(Pittsburgh PA) SRI Quality System Registrar is pleased to announce that it has recently awarded an ISO/TS 16949 Quality Management System certificate and an ISO 9001:2000 certificate to MSC Engineered Materials and Solutions Group, located in Walbridge, Ohio, for the design and development, blanking, inspection/edge trimming of electro-galvanized, laminated and coated metal products.

“SRI is pleased to acknowledge that MSC Engineered Materials and Solutions Group has demonstrated effective implementation of a quality management system that satisfies the tough new auto standard: ISO/TS 16949”, states Peter B. Lake, CEO of SRI, and longtime auto industry participant in issuing sanctioned interpretations for auto system requirements. “Their certification shows their automotive customers worldwide that MSC Engineered Materials and Solutions Group is committed to being recognized as a long term supplier of quality goods and services.”

ISO/TS 16949:2002 is an international Quality Management System automotive "sector-specific" technical specification based on ISO 9001:2000, QS-9000 and several other international automotive requirements. ISO/TS 16949:2002 was developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in conjunction with the international standards community. This technical specification, when coupled with the applicable IATF customer-specific requirements, and IATF-specific auditing and qualification procedures, provides the basis for an IATF-recognized registrar such as SRI to certify MSC Engineered Materials and Solutions Group.

SRI Quality System Registrar is an internationally accredited registrar for quality management systems standards, such as ISO 9001, QS-9000, AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, and environmental management systems standards such as ISO 14001. SRI also provides public training for auditing, implementing, and maintaining these standards.

Material Sciences Corporation is a leading provider of material-based solutions that solve customer-specific noise and vibration problems, overcome technical barriers, and enhance performance. Headquartered outside Chicago, Illinois, the company's Automotive Noise and Vibration Technical Center is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

For more information contact Gregory N. Corda, Marketing Manager at 248-994-4440 or email greg.corda@matsci.com. You may also visit the company’s Quiet Steel® website at www.quietsteel.com.

MSC – Material Sciences Corporation, 39303 Country Club Drive, Suite A-11, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331, USA.