# Photonics Nonconformance Report (NCR) Template

> Source: https://netray.co/tools/photonics-nonconformance-report-template
> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: Free Tools

## Short answer

NCR form tuned to optics and laser production: defect type, optical measurements, containment, disposition and corrective action.

## Category

quality

## Industry

Photonics

## Audience

- Quality engineer
- Production supervisor
- Supplier quality

## Tool

**Kind:** template

**Output:** document

**Fields:**

#### Company name

**Key:** company

**Type:** text

**Default:** Aperture Photonics Ltd

#### NCR number

**Key:** ncr_no

**Type:** text

**Default:** NCR-2026-0187

#### Date raised

**Key:** date

**Type:** date

**Default:** 2026-10-20

#### Part number

**Key:** part_no

**Type:** text

**Default:** FLT-BP-532

#### Lot or serial

**Key:** lot

**Type:** text

**Default:** LOT-24-1203

#### Quantity affected

**Key:** qty

**Type:** number

**Default:** 18

#### Detected at

**Key:** found_at

**Type:** select

**Options:**

- Incoming inspection
- In process
- Final test
- Customer return
- Supplier audit

**Default:** Incoming inspection

#### Defect description

**Key:** defect

**Type:** textarea

**Default:** Center wavelength measured at 536 nm against a 532 nm +/- 2 nm requirement. Observed on 18 of 32 sampled pieces.

#### Containment action

**Key:** containment

**Type:** textarea

**Default:** Lot quarantined in the hold cage. Remaining stock tagged. Supplier notified.

#### Disposition

**Key:** disposition

**Type:** select

**Options:**

- Use as is
- Rework
- Scrap
- Return to vendor
- Sort and screen

**Default:** Return to vendor

#### Root cause (if known)

**Key:** cause

**Type:** textarea

**Default:** Under investigation by supplier. Suspected coating deposition drift.

**Blocks:**

#### Nonconformance Report

**Body:** Company: {{company}}
NCR no: {{ncr_no}}
Date: {{date}}
Part: {{part_no}}
Lot or serial: {{lot}}
Quantity affected: {{qty}}
Detected at: {{found_at}}

#### Description of Nonconformance

**Body:** {{defect}}

#### Measurements

**Table:**

**Columns:**

- Characteristic
- Requirement
- Measured
- Equipment ID

**Rows:**

#### Containment

**Body:** {{containment}}

#### Disposition

**Body:** Disposition: {{disposition}}

#### Root Cause and Corrective Action

**Body:** {{cause}}

Corrective action reference: ____________

#### Approvals

**Signatures:**

- Raised by
- Quality engineer
- Engineering
- Material review board

**Notes:** A starting point to adapt to your quality system. Disposition authority, MRB composition and customer notification rules vary by contract and standard such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.

## Content

**Intro:** Optical defects are often only visible with instruments, so a useful NCR records the measurement as well as the symptom. This template captures the defect, evidence, containment and disposition in one document.

**Sections:**

#### How to complete the NCR

**Body:** State the requirement and the actual result in measurable terms such as center wavelength, transmission or wavefront error. Record quantity affected and where the defect was detected. Contain suspect stock before debating the cause. Choose a disposition, route for signature, and link the NCR number to the receipt, work order or lot in your ERP.

**Bullets:**

- Quote the requirement and the measurement
- Contain first, investigate second
- Identify the instrument and calibration ID
- Link to lot and work order

#### Typical photonics nonconformances

**Body:** Frequent causes include coating shifts, scratch and dig excursions, contamination, alignment drift, adhesive voids and laser power outside tolerance. The measurement record helps separate a supplier issue from an internal process issue and supports a supplier corrective action request when needed.

#### Closing the loop

**Body:** An NCR that ends at disposition solves one lot. Link it to a corrective action when the cause is systemic, and review recurring defect types monthly. Many ERPs have a quality notification or nonconformance object that can hold these records so trending is automatic.

**Cta:** If NCRs live in spreadsheets and email, Netray can help bring them into your ERP quality module and trend them automatically.

**Faq:**

#### Who approves the disposition?

**Answer:** That depends on your procedure. Many organizations use a material review board with quality and engineering, and customer approval is required for use as is or repair on some contracts.

#### Is this form AS9100 compliant?

**Answer:** It contains the elements usually expected: identification, description, containment, disposition and approvals. Compliance depends on how your quality system uses it, so check against your own procedures.

#### What is the difference between an NCR and a CAPA?

**Answer:** An NCR records and dispositions a specific nonconformance. A CAPA addresses the underlying cause to prevent recurrence. One CAPA can cover several NCRs.

#### Can I use it for supplier returns?

**Answer:** Yes. Select Return to vendor, attach the measurement data, and send a copy to the supplier with your corrective action request.

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