HyCAL Corp. earns IATF 16949:2016 Certification

HyCAL Corp. proudly announces that the company has achieved IATF 16949:2016 certification for its flat rolled steel processing operations in Gibraltar, Michigan. The certificate was awarded by SRI Quality System Registrar for HyCAL’s batch annealing, 100% hydrogen continuous annealing, and warehousing services.

Sister division Ferragon Specialty Steel (FSS) has been included in the HyCAL IATF 16949:2016 certification as a Remote Support Process.

The HyCAL facility includes:

-A revolutionary hydrogen continuous annealing line that provides the automotive industry with unrivaled AHSS/UHSS and 3rd Gen steels that exhibit exceptional flatness and property consistency with zero residual stresses

-17 Ebner hydrogen batch annealing bases

-Temperature and humidity monitored warehouse

Ed Gonzalez, president stated, “We are very happy that HyCAL Corp. has exhibited operational implementation of our management system and has achieved the IATF 16949:2016 certification. It provides evidence to the automotive supply chain that HyCAL is committed to producing a quality product and providing customer satisfaction.”

IATF 16949:2016 emphasizes the development of a process oriented quality management system that provides for continual improvement, defect prevention and reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain.