Haldex is a leading manufacturer and distributor of heavy-duty air brake systems and suspension control system components.  It operates globally with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri and manufacturing and engineering facilities located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Brazil and India.

Together with ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002 specifies the quality system requirements for the design/development, production, installation and servicing of automotive related products. ISO 9001 is a family of standards for quality management system and is maintained by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization and is administered by accreditation and certification bodies. Particular requirements of ISO/TS 16949 have been originated by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) integrated by ANFIA, CCFA/FIEV, SMMT, VDA and car manufacturers DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation.

Some of the requirements in ISO/TS 16949 include:

The ISO certification process ensures on-going compliance to standards of performance because, once certified, companies are externally audited every year for continuous execution of the standards. Conformance to ISO/TS 16949:2002 quality assurance standards required the implementation of procedural changes, training, increased documentation, and adjustments to operating systems on every level of the manufacturing process.

"ISO/TS 16949 registration supports our pursuit of continuous improvement and an on-going commitment to provide our customers quality products," said Pedro Espinosa, Plant Manager.

Haldex Brake Products is a part of Haldex Group (www.haldex.com), an innovator in vehicle technology and supplier of proprietary products for trucks, cars and industrial vehicles on a global basis. Haldex Group is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and has annual sales of $950 million with 4,606 employees.

Source: Haldex Brake Products Press Release