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Congratulations!<\/strong> As the owner or manager of a small- to mid-sized factory, you have just won your first aerospace contract to fabricate small aircraft components at your facility, for delivery to your client\u2019s main assembly plant.<\/p>\n\n

The contract includes a clause requiring you to have a formal Foreign Object Debris\/Damage (FOD)<\/a> or Foreign Object Elimination (FOE) program in place before commencing work.<\/p>\n\n

Whether it\u2019s termed FOD or FOE, for your purposes it means the same thing; they want to make sure that none of your people drop a loose wing nut into the product housing, spill a few drops of solvent onto a critical piece of plastic, or damage a circuit board via electrostatic discharge.<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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Suggested Resources<\/p>\n

Check out our articles on Controlling FOD In A Manufacturing Facility<\/a> or How to Set Up a FOD Program<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You have always prided yourself on keeping a generally clean shop, but now you must organize and document it to aerospace industry QA standards. Plus, the client plans to inspect your facility at least once during the lifetime of the contract.<\/p>\n\n

So, you contact The FOD Control Corporation and discuss the matter with us. Together we develop a plan following these factory management tips.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Creating FOD Zones in a Small Factory<\/h2>

To identify workstations that are especially sensitive to potential FOD incidents (e.g. where product housings remain open or finished products are packaged for shipping), you:<\/p>