Simplification of supplier’s documents
- Reduction of redundant expenses
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Efficient Evaluation for Supplier
Present
Third-party audit + Customer audit + Internal audit

- Emphasis on audit evaluation

by third-party
- Standardization of self-evaluation
for internal audit
Future
Third-party audit + Internal audit
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Evaluation for Vendors of Purchased Parts including
Catalog/Standard Parts and Raw Materials
Present
Audit responsibility for supplier using the above parts
Establishment of an authorized audit group
consisting of IAQG memberships

Future
Reduction of redundant audit expenses sharing
the information through the authorized audit group
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Consideration for Production Volume
Present
Requirement to use statistical control, in particular key characteristics

Flexible requirements in consideration of

small lot production, in particular parts
machined by manual operation
Future
- Conformity against AS9100 even for small lot production
through emphasizing on processes
- Reduction for administrative expenses
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Difference of Requirements between
AS9100 and FAR
Present
Difficulty of understanding
Instruction / guidebook / cross reference about FAR
as related document of AS9100
Future
Clarification for compliance with
airworthness conformity
 Key Points of Supplier’s Quality Activity
Deregulation for Export Parts
Present
Complexity of regulatory formalities

AS9100 Conformity Mark on products

sample:
AS
9100
Future
Simplification of regulatory formalities
 Concluding Remarks

We are convinced that

quality improvement & cost reduction
as supplier’s responsibility will be achieved
through leadership of IAQG.

Thank you for your great efforts !