How Catamount Uses HighQA to Streamline Quality Control

At Catamount Machine Works, precision doesn’t end at the spindle—it continues through every dimension, feature, and inspection report. That’s why we use HighQA, an advanced quality management platform, to streamline inspection planning, ballooned drawings, FAIRs, and AS9100 documentation. This digital-first approach to quality management helps us reduce lead times, eliminate paperwork, and deliver fully traceable aerospace parts with confidence.

What Is HighQA?

HighQA is a powerful manufacturing quality management system (QMS) built for precision machining environments. It automates and centralizes key quality tasks such as:

• Ballooning of part drawings

• Creation of FAIR (First Article Inspection Reports)

• In-process inspection planning

• Real-time measurement data collection

• AS9102C & AS9100 compliance reporting

For aerospace clients, this translates to greater transparency, tighter quality control, and faster documentation turnaround.

How We Use HighQA at Catamount

Our team uses HighQA across the entire quality lifecycle:

• 📝 Ballooned Drawings: We digitize customer drawings and automatically extract features and requirements

• 📊 Inspection Planning: We generate custom plans for in-process and final inspection—linked to machine probes and handheld tools

• 📁 FAIRs and Traceability: AS9102-compliant First Article Reports are auto-generated and tied to actual part measurements

• 🔎 Data-Driven Quality: Measurement results from probes, CMMs, and gauges feed directly into the HighQA database for analysis and customer documentation

This seamless workflow supports zero-defect goals while keeping our shop AS9100D and ISO 9001 compliant.

Benefits to Our Aerospace & Defense Customers

✅ Fast, Accurate FAIRs - Your documentation is delivered with every shipment—on time, organized, and standardized.

✅ Real-Time Inspection Visibility - Our team can trace measurement data back to individual features, tools, or setups.

✅ Audit-Ready at All Times - AS9100 and ITAR compliance is baked into our quality process—not bolted on at the end.

✅ Fewer Rejections and Returns - Automated inspection plans reduce variability and catch non-conformances before shipping.

How HighQA Supports Our AS9100 Quality System

Catamount’s use of HighQA is fully integrated with:

• AS9102 FAIR workflows

• AS9100D quality system documentation

• ITAR & defense reporting requirements

• Digital part marking & traceability

• Customer-specific inspection plans and templates

By standardizing these practices with HighQA, we remove variability and ensure repeatable, auditable quality—part after part, program after program.

Let’s Talk About Data-Driven Quality

If you're looking for a CNC partner who delivers not just parts—but full-quality traceability and audit-ready reporting—Catamount Machine Works has you covered.

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