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Quality

A Kaizen floor. Not a Kaizen poster.

IATF 16949 certified. Eight disciplines run as daily routine. Six layers of inspection between the bar stock and the despatch dock.

Carl Zeiss coordinate-measuring machine on the CVM metrology floor, mid-cycle on a transmission-gear blank.
Metrology lab — Carl Zeiss CMM running tooth-by-tooth profile, lead and pitch measurement on a transmission-gear blank.
Section 01

The eight disciplines.

Each is owned by a named team lead and audited against the IATF control plan.

01
PPAP
Mass-production items approved through Production Part Approval Process.
02
APQP
Cross-functional teams driving APQP with PFMEAs, control plans and MSA for new programs.
03
Training
Supervisors and operators briefed on PFMEAs, control plans and work instructions.
04
Methods
5S, SQC & SPC, Kaizen, Poka-Yoke as daily practice — not as posters.
05
Defect elimination
Rejects and rework analysed to establish Poka-Yokes that prevent recurrence.
06
Gage control
Systematic calibration and periodic Gage R&R studies.
07
Tool management
Tool-quality control with active tool-life monitoring.
08
Preventive maintenance
Daily checks and scheduled maintenance for every machine.
Section 02

Six layers of inspection.

From operator self-check to third-party audit. A defect would have to slip past all six.

01
Operator
Self-inspection at the machine, every part.
02
QA in-process
Dedicated QA on the floor during production.
03
QA final
Final inspection by QA before despatch.
04
Internal audits
Scheduled audits against IATF control plans.
05
Supplier audits
Incoming-material and supplier-system audits.
06
Third party
IATF certifying body and customer audits.
Certifications