Harman gains quality management system certification for avionics and acerospace

Harman, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets, has announced that its Digital Transformation Solutions business unit is now certified for EN 9100:2018 / AS9100D. This accomplishment is the first ever avionics certification for HARMAN.

"It is an immense honor to receive our first ever avionics certification, and we are excited about expanding into the aviation industry," said David Owens, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Transformation Solutions, Harman. "This EN 9100:2018 / AS9100D Certification demonstrates the competence and capability of our teams at Harman to properly develop and distribute avionics products and services, and we look forward to seeing the innovation our expertise brings to this new domain."

The EN 9100:2018 / AS9100D certification is the international standard for Quality Management Systems for the aviation, space, and defense (ASD) industry, which is intended for use by organisations that design, develop, and provide ASD products and services. This assessment and certification showcases Harman's effective adoption of the Avionics Quality Management System standard requirements, and the management commitment and capability of Harman to design, develop, and deliver products and services in the avionics domain to customers.

Harman Digital Transformation Solutions also has been recently appraised at Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development V 2.0 at Maturity Level 5. CMMI 2.0 is the proven set of global best practices and capability maturity model for process improvement by international body CMMI Institute (ISACA).