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How Reliable is your Fastener Certification?

Did you Know?

Counterfeit & Obsolescence are the two biggest issues facing OEMs in the Aerospace & Defence industries…

We have a solution…

What are the problems with Counterfeit Fasteners?

Counterfeit is a long-term problem within the industry and can relate to either the products themselves or the certification that you receive with them. Remember, a product isn’t always what it says it is and even where certification is provided, how do you verify the reliability of that certification and the certifying source?

Between 1973 & 1996 alone unapproved and counterfeit hardware was responsible for 174 accidents in the Aerospace & Defence industries.

The EIFI (European Industrial Fastener Institute) are so concerned with the standards of imports of substandard stainless-steel fasteners that they have written to the European Anti-Fraud Office calling for an investigation:

“substandard stainless steels have been used in the manufacture of fasteners which clearly do not comply with the standards inferred by their head markings. Buyers need to be on their guard for fraudulent products”

Dr Guisseppe Marzorati, Chairman of the EIFI Stainless Steel Fastener Group

This means that while you may buy fasteners that are stamped with a material grade, you are entirely reliant on your supplier having done their due diligence or the products are as meaningless as the certification that’s been provided with them.

Did you Know?

Old & out of date standards are referenced on approximately 65% of items that are included in an average A&D Fastener BOM?

Less than 5% of European Stockists are accredited to certify products to these obsolete standards?

What about Obsolescence?

If we consider that Obsolete standards make up 65% of a BOM but less than 5% of companies are certifying to these standards, how is your current supplier bridging the gaps between these old and obsolete standard and what is available in the market now and what does that mean about the quality of the products that you are receiving?

Standards are not interchangeable. Requirements are not open to interpretation.

Quality is NON-NEGOTIABLE.

Spring Solutions are experts in the Fastener & Chemical Supply Chain Industries. Our management team have invested time, energy and experience into developing a Quality Management System which tackles these issues head on ensuring delivered product complies with 100% of your requirements 100% of the time.

Compare our Certificate of Conformity to that of a competitor

A finished product is only as strong as its weakest component. Don’t put your reputation on the line by using sub-standard fasteners.

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