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International Railway Industry standard
The Quality Standard for the Railway Industry

Quality brought on track

The liberalization of national railway networks is gathering momentum, and along with it comes increased competitive pressure. This poses major challenges, and not only for the operators of railway networks. Rail vehicle manufacturers and suppliers need to meet the rising requirements that an increasingly global design and production environment places upon the quality of rolling stock.

IRIS: business sector solution based on ISO 9001 The Union of the European Railway Industry UNIFE* developed the International Railway Industry Standard on the initiative of the rail vehicle manufacturers Alstom, AnsaldoBreda, Siemens and Bombardier as well as other manufacturers and suppliers. IRIS is based on the internationally recognized quality management standard ISO 9001, supplemented by the specific requirements of the rolling stock industry - similar to ISO/TS 16949 in the automotive and EN 9100 in the aerospace sector. The standard is applicable to all manufacturers and suppliers of rolling stock.
*Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes

The objective of UNIFE is to use IRIS to create a win-win situation for all stakeholders – rail system operators, rail vehicle manufacturers and suppliers – based on four principles:

  • Assessment according to one uniform quality standard
  • Improved quality across the entire rail industry supply chain
  • Equitable evaluations by independent certification bodies authorized by UNIFE
  • Transparent and reliable information via the UNIFE supplier database

DQS – competent partner of the rail vehicle industry

DQS knows very well the particular requirements of the rail vehicle industry, having assessed organizations in that business sector since the early 1990’s. In December 2005 DQS was one of the first certification bodies to receive authorization for IRIS by UNIFE; and in April 2006, DQS issued the first ever IRIS certificate in the world to HARTING Technology Group in Espelkamp, Germany.

Our experience – your benefits

  • Value-generating assessment and certification services according to more than 50 standards as well as industry and company specific requirements
  • Active collaboration in the further development of IRIS within the UNIFE Working Group
  • More than 1.400 expert auditors with a high level of technical, standard, and management skills
  • Long-term customer relationships in the railway industry
  • International presence of DQS in more than 30 countries in the world
  • Founding member of IQNet, the worldwide network of First Class certification bodies.


Benefits for your organization

  • Standardized industry requirements lead to process and quality improvements
  • Synergy effects from integrated assessments to ISO 9001 and IRIS
  • Internationally recognized DQS certificate Guaranteed competitiveness in the rail vehicle industry
  • Registered as IRIS certified organization in the UNIFE database, which is accessed by the buyers at all major rail vehicle manufacturers
  • Registered in the Internet-based DQS customer database.


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September 2006
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