CQI-32 · BAR STEEL SYSTEM QUESTIONNAIRE · SUPPLIER QUALITY

CQI-32 Bar Steel Audit Services

VyVy provides CQI-32 Audit Services for automotive manufacturers, Tier suppliers and organizations sourcing bar steel from mills and processing facilities. Our audits use the applicable AIAG CQI-32 Bar Steel System Questionnaire to assess whether the supplier's steelmaking, process-control, testing and traceability systems provide the level of control expected by the automotive supply chain. We conduct CQI-32 assessments directly at steel mills, bar steel suppliers and relevant processing facilities.

Senior automotive auditors

Metallurgical process competence

Supplier audits worldwide

OUR SERVICES

CQI-32 Bar Steel Audit Services

VyVy supports companies that need independent verification of a bar steel supplier rather than relying only on supplier declarations or qualification documents. The audit scope is prepared around the supplier's actual production route, steel grades, customer requirements and activities performed at the facility. The service can be used for:

Internal CQI-32 audits

Supplier CQI-32 audits

CQI-32 gap assessments

Vérification des actions correctives

PÉRIMÈTRE DE L’AUDIT

What Our CQI-32 Auditors Assess

The assessment follows the actual bar steel manufacturing route rather than applying a generic factory checklist.

DOMAINE

VÉRIFICATION

Steelmaking

Furnace route, raw materials, chemistry and process controls

Casting

Continuous or ingot casting controls and production monitoring

Maîtrise des procédés

Defined parameters, deviations and reaction systems

Traçabilité

Heat, batch and material identification through the process

Essais

Mechanical, metallurgical and nondestructive verification

Defect Control

Detection, disposition and prevention of material defects

CQI-32 specifically addresses defect detection, prevention and reaction together with process control and monitoring. Our auditors compare the supplier's questionnaire responses with the records, equipment and production evidence available at the facility.

STEELMAKING AND TESTING

CQI-32 Assessment of Steelmaking, Casting and Material Verification

The technical scope depends on what the supplier performs. CQI-32 includes requirements relevant to steel produced through electric arc furnaces, basic oxygen furnaces and energy-optimizing furnaces, together with continuous casting and ingot casting operations.

The assessment can also address downstream verification such as immersion ultrasonic testing and other material controls applicable to the supplied bar steel. This matters when the customer needs more than a certificate showing that final chemistry and mechanical properties passed. The audit verifies how the supplier controls the process that produced those results.

TRACEABILITY

Bar Steel Traceability and Material Control Audit

Traceability is a critical part of bar steel supplier control. Our auditors verify whether material identity remains reliable from steelmaking through casting, subsequent processing, testing and final release.

We also review how the supplier handles:

  • Material segregation

  • Nonconforming material

  • Test results

  • Process deviations

Where a defect or abnormal test result occurs, the supplier must be able to establish which material is affected and demonstrate how it was controlled.

QUALIFIED AUDITORS

Who Performs a VyVy CQI-32 Audit?

CQI-32 requires more than general quality-system auditing.

VyVy selects profiles according to the steelmaking route, supplier activities and automotive customer requirements.

Relevant profiles combine automotive supplier-audit competence with metallurgical or materials-process knowledge, including experience in areas such as:

  • IATF 16949 and automotive supplier quality

  • Audits de processus VDA 6.3

  • Steelmaking and metallurgical processes

  • Material testing and traceability

  • Supplier qualification and development

For technically demanding assignments, preference is given to engineers and auditors with direct steel, metallurgy or material-process experience.

Auditor CVs and relevant qualifications can be provided for client approval.

LIVRABLES

CQI-32 Bar Steel Audit Report

Every assignment includes a professional audit report covering:

01

CQI-32 assessment results

02

Constats étayés par des preuves objectives

03

Risk and priority classification

04

Suivi des actions correctives lorsque nécessaire

PRÉSENCE INTERNATIONALE

CQI-32 Audit Services Worldwide

VyVy supports bar steel and automotive supplier audits across Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Auditor selection is based on metallurgical competence, automotive experience, location and language requirements.

Audits can be conducted in English, French and Italian, with additional local-language support available depending on country and profile. Multi-site steel suppliers can be assessed using one agreed CQI-32 methodology and reporting structure.

🇫🇷 France

Paris · Lyon · Mulhouse · Lille

🇮🇹 Italie

Milan · Turin · Bologne

🇪🇸 Espagne

Barcelone · Valence · Madrid

🇩🇪 Allemagne

Stuttgart · Munich · Wolfsburg

🇨🇭 Suisse

Zurich · Genève · Bâle

🇵🇱 Pologne

Varsovie · Katowice · Wrocław

🇷🇴 Roumanie

Bucarest · Timișoara

🇳🇱 Pays-Bas

Amsterdam · Eindhoven

🇨🇿 République tchèque

Prague · Mladá Boleslav

🇸🇰 Slovaquie

Bratislava · Košice

🇦🇹 Autriche

Vienne · Graz · Linz

🇧🇪 Belgique

Bruxelles · Anvers

🇸🇪 Suède

Göteborg · Stockholm

🇫🇮 Finlande

Helsinki · Tampere

🇲🇦 Maroc

Tanger · Casablanca

🇩🇿 Algérie

Alger · Oran

🇹🇳 Tunisie

Sfax · Tunis

🇧🇷 Brésil

São Paulo · Curitiba

🇨🇦 Canada

Toronto · Windsor

🇺🇸 États-Unis

Détroit · Toledo

Pourquoi choisir VyVy Audit ?

VyVy a été fondée pour s'assurer que les audits mènent au progrès, et non à de la paperasse.

La philosophie de VyVy est simple : la qualité et la conformité doivent accroître la valeur, et non la dissimuler sous la complexité. Chaque audit que nous réalisons vise à protéger ce que l'entreprise fait déjà bien, à récupérer ce qui a été perdu et à créer une nouvelle valeur grâce à un meilleur contrôle et à une meilleure compréhension.

 

  • Fondé sur l'expertise senior
  • Indépendant
  • Pratique, pas bureaucratique
  • Adapté à chaque processus
  • Guidé par un seul principe : valorisez votre valeur

Request a CQI-32 Bar Steel Audit

 

Contact us. VyVy will review the requirement, select the appropriate auditor profile and provide the proposed audit scope and quotation.