Quality Assurance

Silicon Sensing ensures quality of product and service by utilisation of automotive processes and techniques. From here, you can download certificates, process checklists, supplier questionnaires and other supporting documentation.

From the inception of a product, quality is our main concern.  Potential problems are identified and resolved before they occur using Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Product Modelling.

All product designs are validated in our environmental laboratory, which is certified to the demanding ISO 17025 standard.

Product development is monitored and controlled using the QS 9000 Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process as a cornerstone.  Once processes are fully developed they are verified using the QS 9000 Product Part Approval Process (PPAP).

Even when this very stringent requirement has been met, we still will only release product to customers when we have verified the manufacturing process against the requirements of the German automotive standard VDA 6.3.

Our policy of continuous improvement is reflected in all that we do.  However, when things go wrong, the 8D process is used to contain the problem, to establish the root cause and to ensure no problem occurs again.

The company is currently certified to the Automotive Quality system standard ISO TS 16949:2002 and BSEN ISO 9001:2000.

As well as caring for our customer needs, we also care about the environment.  All our sites are certified to the environmental standard ISO 14001.

You can download copies of our certificates and quality support documentation from the links:

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• ISO 9001 Quality System Approval Certificate for Silicon Sensing Systems in Plymouth, United Kingdom [687kb]
• ISO 9001 Quality System Approval Certificate for Silicon Sensing Systems in Japan, United Kingdom [326kb]
• ISO 9001 Quality System Approval Certificate for Silicon Sensing Products in Amagasaki, Japan [164kb]
• ISO 14001 Certificate for Atlantic Inertial Systems, including Silicon Sensing Systems, in Plymouth, United Kingdom [160kb]
• ISO 14001 Certificate for Sumitomo Precision Products, including Silicon Sensing Systems, in Amagasaki in Japan [951kb]
• ISO 17025 Accreditation Certificate for Atlantic Inertial Systems, including Silicon Sensing Systems, at Plymouth. [123kb]
• ISO TS 16949 Certificate of Approval for the manufacture at Silicon Sensing Systems in the UK and Japan [704kb]
• VDA 6.3 - General Points - German automotive quality audit for manufacturing [27kb]
• VDA 6.3 - Process Checks - German automotive quality audit for manufacturing [22kb]
• SQRM 01 Issue 03 - Quality Reference Manual for Suppliers to Silicon Sensing Systems, UK [335kb]