Company

At the moment, differentiation is a key factor for users and builders. At Antolin, we direct our innovation strategy to respond to the trends and needs of society, end users and our clients, as a joint effort to make them an industrial reality.

We are focused on achieving new goals in INTERIOR, where all our innovative products are capable of surprising and interacting with the senses. The development of intelligent surfaces, the integration of lighting and its effects, frequently surprising and magical, the care for detail, advanced and sustainable textiles and plastics; these are currently our hallmarks and undoubtedly one of the factors that make us the best choice as a high added value provider with real solutions.

The design and simulation of the components that we develop at Antolin have their source in Graphic Engineering according to our clients' specifications and needs. We ensure manufacturing with deadline and quality guarantees by analyzing product performance during its useful life and anticipating future problems. 

What do we offer our clients?

We offer complete high-quality and reliable projects world-wide: conception, design, virtual analysis and subsequent modifications.

• Design engineering and analysis.
• Document and project management.
• Product Verification.
• VAVE (Value Analysis and Value Engineering) and maintenance.
• Manufacturing feasibility reports.
• Material and process selection reports.
• FMEA for all components.
• Design Engineering optimization and methodology.
   

The company has a central Corporate Engineering unit in Burgos and technological Graphic Engineering centers all around the world. We use conception/validation systems with 

computerized simulation, as well as new simulation tools, CAD and Antolin Methodology to generate a virtual 3D environment for the study, analysis, evaluation, validations and improvement of the production processes for our products.

• Global management of external engineering that allows us to access a wide range of configurations, depending on the needs of the project.
• A leading design center in India and another in Morocco, as well as branches in low-cost countries: Morocco, Tunisia, India, Mexico and Poland.
• A structure of Technical Centers with a technical team specialized in each manufacturer. The company has 9 R&D centers in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
• An internal, multi-purpose team working with the client that stands out for its cooperation and functional abilities.

HOW DO WE DO IT?

We currently work at a world-wide level through the Team Center system (document management system), so the same information is available from any of our Technical Centers. Likewise, all the experience and documents are shared through our Corporate Intranet.

We are also aligned with our clients to create product design and simulation, which involves product conception, feasibility, technical support, generation of 3D definitions and drawings

The new challenges faced by the automotive sector require suppliers to become thoroughly involved in product conception and development and to acquire the means to make the reliability and robustness of their tests and assays unquestionable.

What do we offer our clients?

At Antolin we take into consideration all the testing and validation procedures throughout the product's useful life. At the disposal of our clients we place the means for experimental validation needed to guarantee compliance with specifications in all the applicable fields: chemistry/physics, functional assays, acoustics and safety.

We ensure the comprehensive management of testing and validation procedures throughout the product's life cycle:

• Reliable performance of assays.
• Result traceability.
• Generation of profound knowledge on product behavior
• Knowledge that is expanded and applied serially in future projects to improve component quality and robustness throughout their useful life

What do we rely on?

The central Laboratories and Validation area, dependent on Corporate Quality Management is responsible for project validation, as regards both the Innovation and Development phases and advanced and serial engineering activities.

Main assay areas in the validation unit:

• Acoustics and Vibration
• Electronics
• Metals and metallography
• Materials for interior lining, plastics and foams
• Metrology.
• Functional component tests.

Assays:

• Chemical component identification techniques (differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetry and spectrometry).
• Complete function test benches.
• Mechanical tests (hardness, mechanical resistance, etc.).
• Sensory tests associated with vehicle comfort (smell, touch, appearance, sound).
• Acoustic absorption, noise measurements.
• Electronics (electromagnetic compatibility).
• Emissions.

Our central laboratory, a worldwide point of reference

Our central laboratory has been certified by ENAC (National Accreditation Agency) according to standard ISO 17025 (accreditation nº 1036/LE1996), that certifies it to perform the most demanding assays and calibrations. It is considered to be one of the best material testing laboratories in the entire automotive sector. This certification is a formal international recognition of the technical proficiency of our Validation Laboratory.

International standard UNE-EN-ISO/ IEC 17025:2005 establishes the general requirements for proficiency in the performance of assays or calibrations. It is a quality standard based on the ISO 9000 series of Quality standards. Although this standard has many similarities with ISO 9001 standard, its distinguishing feature is that its main purpose is to certify the proficiency of testing installations (Laboratories).

 At Antolin we are firmly committed to our customers and to meeting their needs, and in this sense we apply technical and management tools in accordance with the sector's regulations to guarantee the quality of the products supplied and the services provided:

The company's management system ensures that all functions work together towards this common goal while creating value for all stakeholders.

The main pillars on which the good performance and the achievement of the above objective are summarised in the following priorities:

Robust product-process design and industrialisation: Application of the project management process and advanced quality planning from project conception to the end of its serial life.

Efficient production: Application of production management, logistics and engineering processes always in coordination with the serial quality assurance process during the production and value generation period of our programmes.

Global support: One of the most important pillars to guarantee a perfect balance in achieving customer satisfaction is the efficient management of transversal global support aimed at the management of people, technical resources and supplies that both our developments and our production operations require.

A path: At Antolin we are convinced of the need to preserve and strengthen the values that have made this company a benchmark for compliance, competitiveness and agility in its relations with its customers and, in general, its most important stakeholders. In this sense, the strategic processes guarantee a clear course around these principles and values.

Continuous improvement: The organisation of Antolin, and the activities planned for each function, are aimed at obtaining results in accordance with the expectations of our customers and our stakeholders as a whole. In addition, these same processes contain within them strategies that promote sustainable and responsible continuous improvement, activity by activity, and for the entire operation as a whole, establishing a dynamic of continuous improvement, in order to ensure the performance of the business and its permanence in the market.

Quality Policy

PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Production standardization, a quality guarantee

The Antolin Production System achieves sustainable optimization of resources and process efficiency. This GA comprehensive production and management system is based on the Lean Manufacturing culture and work philosophy, a concept applied in production and transactional processes.

Our plants in Spain capitalize on knowledge of the Group's production systems and fine-tuning of new products. These factories are key to optimizing production processes and transferring that knowledge and the practical improvements to the rest of our factories around the world.

• Excellence in project execution.
• Robustness and standardization of processes.
• Lean Manufacturing Philosophy
• Just-in-Time Specialization.