thailand automotive institute brochure

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KNOWLEDGE

EXPERTISEDEVELOPMENT


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OrganizationEstablishment

The Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI)was established based on the cabinet

resolution on July 7, 1998, and the Minis-

try of Industrys order No. 314/2541 Re.

The Establishment of the Thai Automotive

Industry dated September 1998, to be an

independent organization under the co-

operation between the government and

private sectors.

The organization administration will not berelated with the rules and regulations of

the government and the state enterprises;

the Industry Development Foundation isthe organization that supports the opera-

tion of the Institute.

The committee of the Institute, which is re-

sponsible for dening scope, policy, plan,

operational objective, and controlling the

administration, comprises of representa-

tives from the government and private sec-

tor, as well as, academics.


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Vision

MissionTo research and recommend guideline,

policy, strategic planning, and measures

to develop the automotive industry, as well

as, to solve the problems related to pro-

duction, technology, human resources and

marketing in this industry.

To support operations of various organiza-

tions in both private and government sec-

tors to facilitate the achievement in each

objective of the industry development;

namely, productivity improvement, design,

research and technology development,

product standard and testing, human re-

sources development, information data-

base, and others.

To liaise and cooperate with various orga-

nizations and both domestic and overseas

institutes for the automotive industry de-

velopment.

To provide services to enterprises in thearea of database, product testing and in-

spection, training, working skill develop-

ment and certifying

Other assigned tasks.

To be an organization of knowledge and

expertise for the development of the Thai

automotive industry.


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Roles and

Responsibilities

Policies and

Strategic Plans

To recommend strategic plans and mea-

sures for the development of the automo-

tive industry.

To support the operation of organizations

in both private and government sectors to

achieve the dened objectives.

To coordinate with related organizations

for mutual operational support.

To provide necessary services to manu-

facturers, such as, product testing and in-

spection, training, and consultancy.

The scope of responsibilities will include

research, productivity improvement, prod-

uct design, research and technology de-

velopment, standard and product testing,

human resources development, and data

base.

Strategy 1: Support to build up positive

business environment for the Thai au-

tomotive businesses.

To conduct policy research of the automo-

tive industry in depth and width. This is to

nd suggestions to support business op-

erations in both supply and demand. Use-

ful information is applied for policy setting,

plan formulation and industry warnings. In-formation is disseminated and exchanged

systematically under the information and

technology system.

Strategy 2: Improvement of efciency

and productivity of the Thai auto parts

industry.

To perform as a center for knowledge de-

velopment and auto parts production tech-nology transfer. Consultancy services are

provided by experts in several elds. This

is to prompt auto parts makers to have their

manufacturing and management systems

with higher productivity. Human resources

development is also included.

To support development of human re-

sources, particularly in the operations, in

the automotive industry. This is to enlarge

productivity and capacity of human re-

sources in operations to become instruc-tors or coaches. Industry demand on this

matter is satised with optimization of ex-

isting network and human resources ca-

pacity.


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Strategy 3: Establishment of the engi-

neering and testing knowledge base.

To provide services in product analysis,

testing, inspection and certication. To

have ISO/IEC 17025 certication for testinglaboratories. This is to allow the Automo-

tive Testing Center to be widely recognized

in the country and abroad. In addition, the

center aims to provide integrated support

and services for the development of auto

parts through the collaboration of automo-

tive industry development. Through the

collaboration, experts in the elds of prod-

uct analysis, testing, inspection and others

are ready to provide assistance. Other re-

lated agencies and units are linked for the

automotive industry development.

Strategy 4: Enhancement of Manage-

ment Efciency

To provide services with efciency. Thai-

land Automotive Institute conducts activi-

ties to support the internal units implemen-

tation and coordination with other related

units outside.

Testing Center

To ensure product compliance with both

Thai and international stipulated stan-

dards, the Institute provides product test-ing service to industrial enterprises, and

tests according to overseas standards,

such as JIS, ASTM, for automotive manu-

facturers. Modern tools and test methods

can be modied by experts to respond

to the needs of test demands from the

automotive industry, the government or-

ganizations, and other related industries.

Currently, the Institute provides the test

service for more than 120 items, in thefollowing categories.

1. Test group for Emission

2. Test group for Mechanics

3. Test group for Environment

4. Test group for Dimension and

Calibration

5. Test group for Chemical

Automotive Engineering

Provide indoor and outdoor product testing

by experienced experts in testing

and engineering who deeply realize theindustry demand. Includes product design-

ing services, technological research and

development such as

1. Stress analysis

2. Testing for fatigue

3. Testing for Vibration measurement

This is successful cases include:

1. Finite Element Analysis for stress

of auto part.

