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For years, Growermetal Srl has been certified according to the IATF 16949 standard for the automotive sector and now, after DNV-GL certified its production process according to the EN 9100:2018 standard, the Italian manufacturer aims to enter the aerospace sector as an official supplier.

The IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) through the EN 9100 standard has established a quality management system directly controlled by the aerospace industry itself, to define the strict requirements necessary to operate in the sector. Growermetal considered the achievement of the certification the starting point for being successful in this market.

The EN 9100 standard is based on the ISO 9001 standard and the primary focus is on quality, safety, reliability and effectiveness of the production processes – covering all areas of this industry and its supply chain.

“Achieving a certification of this level was just the result of a very professional internal team work, with the goal to create new procedures and more efficient processes fully oriented to the prevention and reduction of risk. We thank all Growermetal’s staff for the passion and dedication shown,” says Paolo Cattaneo, CEO of Growermetal. “Being certified to the EN 9100 standard also gives us the great opportunity to be included in the Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) database, from which the most important players of this industry can select their suppliers.”

“To be certified according to EN 9100 has been a challenge won by the whole company, which allows us to not only improve to higher quality standards, but also to be accredited at the international level as a manufacturing partner for the aerospace sector.”