Elementary quality principles of Automotive Lighting

» Objective of our quality policies is to offer advanced, reliable and reasonably priced products to the customers. Each employee is bound to contribute to the quality    of our products by his work.

» By means of our Integrated Management System (IMS) all employees, all locations and all factories are obliged in the same manner for
(1) quality
(2) environmental control
(3) industrial safety.
For Automotive Lighting these three elements of the IMS are inseparably combined and valid worldwide.

» We align our procedures and processes in all locations and factories according to harmonized standards. Our capability for qualtiy and for controlling our business processes has been proven by certifications according to DIN/ISO 9001, VDA 6.1 and ISO/TS 16949. Thus we fulfil the specific demands of our customers - all factories of Automotive Lighting are awarded with the most important certificates ISO 14001 and ISO/TS 16949:2002.

» The quality of our products must be planned and produced. This begins already in the concept phase and includes the application of preventive quality methods during product design, process planning and procurement of material. We check the conformity of our manufacturing processes and of our products through regular examinations.

» In all stages of a project Automotive Lighting uses quality gates and risk assessments. By means of comprehensive project controlling with all involved partners it is guaranteed, that the quality will stay high and the risk will be kept low. Through the close cooperation of all departments we can plan and guarantee the reliability of our products.

» As far as possible we count on well-proven parts and methods: We are using standards for our components and we have standards in development and manufacturing. These standards and basic rules are expanded continuously and re-checked for quality risks.

» In product and process development, in manufacturing and in material procurement Automotive Lighting is also focused on preventive quality assurance. Influence and effect of possible failures are evaluated (FMEA) and imposed with countermeasures. Cost reduction is not allowed at the expense of quality and reliability.

» The target of Automotive Lighting is "zero defects"! This target applies to the quality of our products when delivering to the carmaker and during usage by the driver. Of course "zero defects" is valid for all our services.

» There are no compromises when we talk about customer satisfaction. The success of Automotive Lighting at the market depends on the strong commitment during the acquisition phase as well as during the delivery of the products. Any deviation will be examined and all root causes shall be eliminated.