CQI-23 Molding System Assessment

Importance and application of CQI-23 Molding System Assessment

The North American automotive association AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) is the publisher of the CQI-Standards (“CQI” = Continuous Quality Improvement).
CQI-23 Molding System Assessment is a self-assessment regarding plastics molding processes and has to be conducted at a minimum 1 x per year.
This standard is a supplement to ISO TS 16949 (IATF 16949) under „customer-specific requirements“ and is valid for all automotive suppliers worldwide that have signed a purchasing-, supply- and/or quality agreement in the entire supply chain.
TopQM-Systems has been an AIAG member for many years. As such we specialized at an early stage in introduction, further development, employee qualification and auditor training according to AIAG CQI-23 Molding System Assessment rules in the European and global automotive supply market.

Structure, content and elements of the CQI-23 questionnaire

Cover sheet

Master data of the plastics processing company
Audited areas for each applicable CQI-23 process table
Contact data (auditor, company, participants)
Result of the CQI audit

Audit elements Section 1-5

Section 1: Management responsibility and quality planning
Section 2: Floor and material handling responsibility
Section 3: Job audit
        Header data and master data of the audited product
        Questions regarding process flow
        Customer-specific product requirements

CQI-23 Molding System Assessment Process Tables

Process Table A

Injection molding

Process Table B

Blow Molding

Process Table C

Vacuum forming

Process Table D

Compression molding

Process Table E

Transfer molding

Process Table F

Extrusion (extrusion molding)

Process Table G

Process control and testing equipment

Process Table H

Part inspection and testing

TopQM-Systems worldwide CQI-23 Service

Conducting of CQI process audits and audit reporting in your company and at your locations
Conducting of CQI process audits at your external service providers
Training of „CQI-23 Auditors“ according to AIAG auditor qualification rules, incl. seminar documentation, exam and issuing of certificates
As an official training partner of the AIAG, we offer licensed CQI-training modules (Understanding AIAG CQI Self-Assessment) and CQI basic knowledge.
CQI-FMEA training (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)
Integration of the „CQI Self-Assessment“ in your QM system and your process audits
Certification support per ISO 9001 and ISO TS 16949 (IATF 16949)

TopQM-Systems has already been conducting AIAG CQI process audits for well-known automotive manufacturers, in addition to CQI auditor training and In-house training in the entire supply chain.
Take advantage of specific know-how and contact us for a non-binding and free of charge consulting discussion or for an individual and detailed quote of our services.

TopQM-Systems project- and reference examples for conducting of CQI audits and CQI auditor training (Excerpt):