SETTING THE QUALITY STANDARD.

CERTIFICATIONS

Americhem has earned the certifications that mean the most to our customers.

ISO 9001

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an internationally recognized quality systems standard organization. ISO 9001 is the model for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing. Americhem's first manufacturing site was registered to ISO 9001 in April, 1994.

All of our manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001 certified, achieving the standard's requirements at the first audit:

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
• Elgin, Illinois
• Concord, North Carolina
• Mansfield, Texas
• Salisbury, Maryland
• Dalton, Georgia
• Manchester, UK

ACCREDITATIONS

ISO/TS (Technical Specification) 16949:2002
Automotive Quality System Requirement

The ISO/TS 16949:2002 was jointly developed by the IATF members and submitted to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for approval and publication. The document is a common automotive quality system requirements catalog based on ISO 9001:2000, AVSQ (Italian), EAQF (French), QS-9000 (U.S.) and VDA6.1 (German) automotive catalogs.

Our Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio automotive manufacturing plant is certified to the ISO/TS 16949:2002 standard.

ISO/IEC 17025
A2LA Laboratory-Specific Accreditation

This laboratory-specific accreditation includes laboratory management practices along with detailed testing requirements governed by documented procedures.

Our labs in Cuyahoga Falls have achieved this accreditation in 16 mechanical tests for physical testing, color and surface characteristics and weathering:

• Central Research Accreditation
• Scope of Accreditation
• Steels Corners Plant Design Laboratory