InterLink API Q1 Solution

Flexible API Spec Q1 Solution for Manufacturing Organizations

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The InterLink™ platform is the oil & gas industry’s leading web-based quality management system designed specifically for the administration of the API Spec Q1-9th edition standard. The InterLink™ platform contains more than 64 integrated modules and built-in reports that enable users to control all aspects of the API Spec Q1 requirements from a single, secure, and easy-to-use quality assurance system.

Organizations of any size can benefit from the increased productivity, efficiency, and security of adopting our oil and gas quality software solution. Spreadsheet management solutions or manual templates result in cumbersome, isolated systems that fail to ensure the operational excellence of every product, facility or location.

Seamlessly monitor API Q1 requirements, including:

Risk Assessment Management
Document Management & Control
Product & Materials Management
Product Inspection Management
Regulation & Permit Management
Corrective & Preventive Actions
Critical Supplier Management
Internal Quality Audit Management
Non-Conformity Management
Product Quality Planning Documentation
Product Design & Validation Management
Asset Management & Preventive Maintenance
Gage Management & Calibration
Employee Training & Curriculum Management
Customer Satisfaction Bench-marking
Management of Change Process

Do you need training or consulting services? Please let us know and we will be happy to refer you to one of our trusted partners.

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Easy-to-Use Web-Based Solution

With the InterLink™ API Spec Q1 quality management system, you have the ability to host all your process quality records and compliance information on a secure server, accessible from any web-enabled device or location.

In today’s globally competitive market, your oil and gas customers are demanding high-quality product and services. In order to meet their demands and maintain your competitive advantage, your organization must closely monitor the quality management system. Our InterLink™ quality management software for oil & gas organizations provides a tool set that gives you an accurate, comprehensive, and actionable picture of your process quality performance.

Please contact us for more information or to schedule a platform demonstration of the InterLink™ API Spec Q1 Quality Management software system.

API Spec Q1 Solution Features

Custom Reports, Metrics, and Key Performance Indicators
Alerts Dashboard & Email notification
Customize to your specific process needs
Easy integration with existing applications
No hardware to purchase or software to maintain
No complex roll-out procedures to deploy
Anywhere, anytime access to information
Flexible, easy to scale platform
Accessible from your desktop, laptop or mobile devices
Intuitive user interface

API Spec Q1 Solution Benefits

Satisfy customer demand for high quality, low cost products
Adhere to industry requirements and standards
Integrate product design and quality data
Build compliance and traceability into processes
Provide quality visibility across the value chain
Reduce resources required for performance reporting
Integrate multiple location reporting
Mitigate the risks from product recalls
Reduce the time to market of new products
Reduce the cost of quality

InterLink API Spec Q1 System Modules

Asset Management
Contract Review
Product Quality Planning
Product Management
Inspection Management
Document Management
Management of Change
Non-Conformity Management

Risk Assessment
Corrective & Preventive Action
Rework Management
Deviation Management
Returned Materials
Tooling Management
Management Review
Training Management

Project Management
Meeting Management
Supplier Management
Gage Management
Calibration Management
Preventive Maintenance
Audit Management
KPI Performance Metrics

API Spec Q1 : 9th Edition Facts

What is API Spec Q1?

Product recalls have a devastating effect on any organization, but particularly oil and gas manufacturers. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has developed the API Spec Q1 9th edition standard to help organizations minimize the failure of manufactured products used in the oil and natural gas industries. The API Spec Q1 9th edition standard builds on the ISO9001/TS29001 requirements to be more specific to oil and gas product manufacturers.

What are the implications of API Spec Q1-9th Edition?

As public pressure increases to emphasize safer and more environmentally-friendly operations, major oil and natural gas firms are demanding higher standards from their suppliers. Spec Q1 certification represents your organization’s commitment to provide the highest quality products within the industry, as well as your commitment to operational safety and efficiency.

The 9th edition of API Spec Q1 expands into areas such as Management of Change (MOC), Quality Plans, Contingency Planning, Risk Assessment and Management, Design Review and Validation, and Preventative Maintenance, just to name a few. The 9th edition of Spec Q1 incorporates many of the risk management aspects of API Spec Q2. These added requirements further facilitate the consistent and reliable manufacture of API products.

What is Addendum 2?

The American Petroleum Institute released API Spec. Q1, 9th Edition, Addendum 2 in June 2018. Certified companies will have until June 30, 2019 to comply with the new requirements.

Addendum 2 focuses on supply chain controls, specifically with multi-tier suppliers. As you are aware the Q1 spec requires us to manage the supply chain. The new addendum expands the definitions to include associated (tier 2 & 3 level) suppliers essential for product realization.

Where can I find a copy of the standard?

API Spec Q1 9th edition is a complex standard that touches nearly every level of the enterprise. Please visit our Client Resources page for more information or to purchase a copy of the standard.

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