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Quality management policy
Management policy

SM Steel will continue seeking challenges and innovations based on trustworthy and responsible management, constantly strengthening its capacity in STAINLESS STEEL. SM Steel will contribute to the development of related industries in Korea and overseas by producing and supplying STAINLESS STEEL products with the WORLD BEST quality and price competitiveness, establishing itself as a world-class STAINLESS STEEL company that leads the global STAINLESS STEEL industry.

Global STS company

Contribution to the development of related industries in Korea and overseas STS products with the best quality and price competitiveness
  • 신뢰와 책임 경영

    Trustworthy and Responsible Management

  • STS 제조의 핵심역량 강화

    Strengthening our core capacity in manufacturing STS

  • 지속적인 도전과 혁신

    Constant Challenges and Endless Innovations

Quality management policy

SM Steel builds, executes, and sustains its quality management system that fulfills the global standards and customer requirements to achieve customer satisfaction through top quality.

Customer satisfaction through
globally No.1 quality

Quality management system that
fulfills the global standards and customer requirements

  • 고객 관점 접근 아이콘 Customer-Oriented Approach Provision of optimal products and services by taking a customer-oriented approach

    Customer satisfaction with technical quality based on customer requirements

    Customer satisfaction with product quality by achieving 0 % defect rate

    Customer satisfaction with service quality by achieving 100 % on-time delivery rate

  • 책임 품질 구현 아이콘 Implementation of Responsible Quality Management Realization of responsible quality by strengthening core capabilities

    Company-wide quality management system with the active involvement of all employees

    Establishment of a fundamental quality management system by standardizing all processes

    Improvement of quality management maturity at Manufacturingsites by managing the process capability index

  • 지속적 품질 개선 아이콘 Continuous Quality Improvement Continuous quality improvement through diverse improvement activities

    Product quality improvement activities based on the market demand and evaluation

    Process quality improvement activities based on process capability index data

    Technological quality improvement activities through technical support and R&D cooperation

Grading Standards Determined by weight (ratio to overall weight)
Type Grade Mixed with defects
Distribution End-User
Prime Product A Below 5% Accommodate customer’s requirements Adjustments if required by customers
Secondary Product B 5 % – below 10 %
C 10 % – below 15 %
D Sorted products

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Grading Standards (Dimensions)
Product Type Measurement Criteria for non-graded products → Grading Standards Remarks
A B C D
Cold-rolled Diagonal tolerance A-B 2 mm or below 8 mm or below 15 mm or below Grade C
Compound defect
Sorted product
(Top & end
excluding non-standards
For C grade and above
Sort to by-product or re-process as primary
Length tolerance A-B 1/1000 2/1000 3/1000
Hot-rolled Diagonal tolerance A-B 3.0~5.0 mmT 3mm or below 8mm or below 15mm or below
6.0~13.0 mmT 5mm or below 10mm or below 20mm or below
Length tolerance A-B 3.0~5.0 mmT 1/1000 2/1000 3/1000
6.0~13.0 mmT 2/1000 3/1000 4/1000

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Grading Standards (surface)
Subject Description Measurement Measurement Grading Standards Remarks
A B C D
Cold-rolled Linear defect Scratch Friction crack Size ≤10mm, Max.
3 cracks per 1M
≤10mm, Max.
3 cracks per 1M
≤10mm, Max.
3 cracks per 1M
Grade C type
Compound defect
Sorted product
(Top & end
excluding non-standards)
Sort to by-product or re-process as primary
Scratch crack Length ≤10mm, Max.
3 cracks per 1M
≤10mm, Max.
3 cracks per 1M
≤10mm, Max.
3 cracks per 1M

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Quality Inspection Equipment
Subject Name of equipment Features
Measurement (thickness) Digital micrometer For measuring sheet thickness
Measurement (wave) Taper gauge For measuring sheet wave

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