Saint-Gobain Facility in Chaineux, Belgium Achieves IATF16949 Certification

We are proud to announce that the Saint-Gobain® Tape Solutions facility in Chaineux, Belgium, is now IATF 16949 certified. The internationally recognized IATF 16949 standards have become the basis for creating a Quality Management System (QMS) that considers all Customer Specific Requirements (CSR). It ensures that customers can trust in our ability to provide high-quality products with no defects which will specifically help our automotive customers in many ways, as we also learned during the earlier certification of our facility in Waakirchen, Germany.

One of the quality management principles subscribed to by IATF 16949 is to improve customer satisfaction by planning for, and striving to meet, customer expectations. Customers can save time and money on independent audit costs as the certification already ensures that we meet the most stringent and rigorous quality norms of the International Automotive Task Force (IATF).

Beyond ensuring outstanding product quality and processes, customers also benefit from our ability to identify improvements in efficiency that result from process sequence and interaction reviews. Basing decisions on factual data allows us to place resources in areas that give maximum improvement in efficiency which helps to optimize lead time and output for our customers. It can also drive cost savings, for example in waste reduction, which can help to provide cost-effective and highly efficient solutions while supporting the common goal of environmental sustainability. Additionally, saving time to find the right partner is a major benefit for automotive customers. They can check the international suppliers database for our certified products to instantly find solutions that fit best to their needs. One of the biggest advantages for automotive customers is that IATF certified suppliers are required to make a long-term commitment to maintaining the certification. Re-certification every 3 years and an annual follow-up audit reflect our dedication to optimize products and processes as well as to implement the latest technologies, which ensures that customers can rely on world-class solutions and reliable connections now and in the future.

Search our catalog of automotive tape solutions and contact us today to learn how our IATF certifications can benefit your business.