You expect:

RELIABLE PRODUCTS

We Deliver:

UNCOMPROMISED QUALITY

Quality Management

Quality Vision

• To operate and adapt Quality Management Systems compliant with regulatory standards, establishing a wide array of industrial and international certifications that best serves our customers needs
• To promote global awareness via collaborative cross-functional efforts developing harmonized – effective and efficient processes providing consistent quality service to our customers around the globe
• To maintain high quality standards and striving for excellence by continually improving our processes and products
• To provide our customers with reliable best in class products that we fully support and stand behind
  
  Key Values:
  • Compliance;
  • Customer Proximity;
  • and Continuous Improvement

Quality Mission

As a world leader in our industry, our mission is to partner with our customers aligning expectations and delivering reliable high-end products designed for quality and built with great attention to detail following internationally recognized workmanship standards.

Initiatives:

• Establish a continuous improvement thinking as the key driver for any change required either on products, services or processes
• Failure prevention is an accepted key principle considering the Lean approach for CI driving customer satisfaction facilitated by procedures like planning for quality
• Enable infrastructure to provide transparent data for a fact based decision making facilitating the continuous improvement mechanism
• Best Practices are converted as quick as possible into standard practice driving innovation of products and service quality

Quality Philosophy

Perceived Quality is defined by customer satisfaction and incorporates entire accomplishment of customer requests in terms of…

• Right function at ordered quantity
• On time
• At competitive cost

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Σ Total Quality perception 

Defect free is always assumed for all provided services and never subject to compromise.

Certifications

Kontron has the following certifications (available for download):

Manufacturing Workmanship Standards

Dear Valued Customer:

• In doing business with Kontron you can rely on our commitment to provide products compliant with the standards of the European Union such as ROHS and others.
• At our customer’s request we follow requirements for customized product designs to meet our customer’s specific market needs.
• Our products are manufactured in accordance with the following  International Standards
  • Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies IPC-A-610 Class 2
  • Acceptability of Printed Boards IPC-A-600 Class 2
  • Acceptability for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 2
  • Requirements for Electronic Assemblies IPC J-STD-001 Class 2
  • Rework of Electronic Assemblies IPC-7711 / 7721 Class 2
• These standards apply for all PCBA manufacturing activities processed at Kontron or by subcontractors. Acceptability Workmanship Standards are flown-down to our subcontractors. Subcontractors are committed to the above standards by contract.
• Additionally Kontron’s main production facilities are certified according ISO 14001. Environmental compliance is as well a mandatory criterion during audit, assessment and selection of our suppliers.
• We develop partnerships with our suppliers to maintain compliance of Kontron products at the requested level of workmanship.

Product Certifications

All Kontron UR-marked products comply with Underwriters Laboratories
standards and specifications for recognized components.

All Kontron CE-marked products comply with CE standards and specifications.

Kontron is ISO-9001 certified across all manufacturing facilities for its board and system level products.