Quality Management

VDA Volume 6 Part 4 QM System Audit - Production Tooling - Requirements of the Verband der Deutschen Automobilindustrie for the suppliers of production tools for the automotive industry

Benefits of VDA 6.4:

The VDA QMC defined quality standards for the German automotive industry and published them in the VDA 6.X volumes. Those documents provide the automotive industry, its suppliers and other attached services, a consistent and measurable scoring process for their quality systems.

VDA Volume 6 Part 4 addresses the manufacturing of single parts or tools, e.g. companies which produce tooling machines, facilities, test equipment, etc.. Targeting high-level quality is as important in those areas as inside the automotive companies. Especially important is that management takes on the responsibility to implement such quality awareness in all divisions and manufacturing work areas.

Our Range of Services:

We will train your staff to understand the requirements of this quality system audit applicable to automotive production equipment. You can decide whether the course is held in your local facility or in a perfectly equipped conference center (to keep the daily routines at bay). We can also perform such audits in your company as a consulting service. In this case our experts will explain the needs to you and your staff in a step by step manner defining all required activities and parameters. Doing this you and your staff will also accumulate experience in managing your quality system.

Content:

This training will introduce the participants to the requirements of VDA 6.1 as well as the additional requirements for suppliers of automotive production equipment, as stipulated by VDA 6.4. Special emphasis is placed on the identification and definition of activities required of an organization to pass a system audit against VDA 6.4 The objective of the T and E Supplement (— Tooling and Equipment— as described at QS 9000) and the differences between it and VDA 6.4 will also be covered.

- Differences between VDA 6.1 and VDA 6.4
- Differences between VDA 6.4 and the TE Supplement of QS 9000
- Contents of VDA 6.4 and their implementation within in the company
- Audit checklist according to VDA 6.4
- Corrective checklist and tracking of activities
- Open question forum