Supplier Quality Trends 2026: What Is Actually Changing on the Floor This Year
A practitioner read on what is shifting in supplier quality in 2026. Not the analyst slides. The clause changes, the customer scorecard moves, the NADCAP scope tightening, the PPAP and APQP 3rd Edition transition, the engineering drawing intelligence buildout, and the data exchange standards that are starting to land on supplier dashboards. What each one means for a supplier quality engineer who has to ship FAIs and PPAPs through it.
AS9102 Form 2 Product Accountability: The Materials, Special Processes, and Functional Testing Evidence That Has to Survive a Customer Reviewer
AS9102 Form 2 is the FAI form most often returned by a customer reviewer, and not because of the part. It is the supply chain map: every material spec, every special process, every functional test, with the supplier and the cert that proves it. A practitioner walkthrough of what each cell has to carry, the four kickback patterns that cost the most rework, and how to QA the form before the binder leaves your hands.