Material Specifications, Product Specifications and Testing Methods
- AIMS - Airbus Material Specification
- IPS - Individual Product Specification
- AITM - Airbus Testing Method
The AIMS specification is the full technical requirement, outlining the design requirements that must be met for the application in question. This will be referenced in the form of AIMS XX-XX-XXX.
The IPS specification is given to an individual product to indicate that this has met all of the AIMS requirements and has been approved by Airbus. The IPS reference follows the same numbering system as the corresponding AIMS specification, with an extra two/three digit number being the specific product identifier: IPS XX-XX-XXX-XX.
A working example is outlined below
AIMS 10-04-023 - this is the material specification, outlining the design requirements of the product.
- Loctite EA9309.3NA AERO – tested and released to IPS 10-04-023-01
- 3M Scotch-Weld EC-9323-150 – tested and released to IPS 10-04-023-02
As you can see, both the Loctite EA9309.3NA AERO and 3M Scotch-Weld EC-9323-150 are qualified to AIMS 10-04-023 and have been approved by Airbus under their specific IPS references. The testing methods set out to determine if a product can be approved or not are referenced under the associated AITM.
