Management
Systems Certification for Machinery
TÜV
SÜD Management Service is one of the world's largest Management Systems Registrars,
providing ISO 9001, QS-9000, TS/16949, TE Supplement, and 14001 Environmental
Management Systems certification globally. With hundreds of full-time
auditing staff located throughout Europe, North America, and Asia, TÜV
SÜD services thousands of customers in multiple industries, including hundreds
of consumer product manufacturers. For information on our full suite of
management systems certification services, click
here.
Why
ISO 9001?
An ISO 9001 quality management system has the potential to make your organization
more cost effective and efficient, providing your customers consistent
quality products. In addition, ISO can arm you with a powerful competitive
tool to help your business grow and prosper. Quite simply, compliance
with ISO 9000 standards sends a very strong message to your customers:
Your company takes quality seriously. Adding
ISO 9001 to a TÜV SÜD certified consumer product line tells your customers
that product recalls, poor quality, poor vendor relations, and litigation
are far less likely because there are systems and independent checkpoints
in place to assure quality and safety.
What is ISO 9000?
ISO 9000, originally published
in 1987 by the International Organization for Standardization, is a generic
quality system standard that specifies, in very broad terms, the necessary
components of a quality management system. Rather than being specific
to any one industry, ISO 9001 details the basic requirements of the quality
function for all industries. ISO 9001 gives you the tools to grow a better
business through continuous improvement and refined processes. Today more
than 500,000 businesses have achieved ISO 9001 certification throughout
the world, making it by far the most recognized symbol for quality in
the global marketplace.
What is ISO 14000?
ISO
14001 is an internationally recognized environmental management system
conformance standard. Very similar in structure to the ISO 9000 quality
management system standard, ISO 14001 outlines key requirements to which
companies should comply in order to operate in an environmentally responsible
manner.
The ISO 14000 standard provides diverse organizations a framework for
managing and continually improving their environmental programs. In utilizing
ISO 14001, companies can now merge environmental programs into one coherent
system to efficiently manage all environmental activities.
What
is the TE Supplement?
The Tooling and Equipment (TE) Supplement is an extension of the QS-9000
Quality Management System requirements, applying to all Tooling and Equipment
manufacturers that supply the Big Three Automotive manufacturers. Originally
released in July 1996, the TE Supplement replaces different company-specific
tooling and equipment requirements, bringing the industry consistency
through one set of requirements. The second edition was issued in June
1998.
The TE Supplement applies to your company if you are a manufacturer of
machinery or machinery components that supply the Big Three Automotive
manufacturers. The TE Supplement defines machinery as tooling and equipment
used to perform processes such as assembly, balancing, casting, deburring,
forging, forming, gaging, heat treating, machining, material handling,
measuring, molding, packaging, painting, plating, robotics, stamping,
washing, welding, etc.
For more information, contact us.
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