Guide to Nadcap

Guide to Nadcap

Nadcap is the leading worldwide cooperative program of major companies designed to manage a cost-effective consensus approach to special processes & products and provide continual improvement within the aerospace & automotive industries.

Nadcap is a brand name for a global programme that is focused upon compliance to standards and continual improvement of special processes.

The benefits of holding Nadcap Accreditation (169.3 KB)

List of current Nadcap programmes is detailed below:

Special Processes

Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
Materials Testing (MTL)
Heat Treating (HT)
Coatings (CT)
Chemical Processing (CP)
Welding (WLD)
Nonconventional Machining & Surface Enhancement (NMSE)

Systems & Products

Sealants (SLT)
Distributors (DIST)
Aerospace Quality Systems (AQS) - AC7004
Fluid Distribution Standards (FLU)
Elastomer Seals (SEALS)
Composites (COMP)
Electronics (ETG)

Under Development

Fasteners (FAST)

Nadcap process flow

Performance Review Institute (PRI) contacts list

A list of contacts can be found on the PRI website. Click here

Nadcap Customer Support Initiative (NCSI)

NCSI is a free, web-based training program designed to walk suppliers through the Nadcap process. The training discusses everything from audit preparation to non-conformance responses, as well as the additional training tools provided by PRI. To be taken to the website click here.