
Expanding Scope with a Fortune 500 OEM: FAI Qualification for Actuator Division Couplings
Problem
A Fortune 500 process management OEM was consolidating the supply chain for a recently integrated actuator division and needed qualified Canadian precision machining suppliers for coupling components. Although Bhurjee Industries was already an established supplier to this customer, these part numbers were new scope — and new scope required a formal First Article Inspection package under the customer's FA-00 Rev.1 standard before any production release could happen.
Result
FAI packages for the K12 coupling (P/N 44829307) and K-Series variants were accepted on first submission — no rejects, no resubmission requests. Production orders followed immediately. The relationship has since expanded: Bhurjee is now the go-to Canadian supplier for approximately 10 actuator division coupling part numbers across multiple sizes in this product family.
~10 P/Ns
Now Qualified
1st Submission
FAI Result
12 / 12
Characteristics Passed
