Quality Management

Quality Policy

The Management Board of Franke Industrie AG considers quality and customer orientation as an important strategic corporate goal. Our team leaders have committed themselves to making the established quality principles known in their departments, to incorporating them into their daily work and to contributing to their fulfilment. The following  is an excerpt of our quality principles:

• We want to be the leading expert in the production of hot gas parts for the energy and aerospace market. The fulfilment of the quality requirements and the individual wishes of our customers are therefore our standard of performance.
• We are at the forefront of technology with our products and continuously develop our processes.
• We set the same quality standards for our suppliers as we do for ourselves.
• Constant improvements and a detailed analysis of the root causes are important to us. It is our goal to continuously improve the Integrated Management System (MS) in order to develop ourselves and meet the expectations of the various interested parties.

For the implementation of this quality policy, an integrated Management System has been established in our company, which is used in all processes and departments. This is intended to help our management staff and employees to meet customer requirements at all times and to ensure compliance with laws and official regulations in the long term.

By means of regular check-ups, performance monitoring, reviews and audits, the quality, environmental and safety Management System is periodically evaluated for its effectiveness and consciously developed and improved.

Additionally, the following points are covered in our Management System:

• Organizational processes
• Operational safety
• Detection of non-conformities and initiation of corrective actions
• Provision of necessary resources
• Obligation to fulfil all applicable requirements

Enivronmental Policy

With our Environmental Management System according to the standard ISO 14001:2015 we take the responsibility to protect our environment. By this we mean the recording, valuation and continuous reduction of environmental impacts causes by our company in all related areas.

Due to a strict Environmental Management System, we can recognize and use cost-saving potential.

We add concerns and improvement suggestions of stakeholders to our management system and implement them as far as possible.

We undertake to abide by all relevant laws and binding obligations and to continuously improve our environmental performance

Corporate Environmental Principles

With the following principles we are able to realize our environmental policy in our company:

• We consider, whenever possible, companies with a certification according to ISO 14001.
• We focus on the careful use of raw material and other resources.
• All waste and residue material is disposed in accordance with the applicable local regulations.
• All material is processed for recycling as far as possible.
• Our employees are regularly sensitized to environmental subjects and taught how to sustainably handle natural resources.

Work Safety

Health and work safety are subjects in our Management System. Beside analysis and processing of risks in connection with the management of activities and work places, our Management System also contains the definition of responsibilities, training of employees and emergency prevention including regular checks as key elements. Thus, we meet the requirements of the standard OHSAS 18001:2007.