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QS-9000 Certification

Source: Johnson Electric
TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Systems Announces QS-9000
TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Systems Announces QS-9000

Certification Vandalia, OH March 17, 1999 - TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Control Systems, a business of TRW Automotive, has received QS-9000 certification for its plant in Vandalia, Ohio.

QS-9000, sanctioned by the Automotive Industry Action Group, AIAG, comprises all ISO-9001 requirements in their entirety, with additional requirements and measurables added from the automotive manufacturers - Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrylser. These manufacturers require all components and systems suppliers to obtain QS-9000 certification in order to be eligible to bid on new contracts.

"We are extremely pleased to have been awarded QS-9000 certification," Ted Ristoff, Vice President and General Manager, TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Control Systems. "All of our Vandalia employees are to be commended for this accomplishment, received as a result of hard work and true dedication."

During the QS-9000 certification process, TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Control Systems was praised by auditors on the general knowledge-base of the employees and visual work instructions. Auditors commended management on the experience level of employees and how well they knew procedures. TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Control Systems' Vandalia site has work instructions displayed in color at each workstation that clearly emphasize quality, safety, and processes. '

TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Control Systems' Vandalia facility manufactures actuators, solenoids and switches. Current automotive customers include Master Precision, Superior Valve and Dura Automotive, among others.

TRW Sensors and Components Automotive Control Systems is a business of LucasVarity Automotive. TRW Sensors and Components Automotive is headquartered in Livonia, MI and produces braking, electrical and electronic systems, diesel systems and aftermarket replacement parts for the global automotive industry. It is a division of TRW Sensors and Components plc which designs, manufactures and supplies advanced technology systems, products and services in the world's automotive and aerospace industries.

Johnson Electric, 801 Scholz Drive, P.O. Box 427, Vandalia, OH 45377-0427. Tel: 937-898-3621; Fax: 937-898-8624.