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ISO 9001 : 2008 / KS Q ISO 9001 : 2009

BS / EN / ISO 9001 : 2008

ThyssenKrupp Industries India Private Limited.

CUSTOMER

PROJECT NAME

SEW
VIZAG
COAL
TERMINAL PVT LTD

MANUFACTURER

KOBA Co.,Ltd.

PROJECT No.

ITEMS

Hydraulic Buffer

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DATE

DESCRINTION

27 Dec. 2012

Issued

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1993 _ 2000
Established PYUNGWON in Bucheon (1993.10)
Moved to company to Incheon(1995.04)
The headquarter moved to Seoul(1996.06)
Changed Company name as KOREA BUFFER INDUSTRY(1998.10)
Changed Company name as KOBA Co., Ltd. (1999.12)
Participated in Korea Factory Automation(2000.03)
Participated in Intl Factory Automation Show(2000.09)
Acquired ISO9001 Quality System certificate(2000.09)
Participated in Korea Intl machinery Expo(2000.10)

2001 _ 2004

Selected as Clean Production line by Korean Government(2001_2004)

Carried out a project as a member of consortium (Industry niversity Research Cooperation)(2001_2002)
Acquired the utility model for the Shock Absorber test Equipment (2002.09)
Registered as Subcontractor of Defense Industry for the national defense (2002.09)
Applied for two patens and one utility model (2003.01)
Moved to Head quarter and Factory (2003.04)
Registered as KOBA Co., Ltd. (2003.11)

2005 _ 2010

Registered 1 trademark (2005.01)

Registered as official vender of USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES(UPI)
(2006.09)
Registered 1 patent and 1 design (2007.)
Registered 2 patents and obtained 1(2008.)
Participated in Hannover Fair (2008.04)
Renewal ISO9001 (2009.05)
Selected as INNO-BIZ(Innovation Business Company) (2010.03)
Selected as Venture Business Company(2010.04)

2011~

Registered as Official partner of Siemens(Germany) (2011.03)

Registered as official partner of MUKAND LTD(India)(2011.04)
Acquired CE certificate (2012.09)

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KMA Series is small-sized units that can be adjusted by Adjustment Dial (up to180) according to
collision speed. With using Bumper Head Type, it provides a positive stop to prevent damage
caused by the piston "bottoming out" in stage of stoke without Stop Collar.

KMS Series is self-adjustable and small sized units. It is specially designed with multiple orifice to
smoothly stop moving loads. With using Bumper Head Type, it provides a positive stop to prevent
damage caused by the piston "bottoming out" in stage of stoke without Stop Collar.

KHA Series is mid-sized units for the medium and heavy moving loads.

It is adjusting type by

Adjustment Dial (up to180) according to collision speed.

KHG Series is self-adjustable units designed for heavy industries. It absorbs larger shock energy by
using special oil and Nitrogen gas and uses compressed Nitrogen gas to return piston rod.

KHS Series is self-adjustable and mid sized units designed for heavy industries. It is specially
designed with multiple orifice to smoothly stop moving loads.

KCS series is used usually in stacker crane of Automatic distributing system. KCSC has wide range of
capacity and stroke (Stroke 1500mm, Capacity 930 kJ). It is possible to design and manufacture for
special purpose as customers request. KOBA hydraulic buffer is met the Global industrial safety
standards like OSHA, AISE, CMMA, DIN, and FEM.

KGL Series (Free Lock Gas Spring) have all advantage of general Gas Spring with the Free Lock
feature that allows you to set the stroke anywhere you want by pressing Lock Pin.

KG, KGP Series (Gas Spring) have various strengths, including small Spring Constant, Long Stroke,
Speed Control at compression and Stable Strength compared to general plate spring or coil spring
and is widely used across the industries. May be customized into various type, e.g, Stroke, Speed
Force or Mount Type according to customer needs.

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QUALITY POLICY
Customer Satisfaction, Best Quality Product, Human Respect

To reach this Quality Policy, we set up below mentioned as Quality Goal.

Technology Creation
Value Innovation

0% of fraction defective
Best Delivery

Jan. 02, 2014

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Scope of Application
This document applies to the quality assurance plan for the products produced by our company.

2. Purpose
This document aims to assure you that the quality of the products produced and supplied by our company
meets the requisites and requirements of the enterprise.

