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For machining facilities, fabricators and treatment houses

Cut for space programmes without chasing them

We qualify manufacturers for specific job classes and send them drawings that are ready for production: revision pinned, finish specified, tolerance class and inspection level stated. One PO, one contact, honest credit for your inspection work.

Apply in ten minutesHow qualification works

What we offer our manufacturing partners

Work you can quote in an afternoon

  • 01

    Drawings that are ready to cut

    Every line has passed DFM before you see it. Revision pinned, finish specification named, tolerance class stated, inspection level chosen. You quote the part, not the ambiguity.

  • 02

    One customer, one PO, one contact

    You deal with an Almost Aliens engineer, not a programme office. The PO comes from us, the questions come from us, and the payment comes from us on the terms stated on the PO.

  • 03

    Work inside your classes

    RFQs reach you only for job classes you are qualified in: process, material, tolerance and inspection. No job feed, and no open bidding against dozens of competitors.

  • 04

    Your inspection, honestly credited

    Where you took the measurement, our report says so. Your CMM record travels with the part with your name on it, reviewed or witnessed by us.

  • 05

    Certification opens classes

    ISO 9001 and AS9100D unlock job classes that uncertified vendors are not asked to quote. If you are working towards either, say so; we track it.

  • 06

    Progress reporting from the floor

    Stage photos against PO milestones, from your phone. It is how we keep the client informed without calling you every day.

What we do not offer: a job feed, instant matching, or a bidding board. RFQs are sent by an engineer to the vendors qualified for that class, and answered by the vendor in writing.

Qualification

Five steps, physical not paperwork

  1. 01

    Application and documents

    Ten minutes online. We ask for the registrations that make you a vendor we can pay and the certificates you already hold. No bank details are requested on a web form.

    You

    GSTIN, Udyam registration, ISO or AS certificates if held, an equipment list.

    Us

    Check the registrations, read the equipment list against the processes you claim.

  2. 02

    Capability review

    A conversation with an engineer about what you actually cut, in which alloys, to which tolerance class, with what inspection equipment.

    You

    Facility photographs or a site visit, and sample inspection reports from recent work.

    Us

    Map your capability to job classes: process × material × tolerance × inspection level.

  3. 03

    Test part or witnessed job

    Qualification is physical, not paperwork. Either a test part to a drawing we supply, or a witnessed first job at low quantity.

    You

    Cut the part to the drawing, with the finish to its specification and your inspection record.

    Us

    First Article to AS9102 on the result. Reviewed by us; measured by you or an accredited lab.

  4. 04

    Qualified for job classes

    You are qualified for specific classes, not for everything. Certified vendors unlock more classes; nobody is asked to quote work they have not been qualified for.

    You

    Keep the capability profile current when equipment or certification changes.

    Us

    Route RFQs to you only inside your qualified classes. NDA on file before any drawing is shared.

  5. 05

    Performance on record

    On-time delivery and first-article pass rate are tracked per PO. Good performance widens the classes you are asked to quote; a miss is discussed, not hidden.

    You

    Stage photos and progress reporting against the PO milestones.

    Us

    Hold the schedule, raise slips early, and pay to the terms on the PO.

The same sequence is described from the client side on the quality page.

Apply

Ten minutes, read by an engineer

Have your GSTIN, an equipment list and any certificates to hand. Declare only what you actually run and hold. The capability review verifies it, and an honest “none yet” starts more qualifications than an optimistic list.

No bank details or PAN on this form. Those are collected after the first conversation, with the NDA.

15 characters. Business registration only; no PAN or bank details on this form.

Processes you run in-house

In-house only. Subcontracted processes are declared in the equipment notes.

Materials you have cut in the last year
Certifications held

Declare what is certified today. 'None yet' is a valid answer; many qualified vendors start there.

Read by an engineer. Your details are used to assess qualification and for nothing else.

Questions from manufacturers

Frequently asked

Do I need AS9100 to be qualified?
No. Qualification is per job class, and many classes are open to manufacturers without a certification, on the strength of a test part and your inspection record. AS9100D and ISO 9001 open additional classes. Declare honestly what you hold today.
Will I know who the end client is?
No, and neither will any other vendor. Vendor RFQs and POs carry our job reference only; the client is structurally absent from every vendor document. That rule is what lets programmes trust us with their supply chain, and it protects you too.
Is there a fee or subscription?
No. There is nothing to pay to apply, to be qualified, or to receive RFQs.
How are payments handled?
On the terms stated on each purchase order, from Almost Aliens, with GST at the applicable rate. Payment schedules are agreed per PO before work starts, never changed after.
What happens if a part fails inspection?
We tell you the same day, with the record. Rework or remake is agreed on the facts. A miss is discussed, not hidden, and one miss does not end a qualification.
What documents do I need to have ready?
GSTIN and, if you have it, Udyam registration. ISO or AS certificates if held. An equipment list with make, model and travels. PAN, bank details and signed NDA come after the first conversation, not on the web form.
  • ISO 9001in progress
  • AS9100D2027 roadmap
  • NDA before any vendor sees a filestandard practice
Apply to be qualified