Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, was recently recognised by PACCAR for meeting or exceeding the company’s 10 PPM quality standard, which stands for delivering no more than 10 defective parts for every million components supplied. Jacobs and other award winners also were required to meet demanding criteria for delivery performance, customer support, warranties and business impact.
Jacobs supplies the global truck maker with engine braking solutions for PACCAR’s 13-litre and 11-litre diesel engines in manufacturing facilities in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Ponta Grossa, Brazil, and Columbus, Mississippi, USA. This year PACCAR recognised 337 suppliers in 26 countries on four continents with the 10 PPM award.
“The PACCAR 10 PPM award is widely regarded as one of the most demanding and rigorous quality awards from an original equipment manufacturer,” said Dave Biron, director, quality and reliability for Jacobs Vehicle Systems. “Jacobs has been partnering with PACCAR for almost 20 years, and very much grateful to be contributing to the making of their commercial trucks that are widely viewed as is one of the industry’s highest quality vehicles.”
Image – Left to right: César Torres Arteaga, Supplier Quality Manager (PACCAR Engine Company), David Biron, Director, Quality and Reliability (Jacobs), and Rob Backus, Team Manager Supplier Quality (DAF Trucks N.V.)
PACCAR presented Jacobs with the PACCAR 10 PPM award for 2018 during a recent visit to Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ Bloomfield, CT headquarters in May.
About Jacobs Vehicle Systems
Jacobs Vehicle Systems is headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., where it has a 25,000 square meter design, testing and manufacturing facility, with support sites in Europe, Japan, and India as well as manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, China and, from 2019, Brno, Czech Republic. Jake Brake® products are used by heavy and medium-duty diesel engine manufacturers globally. Registered to the ISO 14001 and IATF16949 standards, Jacobs Vehicle Systems is the world’s leading producer of vehicle retarding, valve actuation, and emission solution technologies and can be found at jacobsvehiclesystems.com