PFORZHEIM, Germany -- AMI DODUCO announced that its facilities in Sinsheim, Germany and Madrid, Spain have achieved registration for the International Automotive Standard ISO/TS 16949. Issued by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), this standard currently defines the requirements for state-of-the-art quality management systems specifically for automotive industry suppliers.

“Our Sinsheim and Madrid operations are longstanding partners to the automotive industry, and so, we are proud to achieve this quality standard,” said Karl-Heinz Funke, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing at AMI DODUCO. “This registration is a credit to AMI DODUCO’s Quality Management System, which shares the same goals as the ISO 9001 standard -- customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.”

AMI DODUCO´s Sinsheim facility is a major producer of plastic insert-molded components to the automotive industry. Products include housings for airflow meters and electronic control modules, complex switch components and other assemblies. At the Madrid facility, about half the production volume is devoted to contact rivets for automotive relays and switches.

Headquartered in Export, Pennsylvania, AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol (NYSE: TNL) Company, is a global leader in electrical contact technology and fabrication. The company supplies contacts and assemblies, contact materials, thermostatic and laminated metal products, electroplating and surface treatment services, and precious metal refining and recycling to more than 3,000 customers. AMI DODUCO operates from locations in North America, Europe and Asia. The company’s website is www.amidoduco.com.