Aerospace/Defense - CDX Web
Standards and Regulations
IPC-1754
The Materials and Substances Declaration for the Aerospace and Defense, and other Industries standard IPC-1754 is based on an xml-schema that can be used to report against defined declarable substance list (DSL) requirements. One such DSL making use of the IPC-1754 is the IAEG's AD-DSL, establishing a framework for reporting requirements in the Aerospace Defence and Space (ADS) industry. CDX fully supports import and export of that standard, allowing the CDX process to be included into industries' supply chain reporting efforts anytime, anyplace. CDX allows companies to compile multiple IPC1754 based reports into one, enrich with further reports from other sources or internal data and then pass on either internally, or by exporting to either IPC-1754 or other formats. DXC is both member of the IPC and the IAEG and supports in creating aforementioned standards and lists.
REACH
The European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation regulates the use of all chemicals. They must be fully tested by industry and used in ways that are safe for both humans and the environment. Suspicious chemicals are restricted in use or sometimes removed from the market. In an airplane, every use of these restricted chemicals must be documented and associated with a corresponding entry in the EU's register.
Conflict Minerals
Conflict Minerals challenge US-based A&D airplane manufacturers. Under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, all publicly traded companies are required to report annually to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding whether they use conflict minerals that are "necessary to the functionality or production" of a product that they either manufacture, or contract to be manufactured. Tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (3TG) are used in many aerospace components with various applications. Additionally, many regional standards apply, such as the US Federal Standard 313A, non-disclosure requirements of the defense sector.