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Certified to IATF 16949

Our quality system follows automotive standards: planned launches, controlled processes and full traceability.

IATF 16949Since 2018. Current certificate valid through July 2027.
TraceabilityFrom resin lot to finished packaging
PPAPAt the level each customer requires
24 hoursContainment target for a quality problem

IATF 16949 certificate

Our quality management system is certified to IATF 16949:2016 for the manufacturing of plastic injection parts. The certificate was issued by China Jiuding Automotive Supplier Certification Co., Ltd. (CASC).

IATF certificate no.0533069
CASC certificate no.2024A3362
Registration dateJuly 25, 2024
Expiration dateJuly 24, 2027

You can check the certificate at iatfglobaloversight.org. IATF 16949 includes all the requirements of ISO 9001, so we no longer keep a separate ISO 9001 certificate.

Download the certificate (PDF)

Inspection equipment

In our plant, first articles and in-process samples are measured on a TZTEK VMA4030 2.5D video measuring system with 400 × 300 × 200 mm travel and sub-micron resolution.

At our toolmaking partner, mold components and sample parts are also measured on a Hexagon coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and a toolmaker's microscope.

Quality control at each stage

How parts are checked from the moment material arrives until the shipment leaves, and what happens when something is not right.

Incoming quality control
  1. SupplierDeliveryWith delivery slip
  2. WarehousePreliminary acceptanceChecked against the purchase order
  3. IQCIncoming inspection (IQC)Sampling to SIP and AQL; supplier RoHS, dimensional and property reports reviewed
    ExemptExemption conditions met: basic inspection, stamped and recorded
    RejectedQuarantined with a reject label; SCAR (8D) issued to the supplier; returned through purchasing
  4. IQCPass stamp and IQC report
  5. WarehousePut in storage
In-process quality control
  1. ProductionProduction plan
  2. QCPre-production checkMachine, mold, material and work instructions confirmed
    Not readyAdjusted and checked again
  3. QCFirst article approval (FAA)
    Not approvedProcess adjusted, first article repeated
  4. Operator, confirmed by QCOperator self-inspection
  5. IPQCPatrol inspection (IPQC)
    AbnormalityInspector and supervisor handle it; process improved
    Use as isOnly with approval
    NonconformingSegregated and scrapped
  6. FQCFinal inspection (FQC)
  7. QCPacking inspection
    Product or packing issueReworked or sorted
  8. WarehousePut in storage
Outgoing quality control
  1. WarehouseMoved to shipping area
  2. WarehouseInspection requested
  3. FQCShipping inspection
    RejectedDefects traced and labeled, exception report issued, parts moved to the nonconforming area and analyzed
    ThenRework and re-inspection (production); or customer informed for a special permit, label and shipment (sales); corrective and preventive action, verified and standardized (QC, technology); or scrap (warehouse)
  4. FQCShipping inspection report
  5. WarehousePacking list
  6. WarehouseShipped

How we control quality

  • Planned launchesFull-lifecycle control from DFM to mass production, with PPAP at the level you require.
  • Process capabilityWe monitor process capability in-house against the Cp and Cpk targets each customer sets.
  • TraceabilityBatch tracking from raw resin lot to finished packaging.
  • Problem solvingCAPA and 8D, with containment within 24 hours and closed-loop root cause analysis.
  • Materials complianceRoHS, REACH and halogen-free compliance managed with our material suppliers for customers who require it.

Protecting your drawings

NDAs are signed through PRIM Technology, INC., our U.S. company in the same family group. Customer drawings and data are shared only with the people who need them, and sensitive files are exchanged as encrypted archives.

Sustainability

Our plant runs on part solar power, holds the required environmental permits, and follows formal labor standards.

Read about sustainability