Chimar Hellas supports the resin and formaldehyde production plants in the development and installation of Quality Management Systems, helping them to assure the quality of their products and services and ultimately improve their market position.
Chimar QMS services help the resin and formaldehyde industries to comply with the quality standards and regulations, and become certified as concerns their production and management operations according to international standards and regulations. These services have a positive effect in increasing plant productivity and in optimizing all the plant secondary procedures for acquiring more effective control of the plant operations.
Quality has become a key element for the economic success of today's factories and companies. The Chimar QMS services address the current need of quality assurance and certification and aim to help the modern industries to obtain a competitive advantage.
CHIMAR QMS Services in detail
Specifically, the QMS services of Chimar include the following as concerns the Formaldehyde & resin plants:
- Development of the QMS system
Chimar Hellas develops the quality management system (procedures, documents) in the lines of the international standard ISO 9001.
- Application
Implementation of the above written system and support through the certification process.
- Follow up (internal audits)
The follow-up of the established quality management system is succeeded via internal audits that take place before the certification for finding non-conformities as well as after the certification for maintaining the system.
What is ISO 9001?
ISO 9001 is an internationally recognized standard for quality management, ensuring that organizations of every type and size have proven processes in place to meet customer requirements. It is a standard totally dedicated to the customer needs.
Why does a plant need ISO 9001?
As the competition in every single business field grows gradually, a business that acquires ISO 9001 becomes ever more competitive by demonstrating its dedication to the customers' needs.
A Quality Management System following the ISO 9001 international standard will assist the plant by:
- Managing costs and risks
- Increasing customer satisfaction and thus industry reputation
- Increasing effectiveness and productivity
- Identifying improvement opportunities
- Achieving control of all different processes
- Managing flexibility and ability to respond to market opportunities
- Achieving competitive advantage
- Increasing the participation and motivation of human resources as well as effective and efficient use of plant's resources
- Leading to cost reductions and a bigger market share
Of course the design and implementation of a quality management system will vary depending on the type, size and products of an organization. However, the common characteristic in every case is that the implementation of a QMS depends on the top management's decision and commitment.
Design and installation of a quality management system according to ISO 9001 by Chimar Hellas
In order to establish a quality management system according to ISO 9001 the following steps are followed:
- Diagnostic Analysis of the Current Situation in order to evaluate whether there are any quality concepts/rules and whether these concepts/rules are supported by the respective procedures in the plant
- Localization of all the necessary Interferences for compliance with ISO 9001. The interferences are detected during the Diagnostic Analysis of all the various activities realized in the plant.
- Design of the Quality Management System adjusting all the plant's operations to the standard's principles. For this the following are developed by Chimar:
- A Quality Assurance Manual
- Quality Assurance Procedures
- Quality Assurance Work Instructions
- Quality Assurance Forms
- Quality Management System Application and Certification Support via an extended Internal Audit just after the finalization of the written quality system.
The concept of Quality as we think of it now first emerged out of the Industrial Revolution to return nowadays as one of the most basic prerequisites concerning a plant's optimum operation !
