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Governance system set up to advance
RAYS vision of motor sports culture |
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As a globally active enterprise, RAYS has acquired ISO9001 certification of its quality management system, and has obtained TUV marks for products for the European market.
Meanwhile, to responsibly carry out planned sales, the company has implemented a supervisory system. To ensure compliance, RAYS Engineering, which is in charge of the development and production of forged wheels, and RAYS C.W.P., which looks after the development and production of cast wheel production, undertake independent supervision of each other.
As a global corporate citizen, RAYS is keen to minimize the ecological impact of it operations. The company constantly strives to minimize the carbon emissions of its manufacturing processes. To reduce packaging, RAYS has introduced a returnable crate system. Meanwhile, by promoting RAYS Ecoproject, the company has been strongly advocating lighter wheels as a means of improving vehicle fuel performance.
As a company, while RAYS constantly strives to supply better products, equal or greater precedence is given to corporate social responsibility and willing compliance. In addition, it goes without saying that RAYS is determined to repay the trust of shareholders, trading partners, employees, customers, and other stakeholders by making properly ethical decisions. By discharging these various duties, RAYS hopes to contribute to the advance of motor sports culture. These are the basic principles that propel and guide RAYS corporate governance. |
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| RAYS New wheel intensity standard, JWL+R |
JWL+R is a new alloy wheel intensity standard that RAYS has created internally which applies to all alloy wheels that will be fitted to automobiles.
Compared with the JWL standard, which is currently Japan’s intensity standard for aluminum wheels, JWL+R standard imposes alloy wheels endurance and weariness trials which are two times more severe than the JWL standard, and imposes shock trials with heavier weights. In addition, RAYS drops a weight of one ton in a 90 degree angle against a wheel fitted with a tire, and then subject the wheel and tire combination to a drum endurance test which it must pass more than 80,000 times in its transformed state. We include original trials to help simulate potential hazardous road conditions and test our wheels for endurance and stability if these situations occur.
Increasingly powerful braking systems which are housed by larger wheels and lower profile tires provide many benefits to cars, however, there are negative factors such as the increase of unsprung weight and the increase of stress to the inner rims. In order to avoid the increase in weight of alloy wheels, and to ensure security and peace of mind in everyday driving, RAYS introduced JWL+R. The items included in our performance trials are not limited only to the intensity standards, but also to synthetic quality standards such as rigidity analysis at the design stage and coating endurance. JWL+R aims to overcome all of the challenges to produce light alloy wheel. |
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| RAYS quality assurance |
| Demonstrating commitment to internationally recognized quality management system standards, RAYS has acquired ISO9001 certification. The stated aim of ISO9001 is to both assure quality and to improve customer satisfaction, an attitude with which RAYS wholeheartedly agrees. Similarly, German TUV certification, which demonstrates compliance with safety standards assured by disinterested third-party inspection, is sought for RAYS products. Active compliance demonstrates the superior quality of RAYS wheels. |
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| Dealing with environmental problems |
How can RAYS contribute to society? One way is through the things it makes, but it can also make a difference through its corporate conduct. Concerned with environmental issues, RAYS developed ECO DRIVE GEAR, a superlight wheel product. Third-party testing has demonstrated that these wheels can definitely cut fuel consumption. Success came from applying the company’s accumulated expertise with lightweight wheels to the problem of fuel efficiency.
RAYS has also been re-examining many aspects of its business operations. For example, production lines that use harmful chrome are being phased out, and the company has been developing alternative technologies to produce polished effects similar to the beauty of chrome. Meanwhile, consumption of packaging and other secondary materials has been reduced.
As a leading maker of aluminum wheels, when it comes to social responsibilities, RAYS takes an active role. Involved in racing, RAYS is committed to responsibly promoting motor sports culture. |
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