PSA Peugeot Citroën, part of Stellantis Group, awarded the QSB+ certificate to Rheinmetall’s plant in Neuss, Germany

PSA Peugeot Citroën, part of Stellantis Group, awarded the QSB+ certificate to Rheinmetall’s plant in Neuss, Germany

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 2-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall AG (ETR: RHM), a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced that the QSB+ certificate, which recognizes the fulfilment of a customer requirement, has been awarded to its plant in Neuss, Germany. The certificate was issued by PSA Peugeot Citroën, part of Stellantis Group, in recognition of Rheinmetall’s successful implementation of a new audit procedure at its Neuss-based subsidiary.

“We’re very happy to have met the evaluation criteria for the QSB+ certificate”, says David Papenfuß, plant manager of the Niederrhein plant and the project’s sponsor. “Without the active participation of everyone involved from the various departments and the plant management team, this would never have been possible.”

The success also has strategic significance: “By introducing the Layered Process Audit, or LPA, we also meet the IATF requirements for quality management systems that all carmakers will insist on in future – the perfect prerequisite for being the preferred partner for all of our customers”, explains Papenfuß.

The introduction of the new audit procedure in Neuss is the result of continuous cooperation between Rheinmetall quality organizations around Europe. Under the Layered Process Audit, various sequences in production, logistics and quality management are recorded and systematically observed. If necessary, improvements are planned, implemented, reviewed and kept under observation in an ongoing process of optimization.

“An LPA isn’t a short, one-off intervention. Instead, it’s an optimization tool geared to continuity and the long term. We focus on improving our processes in production and logistics, which influence quality management”, declares Steffen Grunert, senior quality manager at the Niederrhein plant in Neuss.

All departments and levels are involved here, including plant management. This way, production managers keep an eye on quality as well as customer requirements and play an active role in shaping their own improvement process.

Following the successful launch of the project in Neuss, this trendsetting process will soon be implemented at other Rheinmetall locations as well.

Media contact:

Oliver Hoffmann
Head of Press and Public Relations
Rheinmetall Platz 1
40476 Düsseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 211 473-4748
Fax: +49 211 473-4157

SOURCE: RHEINMETALL AG