PCI 3000 Certification Program

Chris MerrittGema USA Inc.

May 2-3, 2016

PCI 3000

• Brief history

• Current program status

• Moving ahead

Why Certification?

• Not all coaters created equal

• Need for standards• Performance

• Expectations

• Quality

• Means to compare• Measure capability to perform

• Base line for OEM’s & Consumers

OEM & Consumer Education

• Certification as tool to educate• Why capabilities are important• What impacts process cost• Identify value differences

• Poor quality hurts our industry• Field failures• Material performance

• Capability ≠ Quality• Measurement/Certification is voluntary• Performance execution is Coater’s responsibility

PCI 3000 – Current Status

• Program introduced 2009

• Early adopters (many here today)

• Program attention• Fully develop program

• Ensure investment = Return

• Expand Relevance = attract OEM’s

• Grow participation• Quantifiable quality & process programs

Your support isappreciated!

PCI 3000 Development Underway• Audit Process

• Audit review & update

• Relevance – focus on Custom Coaters

• Audit review process• Auditor standards & expectations

• PCI authorized consultant auditors

• Standardized cost & timing (2 or 3 years?)

Target completion: July 2016

Audit Review

• Goal • Streamline audit

• Standardize point system

• Relevance to Custom Coaters• Key areas needing attention

• Customer satisfaction

• Means of scaling due to business size

• Format and data reporting

PCI 3000 Development Underway• Certification documentation

• New documents for Certification

• Certification period evaluation• Time between in plant audit

• 2 year or 3 year program

• Off year(s) compliance requirements

Target completion: August 2016

New look logoImplemented April 2016

PCI 3000 Development Underway• Promotion

• Quality expectations to OEM’s & Consumers• Quality control, performance & business practice

• Program benefits to Custom Coaters• Differentiation based on capability

• Articulate performance with OEM’s

• Access to certify demand markets

Implementation: April 2016

Promotion – Grow Participation

Single page ad May / June PCT Back page / flyer available now

Promotion –Attract OEM’s

New

• PCT ad specific target – end users and OEM’s

• Emphasis • Quality control

• Business practice

• Operations & Repeatability

• Equipment capability

• Competency

Custom Coaters – New PCI Focus -Profiles

Custom Coater Corner

Custom Coater Success Story

Next Steps

• Terry Watson – A Plus Powder Coaters • Chairman of Certification Committee• PCI 3000 – Current focus• PCI 4000 – Up next (OEM’s)

• Need your support• Audit review• Auditor standards and expectations

• Part of Round Table discussion

Thank youQuestions?

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