July Wrap-Up: FOD Force Powers Through Final AS9100 Milestones
July has been a month of focus, momentum, and full-force commitment at Datalink Electronics – with our entire team aligned around one key objective: the final push in our journey toward AS9100 certification.
As we approach the final stages of this important quality milestone, our internal campaign – The FOD Force – has played a vital role in transforming the way we engage with process, standards, and culture.
🔹 Captain FOD (aka Operations Manager Pete Kimber) continued his mission to champion risk management across the shop floor, encouraging teams to “Anticipate. Eliminate. Safeguard.”
🔹 The Strain (aka Production Manager Iain Straing) was relentless in her pursuit of perfect conformity, keeping specification and discipline front of mind.
🔹 SpecCheck (aka Quality Engineer John Blakemore) upheld precision as a daily discipline, monitoring and reinforcing control at every stage.
These characters – and the people behind them – helped shape a culture where quality isn’t just an outcome, but a mindset.
Through posters, floor walks, checklists, and light-hearted reminders, the campaign has helped to:
- Boost awareness of contamination control and foreign object risk
- Reinforce traceability and documentation processes
- Promote collaboration across production, engineering, and quality teams
- Align individual responsibility with company-wide standards
Our July focus has been all about closing the loop – tightening systems, supporting audit readiness, and sustaining momentum through structured reinforcement and shared ownership.
And there’s been even more to celebrate. This month also saw the launch of our involvement in the 2025 TBAT Innovation Challenge, where we’re proud to sponsor Workshop 4. This important programme supports bold, UK-based innovation across med-tech, electronics, and engineering – perfectly aligned with our values of technical excellence and forward-thinking culture.
“It’s great to be part of something that helps other companies realise their potential – just as we’ve been doing internally with the FOD Force,” says Business Development Director Aran Sharma.
As we enter August, we’re proud of the culture we’ve built, the partnerships we’re developing, and the people driving both forward. News will follow soon…
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