At the recent Nadcap meeting in New Orleans, USA, the following appreciation awards were presented:

• For developing and executing practical training on Additive Manufacturing to the welding auditors:
  • Jerry Hulin – GKN Aerspace
  • Vukile Dumani – GKN Aerspace

In addition, the following Chairperson and Leadership Awards were presented:

• Paul Woolley, Rolls-Royce
  • Chairperson Plaque – Nonconventional Machining & Surface Enhancement (NMSE)
• Jeff Lott, The Boeing Company
  • Leadership Award – For services as Nadcap Management Council Chairperson

During the meeting were also announced the new Nadcap Management Council Chairperson and Vice Chairperson as well as the new Task Group Chair:

• Richard Blyth, Rolls-Royce
  • Chairperson Plaque – New Nadcap Management Council Chairperson
• Frank McManus, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Vice Chairperson Plaque – New Nadcap Management Council Vice Chairperson
• Michael Schmidt, GE Aviation
  • Nonconventional Machining & Surface Enhancement (NMSE) Task Group Chair

In keeping with the original spirit and purpose of the Nadcap program, all Nadcap meetings and related activities are conducted for the benefit of the aerospace industry as a whole. There are many advantages to participating in a Nadcap meeting, such as:

• Learning about and participating in Task Group activities such as checklist development
• Attending Nadcap Management Council (NMC) and Supplier Support Committee (SSC) meetings to learn about current activities in the Nadcap community and sub-team initiatives
• Networking with other delegates including aerospace Prime contractors, Suppliers and PRI staff
• Benefiting from free eQuaLearn training such as Root Cause Corrective Action, How to Prepare for a Nadcap Audit and Introduction to Pyrometry

The next Nadcap meeting takes place in Berlin, Germany (5 – 8 June 2017). Learn more at https://p-r-i.org/nadcap/nadcap-meetings/

For more information, please contact Kellie O’Connor koconnor@p-r-i.org or Adrien Boespflug aboespflug@p-r-i.org