As required by ISO / TS 16949 Quality Management System, KALE has been successfully applying the process approach in its key functions to attain an excellent level of company activity performance. To this end, the key process performance indicators are periodically reviewed and results are measured for better performance. As global market competition is mainly dictated by Quality, Cost and punctual delivery conditions, KALE has paid particular attention to this performance criteria and has been well appreciated by its local and international customers in recent years. In this regard, KALE received the Q1 certification recognized by major global automotive companies in 2005.
At present, KALE's quality assurance management system utilizes a number of techniques to attain continuous quality improvement, such techniques include; CEDAC, PDCA, SPC, PARETO Analysis, Design and Process FMEA, QFD, DOE and alike.
KALE, currently operates and develops its quality management system in line with the requirements of main local OEM's and also of locally operating international vehicle manufacturers. As a result, KALE has been repeatedly ranked as an "A" group supplier by most vehicle manufacturers in Turkey.
As far as environmental awareness is concerned, KALE acted with an environmental responsibility and applied for ISO 14001 certification and received a certification in December 2004. Being mindful of the implications of ISO 14001, KALE has been focussing on the efficient use of company resources, by means of reducing energy consumption, waste output, material scrap and also of applying recycling and treatment processes on discharged water and waste material, thereby ensuring high industrial standards, quality of human life and protecting environment.
And today, KALE takes pride in its ability to offer product and services under ISO / TS 16949 quality management system whilst also adhering to ISO 14001