Aerospace Welding Consulting & NADCAP | Amer Welding Solutions

NADCAP Audit GAP Assessment & Preparation (Welding)

Your Partner in NADCAP Success

At Amer Welding Solutions, we believe NADCAP accreditation is more than just passing an audit — it’s about building strong, reliable, and repeatable processes that showcase the quality of your work.

We help aerospace and defense manufacturers prepare with confidence by providing a comprehensive NADCAP GAP Assessment focused on welding processes, documentation, and team readiness. Our goal is to make the process smoother, clearer, and easier for your team.

Why Choose a NADCAP GAP Assessment

Preparing for a NADCAP audit can feel complex, especially when balancing customer specifications, checklist requirements, and internal procedures. That’s where we come in.

A GAP assessment helps you:

  • Understand exactly where you stand before the official audit.
  • Highlight strengths in your welding processes and quality system.
  • Identify opportunities to improve documentation and workflow.
  • Build team confidence by practicing with NADCAP-style assessments.
  • Streamline your preparation so you focus on what truly matters.

With our guidance, NADCAP preparation becomes an organized, collaborative process.

Our Approach to NADCAP Readiness

Step 1: Understand Your Current State

We begin by reviewing your existing:

  • Welding procedures and schedules (WPS, PQRs, WPQs).
  • Welder and operator qualifications per AWS Specifications.
  • Machine qualification records and weld schedule approvals.
  • Quality system and workflow
  • Inspection, NDT, and calibration documents.

This gives us a Clear Picture of your current NADCAP readiness.

Step 2: Walk Through the NADCAP Criteria Together

Using for example the AC7110/4, AC7110/5, and AC7110/12 checklists, we guide you through the same structured approach used during NADCAP audits:

  • Review each criterion in simple, clear language.
  • Discuss expectations from the audit checklist and any subscribers (primes) requirements such as,
    • U10 GE Aviation
    • U11 The Boeing Company
    •  U3 Rolls Royce
  • Help your team understand the “why” behind each requirement.

Our goal is to make the process educational and empowering for your team.

Step 3: Build a Clear Readiness Roadmap

After the assessment, we provide:

  • A readiness summary showing where you meet the requirements.
  • A prioritized list of areas of opportunity.
  • Practical recommendations and examples of best practices to meet the checklist and the audit criteria.
  • Guidance on updating documents such as weld schedules, and qualification records.

Step 4: Support Every Step of the Way

Our partnership doesn’t stop after the assessment. We’re here to:

  • Assist with procedure updates and weld schedule refinements.
  • Provide training sessions for welders, operators, and inspectors.
  • Guide your team in developing a plan to satisfy the audit checklist requirements.
  • Offer ongoing support for continuous improvement.