AS9100 certification in Switzerland

AS9100 certification in Switzerland at a glance

Aerospace quality requirements reach Swiss suppliers through purchase terms rather than through statute, since Swiss law does not name them. Precision machining, metal processing and electrical engineering firms, grouped as the MEM industries by Switzerland Global Enterprise, are the businesses most likely to be handed AS9100 in a customer's supplier manual. A public buyer can also ask for evidence of technical and organisational capacity under the Public Procurement Act, but only as a particular tender defines it. AS9100 layers aerospace requirements on a quality management system such as ISO 9001, covering configuration management, product safety, risk and the control of special processes. The certificate comes from a certification body, and your customer may accept only certain bodies, so check accreditation held with the Swiss Accreditation Service or an equivalent body before applying. Sterling's Frankfurt office supports Swiss suppliers with gap assessment, records design and audit preparation, drawing on 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement.

Who needs AS9100 in Switzerland, and what happens without it

In Switzerland the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Precision machining and MEM suppliers to aerospace programmesSwitzerland Global Enterprise names the mechanical, electrical and metal industries as a focus industry; aerospace customers write AS9100 into purchase terms, and those terms decide.
• Electronics and sensor makers supplying aviation and spaceElectrical engineering sits within the same focus industry, and supplier quality requirements come from the customer's contract.
• Contractors bidding for public work that includes aerospace-related supplyThe Public Procurement Act lets an authority set eligibility criteria on technical and organisational capacity and name the evidence it wants.

AS9100 requirements in Switzerland

Strip away the vocabulary and AS9100 asks a supplier to prove six things about delivering aerospace products safely and on time.

In Switzerland these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: AS9100 explained →

How to get AS9100 certified in Switzerland

One team from the Frankfurt office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Switzerland are served from Sterling's Frankfurt office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against AS9100 and the Swiss requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

How long does AS9100 certification take in Switzerland?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Switzerland these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Number of product lines, sites and special processes
• Status of configuration management and first article inspection
• Customer-specific flow-down requirements
• Certification body scheduling

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does AS9100 certification cost in Switzerland?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Switzerland these factors move both.

• Number of sites and employees
• Special processes and outsourced operations
• Certification body fees quoted separately from consulting
• Integration with an existing ISO 9001 system

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

AS9100 consultants and certification bodies in Switzerland

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers AS9100 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Switzerland are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

AS9100 in Switzerland: questions clients ask

More on AS9100 for Swiss organisations

• AS9100: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement AS9100
• AS9100 certification in Switzerland and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Swiss businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Switzerland often combine AS9100 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Switzerland →