3. Responsibility and Authority

3.1 Sales headquarters

1) Determination and documentation of the orders related to contracts
The sales headquarters shall document the contract documents, customer requirements documents or orally
ordered matters, and grasp the customer requirements(product, inspection method, delivery method, etc.).
2) Review of customer requirements
The sales headquarters shall grasp the orders related to contracts, review the determined contents, and then
let the wrong matters be corrected.
3) Conclusion of a contract
When the unclear matters on the contract are solved and it is judged to have an ability to achieve the
customer requirements, the sales headquarters shall conclude a contract and inform the related responsible
persons thereof
4) Modification of a contract
When the customer requirements should be modified after concluding a contract, the sales headquarters shall
review its contents and then inform the related responsible persons of the modified contents

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5) Discussion with customers

When the contract conditions and customer requirements based on the review result are not exactly defined,
the sales headquarters shall agree on or determine it through a discussion with customers.

3.2 Administration headquarters

1) Evaluation, registration and post-management of suppliers
The administration headquarters shall select, register and then continuously post-manage(evaluate and classify)
a supplier that meets the designated requirements(product kind, enterprise result and ability).
2) Recording and control of procurement information
The administration headquarters shall continuously record and manage the quality and information required for
the procured items.

3.3 Production headquarters

1) Identification and control of materials and products
The production headquarters shall attach and manage a tag to a designated place to facilitate the
identification of raw/sub materials and products.
2) Tracking and control of products
The production headquarters shall record the delivered product when delivery a complete product, and let all
the processes of production be tracked to facilitate its tracking when there happens a complaint or claim from
customers.

3.4 Quality headquarters

1) Verification of purchases(raw/sub material)
The quality headquarters shall execute, record and control a conformity inspection for all the materials
affecting the quality.
2) Process inspection and test
The quality headquarters shall execute, record and control the inspection and test for the items affecting the
products while the a process is carried out.
3) Verification of complete products
The quality headquarters shall execute, record and control the final inspection and test to verify that the
completed products meet the prescribed requirements.
4) Data analysis for improvement
The quality headquarters shall collect, analyze and control the data(defects and nonconforming items) to
enhance the quality continuously.

3.5 R&D Center

1) Product design
The R&D Center shall collect and record the necessary data(customer specification, application material,
product standard, technical standard, etc.) enough so that the customer requirements may be reflected.
2) Drawing control
The R&D Center shall give a drawing number to the approved drawings, and register, keep and control it on
the drawing control register.

4. Education and Training

The reasonable operation of a quality system shall be sought by providing education and training to all the
employees who execute the work affecting the quality.

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4.1 Division of education/training

4.2 Education/training procedure

1) Each department manager shall prepare an annual education/training plan and inform the administration
department manager thereof, and the administration department manager shall review this and execute annual
education/training.
2) For the education/training results, a personal education/training record shall be prepared and controlled.

5. Inspection
5.1 Warehousing inspection
1) Warehousing inspection procedure
The warehousing inspection shall comply with the following procedure.

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2) Inspection item
The warehousing inspection shall comply with the warehousing inspection standard(Appendix 1).

5.2 Process inspection and complete product inspection

1) Process inspection and complete product inspection procedure
The process inspection and complete product inspection shall comply with the following procedure.
2) Inspection item

The process inspection and complete product inspection shall comply with the inspection standard(Appendix 2).

5-3. Recording
The inspection and test results shall be recorded so that its pass or failure may clearly appear depending on
the prescribed criterion.

6. Nonconformity Control
This prevents the use of a product unsuitable for the prescribed requirements from the warehousing inspection
to the complete product inspection.

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6.1 Identification and disposal

1) When there happens a product unsuitable for the prescribed requirements, attach a nonconformity judgment
document, record the contents of nonconformity, separate it in a designated place, and then control

it.

2) The

nonconforming items shall be handled as repair, rework, sorting, use change, abolition or return depending on
their contents.
3) The items determined as rework shall be reworked and then reinspected.
4) All the contents related to nonconformity shall be recorded and controlled.

6.2 Corrective and preventive measure

1) For the nonconforming items found during an inspection that are judged to be a serious quality problem,
prepare a corrective and preventive measure document and inform the corresponding departments and
subcontractors thereof.
2) The corresponding department and subcontractor shall execute correction and prevention and then inform the
quality headquarters of the result.
3) The quality headquarters shall check the corrective and preventive measure results and then record and keep
its contents.

7. Meter Control
Calibrate and manage the equipment used for the inspection, measurement and test of a product to verify the
conformity of the product.

7.1 Equipment overview

1) The equipment overview of the quality headquarters shall comply with the overview table(Appendix 3).

7.2 Verification and calibration

1) The verification and calibration period of the equipment in the quality headquarters shall be 1 year (based on
the national verification and calibration institution).
2) Establish a verification and calibration plan at the beginning of every year, and then execute verification and
calibration according to it.
3) Attach a verification and calibration certificate to the verified and calibrated equipment, and then record and
keep its contents.
4) The contents of verification and calibration at the corresponding year are shown in Appendix 3.

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