Miba Standardizes Quality Assurance Across Global Plants with Opcenter Quality

Miba, a leading partner of the international engine and automotive industry producing sintered components, engine bearings, and friction materials, needed to comply with extreme physical requirements and tight tolerances across multiple production sites worldwide. They needed to integrate existing ERP with a new QMS environment while meeting customer requirements and international industry standards.

After a six-month selection process, Miba implemented Opcenter Quality software with mainly standard functionalities. Rollout started with a pilot plant and was extended to eight locations. The modular solution linked to existing ERP systems and standardized processes throughout all plants and business fields.

Miba achieved standardized quality processes across all plants and business fields globally. Opcenter Quality enabled close collaboration between quality managers across different business units. The zero-defects initiative was supported by optimized quality processes that improved products while avoiding waste and defects.

• Standard functionalities minimize programming and ease release change management
• Pilot-then-expand rollout strategy reduces risk for global quality system deployments
• Quality system standardization across global sites enables cross-plant collaboration and benchmarking