Posted on 20 Oct 2012
MMK continues to implement the program of acceptance for the automotive flat steel
The audit process of flat steel production was held at the Magnitogorsk
Iron and Steel Works (MMK, JSC), carried out by Spanish company
Gonvarri, representing the interests of Volkswagen AG.
Technical
audit of flat steel production was the result of Victor Rashnikov,
President of MMK Management Company’s visit to Gonvarri plant located in
Spain.
As a result of this visit, specialists of Gonvarri
(part of Gestamp Corporation) conducted an audit of products and
production process of hot - galvanized steel in MMK, JSC. Over the two
days of the Gonvarri experts studied the entire hot IMC galvanized sheet
metal production chain.
During the audit process issues like:
organization of the input control for materials; quality control,
packaging of hot galvanized steel were examined. A special attention was
paid to the laboratory located in surfaces plant. Gonvarri experts gave
a high valuation to the equipped laboratories and professionalism of
its employees.
The external production audit process of flat
rolled steel was held by Gonvarri’s specialists within the framework of
acceptance of MMK‘s metal for the Russian and foreign auto
manufacturers.
In accordance with the acceptance program, the
work mode for the approval of the technical processes and products of
MMK, JSC for the world's leaders of automotive industry has started.
According to Boris Dubrovsky Director General, MMK: “A serious work to
be done by MMK: agreement, acceptance and certification of products from
foreign automakers. Implementation of this program will allow us to
increase the supply of metal products for the automobile industry, and
as for our partners they will be able to carry out a deeper localization
of production and reduce their costs”.
