Exceptional quality is the hallmark of the products you have developed in automotive and rail engineering and is of seminal importance to you. Quality assurance measures in the development and production phases are of crucial importance both for the manufacturer and for system and component suppliers.

Profit from our broad spectrum of quality management services across a wide variety of levels during the development/production phases.

These range from process analyses, compiling and improving quality plans and assessing levels of maturity through to the provision of operational safeguards in the whole product development phase.

OUR ATTRIBUTES

The range of services provided by our quality management experts covers the whole functional chain. From module quality management, supplier monitoring and the quality management of components through to preventative and reactive quality management of control units, our experts cover all the crucial aspects involved in manufacturer and supplier operations.

Given the in-depth experience of our quality specialists and their extensive expertise (SPICE process experts, TÜV-certified quality managers, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt), we have now become the benchmark for development-orientated QM/QA in the eyes of our clients.

OUR SERVICES

• The analysis and enhancement of hardware, software and system development processes
• (Continuous) review of maturity levels
• The assurance of operational quality during development
• Total quality management
• Six Sigma
• Quality monitoring and reduction of warranty costs
• Data analyses and preparation/evaluation, e.g. for warranty and goodwill cost forecasts
• Detailed case studies
• Supplier management and evaluation
• Risk and crisis management
• Auditing
• Training

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When it comes to system integration, our well-qualified engineers will take care of a wide range of tasks associated with your routine business development. We offer a comprehensive range of services in matters relating to development through to special integration requirements and their assessment, as well as providing for coordination with adjacent development and production phases – even beyond the realm of suppliers.

OUR SPECIALISATIONS IN SYSTEM INTEGRATION

In the automotive sector, the focus of our integration services includes human-machine interfaces (HMI), such as telematic control devices, head units, audio and navigation systems and the integration of mobile end devices.

Our integration capabilities include networking skills with regard to all standard vehicle communication systems. With our expertise, we can routinely oversee your product development chain from the development phase to serial production.

OUR SPECIALIST SECTORS

• Head unit development
• Audio systems
• Human Machine Interface
• System and BUS architecture
• Car2Car & Car2X communications
• Networked vehicles
• Navigation
• Connections to mobile end devices
• Interface and function specifications
• Integration of service and content providers

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Growing technical complexity and the generally applicable security guidelines also mean that it is becoming more difficult to achieve product reliability; hence it is necessary to reduce or avoid product recalls and the loss of customer goodwill. This makes stringent quality management necessary, especially when it comes to software components. Whether agile or using a V-model approach we can deploy appropriate methods for the verification and validation of your products and systems.

HOW AND WHERE DO WE WORK?

We adapt the support we provide to meet your specific requirements. Irrespective of the manufacturer, we can draw on a variety of tools and methods to implement your verification and validation approach and can work with these. We can also draw on our extensive experience – not least in combination with our knowledge of PPQA – to take on, optimise and complete your testing and quality assurance processes, so that they meet all the requirements relating to processes and products in your domain.

We can carry out our work in separate areas of your test environment or in lab space operated either by us or by third parties. We evaluate your product in the best possible manner. Wherever possible, we use experts and the test environments available in our competence centre in Pilsen. We do this in a transparent and flexible fashion e.g. as part of a managed service HIL test project.

OUR SPECIALIST SECTORS

• Whitebox testing (module/unit testing)
• Blackbox testing (functional testing)
• Automated testing using HIL test benches
• Human-machine interfaces
• System and vehicle tests
• Environmental and lifecycle assessments (EMC, environmental impacts)
• Setting up and operating testing systems or a ‘test factory’
• Testing procedures based on standards from the automotive and rail sector
• Problem management
• Instrument cluster
• Head units
• E-mobility

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The functionality and security aspects of today’s mechatronic systems are largely determined by the software. Therefore, alongside programming experience, the development of software in this case requires special knowledge of systems, integration, security and quality.

We usually accept responsibility for developing software defined in advance by expert groups to high standards of quality. You give us the catalogue of specifications – we will supply you with the respective software development artefacts.

HOW WE WORK

Our team consists of competent project managers, architects, designers, implementers and testers, all highly experienced in their roles. The decentralised line-up of our skills centres means that we can provide innovative solutions at attractive prices. Our processes are based on international standards for software development.

Our expert groups are active within our own in-house development environment, which we can then couple to your development environment through interfaces defined in advance. If needed, we can elaborate detailed specifications together with you to effectively encapsulate working packages together.

Our portfolio is rounded off by special services from our overall process programme with regard to the supply of software development artefacts that have been ordered individually. The focus is on e-mobility applications.

OUR RANGE OF SERVICES

• Hardware embedded software
• Operating systems
• Cross-controller functions
• Reviewing source code for MISRA conformity, with suggestions for improvement
• Assessing source code KPIs to determine quality and obtain certification
• Software testing (tests conducted using VectorCAST)
• Conducting software integration testing using HIL systems
• Analysing the traceability of test cases through to design specifications, including the necessary updates

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Successfully initiating, planning, managing, monitoring, and finally, rounding off projects requires use of the most exacting methodologies as well as coordination and organisational skills. These abilities are what make up our project management package. We provide a whole range of services for the operational implementation of a successful project and quality management system.

Besides sound methodological training, our experts can boast a wealth of experience from numerous large projects in and around the theme of automotive development. With our excellent network and our ability to react efficiently and speedily at all times – we have the ideal prerequisites to guide your projects towards their goals.

OUR RANGE OF SERVICES

• Requirement management
• Project management
• Full project management package and organisation
• Start-up control and support
• Error analysis and management
• Change and release management
• Product planning and controlling
• Interface and function descriptions
• Project management for all quality projects

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