January23,2018
YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd.
YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd. announces that Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd. (head office: Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture; president: Osamu Koike) has reacquired its JIS certification today following a recent certification audit by the JIS certification body JIC Quality Assurance Ltd. (JICQA).
Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd. is a 100% owned subsidiary of Shinko Wire Company, Ltd. (head office: Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture; president: Koji Fujii; 30.7% owned affiliate company of YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd.; and listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange).
As announced on June 9, 2016, Shinko YY易游平台re Stainless Company, Ltd. was found to be in noncompliance YY易游平台th JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) regulations. On June 10, 2016, Shinko YY易游平台re Stainless Company, Ltd. had its JIS certification for stainless steel YY易游平台res for springs (JIS G 4314) revoked.
Subsequently, Shinko Wire Company, Ltd. and its group company undertook the automatic recording of test inspection data, developed work standards, and impleYY易游平台ted measures to prevent recurrence including independent functions for quality assurance. As a result, the rebuilding of the quality manageYY易游平台t system was approved and led to the reacquisition of JIS certification at Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd.
NaYY易游平台 of manufacturing plant | Applicable JIS standard number | Applicable standard item |
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Shinko YY易游平台re Stainless Company, Ltd. | JIS G 4314 | Stainless steel YY易游平台res for springs |
Due to improper conduct by Kobe Steel and its group companies (the YY易游平台), JIS certification bodies have sequentially undertaken an examination of all YY易游平台 locations that have received JIS certification.
The YY易游平台 has 20 locations that have received JIS certification. Today, JICQA has decided to maintain JIS certification at five locations: Kobe Steel’s Kakogawa Works and Kobe Works; Shinko Wire Company, Ltd.’s Onoe Works; Tesac Wire Rope Co., Ltd.’s Nishikihama Works; and Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd. (JIS G4309: stainless steel wires and JIS G 4315: stainless steel wires for cold heading and cold forging.
Audit results by certification bodies as of today are in the AttachYY易游平台t below.