What aerospace document control looks like on the floor
AS9100 puts pressure on point-of-use control and configuration traceability. On the floor, that means the current revision at the station, a readable history of what changed, and a way to tie a released revision to the correct traveler, lot, or serial number when needed.
- Work instructions must be available at the point of use and reflect the current revision
- Configuration management requires tracing which instruction revision applied to which serial number or lot
- Obsolete revisions must be clearly identified and prevented from unintended use
Why generic file storage sounds weak in an audit
A shared drive may keep files, but it does not give the floor a clean answer to a simple aerospace question: which revision was used for this build? Auditors and customers usually want that answer without folder hunting or verbal reconstruction.
- No mutable link that always opens the current revision — operators dig through folders
- No immutable link for batch traceability — proving which revision was active when usually takes extra records or explanation
- If your process requires named acknowledgement, generic storage gives you no clean record by revision
Latest links for work, pinned links for traceability
A latest link on the workstation poster always opens the current revision. A pinned link on the traveler or batch record stays fixed to the released revision used for that build. Together, they cover day-to-day use and traceability.
- Mutable link for workstation posters — always shows the current revision
- Pinned link for travelers and batch labels — stays fixed to a specific revision
- Revision history with publish dates and rollback if a post-release issue is found
Where acknowledgement belongs
In aerospace, the hard part is usually not storing the file. It is proving which revision applied to a specific build record and, where your process requires it, who acknowledged a critical change on the floor.
- Pinned links on travelers or build packets keep the released revision fixed for that lot or serial number
- Latest links on workstation posters keep daily work on the current revision
- Audit mode can add named-operator acknowledgement for critical changes or rework instructions
Using RevQR alongside PLM or MES
RevQR does not replace PLM, MES, or aerospace quality systems. It handles the last mile: getting the right released instruction to the right workstation and keeping the revision trail readable when AS9102, rework, or customer traceability questions appear.
- Export work instructions as PDF from your PLM or authoring tool and upload to RevQR
- Print latest-link QR posters once — they stay valid across future revisions
- Use pinned links on travelers or AS9102 reference packs where a fixed released revision must stay traceable