PCB is very important to electronic products, especially multi-layer boards, which are generally the main control boards of important equipment. Once there is a problem, it is easy to cause losses. When choosing a factory to process multi-layer boards, how to determine whether a China PCB manufacturer has the qualifications for production? Usually, the quality system certification of China multilayer PCB manufacturers is very important.
ISO 9001 Certification
ISO 9001 certification is by far the most mature quality management framework in the world, setting the standard not only for the quality management system, but also for the overall management system. It strengthens the management level of the enterprise through the improvement of customer satisfaction and the promotion of employee enthusiasm. It is used to confirm that the enterprise has the ability to provide products that meet customer requirements and applicable regulatory requirements. It is a pass for quality evaluation and supervision of enterprises and products.
ISO 9001 certification is a very basic certification in the world. After obtaining it, ordinary electronics factories can generally start production, but China multilayer PCB manufacturers cannot, because the PCB production process is prone to produce a lot of pollution to the environment. Waste, therefore, must also be certified to IS0 14001, the Environmental Management System Certification.
ISO 14001 Certification
ISO 14001 certification is an international standard focusing on environmental management systems. With the enhancement of people’s environmental awareness, this standard has been recognized by more and more countries and enterprises. Its core is to require the organization to control the factors affecting the environment in the whole process of product design, production, use, scrapping and recycling. Mainly summarized into major aspects: environmental policy, planning, implementation and operation, inspection and corrective measures, management review. China multilayer PCB manufacturers can produce ordinary consumer electronics PCB boards after obtaining ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification. So, what if you need to produce automotive electronic PCB boards? At this time, it must obtain IATF 16949 certification, that is, automotive quality management system certification.
IATF 16949 Certification
IATF 16949 certification is a technical specification developed by the international automotive industry organization IATF, based on the ISO 9001 quality management system standard and embedded with the special requirements of the automotive industry. There are strict qualifications for China multilayer PCB manufacturers that can be certified. Therefore, the implementation of this specification will have a direct impact on automotive companies and their component manufacturing suppliers. What if a PCB manufacturer needs to produce medical device PCB boards? It is necessary to obtain ISO 13485 certification, that is, medical device quality management system certification.
ISO 13485 certification
ISO 13485 certification is a globally recognized medical device quality management standard that focuses on quality management systems and is recognized and used as a framework by the medical device industry and regulatory agencies. The ISO 13485 standard provides manufacturers, designers and China multilayer PCB manufacturers in the medical device industry with an essential framework to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements and reduce stakeholder risk. The focus of ISO13485 Medical Device Quality Management System is to ensure consistent quality, product safety and the sustainable success of your product or service, supporting them with a strong and effective quality management system. What if it needs to be exported to Europe and the United States? Then, China multilayer PCB manufacturers need to obtain RoHS and REACH certification.
RoHS certification
RoHS certification is a mandatory standard formulated by EU legislation. The standard was officially implemented on July 1, 2006. It is mainly used to regulate the material and process standards of electrical and electronic products, making it more conducive to human health and environmental protection. The purpose of this standard is to eliminate 6 substances of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in electrical and electronic products, and focus on stipulating that the content of cadmium cannot exceed 0.01%.
REACH certification
REACH certification is a regulatory proposal involving the production, trade and use of chemicals. The regulations aim to protect human health and environmental safety, maintain and improve the competitiveness of the EU chemical industry, and develop innovative capabilities for non-toxic and harmless compounds. Unlike the RoHS Directive, REACH covers a much broader scope, affecting products and manufacturing processes in industries ranging from mining to textiles and apparel, light industry, and electromechanical. What if the customer also needs the product to be fireproof? Then, China multilayer PCB manufacturers need to obtain UL certification.
UL certification
The purpose of UL certification is to test the safety of products and help prevent fires and loss of life caused by defective products; through UL certification, China multilayer PCB manufacturers will directly benefit from UL’s concept of “safety throughout the product life cycle”. In the research and development stage, the safety of the product is regarded as the core element, and the pursuit of safer and high-quality products has won the recognition of the domestic and international markets. Electronic products are subject to UL certification before entering the international market.
In theory, if the customer has no other specified requirements, after the China multilayer PCB manufacturers have obtained the above certification, the PCB board produced can be sold to all walks of life around the world.