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

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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.

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 | 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

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API Spec Q1 : 9th Edition - Addendum 2 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.