SOUTHFIELD, MI — Federal-Mogul’s Logansport, Ind., facility has been recommended for certification to the ISO/TS 16949 global automotive quality standard. Recommendation is a formality in the process, final approval is expected in the next 60 to 90 days.
The 170,000-square-foot plant manufactures a broad range of premium original equipment and OE-quality replacement fuel system components marketed under the Carter Fuel Delivery Products brand. Built in 1990, the Logansport manufacturing facility produces mechanical and electric fuel pumps and complete fuel delivery modules for customers worldwide.
Already certified to the QS 9000 and ISO 140001 standards, the plant employs approximately 430 people. Logansport employees spent a year preparing for the ISO/TS audit, according to the facility’s quality manager, Darlene Lytle.
“There was a great deal of time and energy invested in mapping each process within our facility, and training not only our employees but all of our suppliers on the requirements of the new standard,” Lytle said. “Considering the magnitude of the project, we’re very pleased to have passed our TS audit on the first try.”
For more information about Federal-Mogul, go to: www.federal-mogul.com.
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