2. Finite Element Analysis for

vibration of auto part.

3. Consultancy services for auto part

development and testing models to

meet customer specication,

through the integration of TAIs

testing resources;

Services


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Tools

Signal recording and analytical tool for

strain gauge, and 24-channel sensors

made from strain gauge.

- Kyowa: EDX-2000A for laboratoryand eld tests.

- Kyowa: EDX-100 for eld tests of

small-sized vehicles or in limited

space.

Testing equipment

- Vibration generator in laboratory,

maximum frequency at 700 Hz.

- 16 kN, 30 Hz max frequency 30 Hzhydraulic actuator for durability

testing.

Consultancy Services

Provide consultancy services for produc-

tion technology

1. Automotive Manufacturing Automation

System Project (AMAS) is a project undercollaboration between Thailand Automo-

tive Institute (TAI) and German Interna-

tional Cooperation (GIZ) to improve the

efciency and productivity of the auto part

manufacturers and personnel in the entire

automotive industry. The aim is to ensure

international competitiveness among man-

ufacturers and self-development capability

for their personnel.

2. Project for Upgrading Automotive Op-

erators under Toyata Production System

(TPS). The project targets to improve ef-

ciency and productivity through teams of

experts with over-25 years of experience

in the TPS.

3. Overseas Training and Visit. This is to

enrich Thai auto part manufactures withknowledge, understanding and experience

through best practices in the Europe and

Asia.

Automotive Human Resources Develop-

ment

Training and Seminar Services

Human resources development in the au-tomotive industry becomes one of strate-

gies under the Master Plan for Automotive

Industry, aiming to enhance efciency and

productivity for the Thai auto part industry

with focused on their competitiveness in all

levels. Personnel in operating facilities are

primary focused. There are two models for

HR development activities;

1. Public and In-house Training

Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI)

prepares personnel to train workers

in auto part manufacturing facili

ties through public and In-house train

ing. Training curriculum include

those related to the quality system

(ISO/TS 16949), and those about work

basic, management and implementa

tion. Hosting seminars and plant visitsis also included.


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2. Training under collaborative

projects

Training under collaborative

projects is to improve automo

tive personnels capabilities, toupgrade auto part manufacturers

competitiveness in terms of

knowledge and capacities

towards standardized quality

system. This is achieved through

the design of training curriculum and

knowledge/skill evaluation system

to meet the automotive industry

demand. This is to ensure trainers

and trainees occupy sufcient

capabilities, skill and expertise and

are able to transfer the knowledge

to staff in their organizations and

other agencies, for efcient and

effective work execution in a

systematic way, the curriculum of

human resources development are

described below.

2.1 Mind management & Manufac

turing skill

2.2 Skill Certication Systems for

Automotive Industry

2.3 Toyota Production System

(TPS)2.4 ISO/Productivity and Problem

Solving and Root Cause Analysis

Techniques for Automotive Industry

2.5 Skill development through work

shops to increase understanding of

skill development.

Inspection Unit for Thai Industrial

Standards (TIS)

Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI) is as-

signed by Thai Industrial Standards Insti-

tute (TISI) to inspect compliance wit indus-

trial standards. The inspection is focused

on standards related to automotive and

auto part TAI operates this unit as a one-

stop service center for fast and convenient

services.


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Under this mission, TAI reviews requests

from TISI in assessing plant system, col-

lecting samples, testing them in ISO/IEC

17025-certied testing laboratories, and

preparing an assessment report which

includes assessment and testing results.The nal report is forwarded to TISI for

consideration on an issuance of a certi-

cate.

Aside from compliance inspection, TAI

provides inspection services accordingly

to standards, criteria and conditions speci-

ed by service users of customers. Such

services are also focused on standards re-

lated to automotive and auto part.

Certication for Rules of Origin for

Thailands Free Zone

Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI) is the

sole automotive agency assigned by the

Customs Department to certify raw materi-

als or auto part, for local-content calcula-

tion for the Thailand automotive industry in

Thailands Free Zone. Local contents mustbe sourced locally.

Advantages of free zone for the develop-

ment of Thai automotive industry Manda-

tory use of 40 per cent local content for en-

terprises in the Free Zone. The auto part

industry gains development and produc-

tion technology transfer from foreign com-

panies. Efciency enhancement for human

resources development in the automotiveindustry. Opportunities for new manufac-

turers and higher competitiveness.

Necessary document in applying

for rules of origin certication:

1. TAIs announcement No. 28/2011:

Adjustment of service fees for

rules or origin certication fees in

Thailand2. Procedure for Free Zone

application.

3. Application Letter for

certication.

4. Record of business operation.

5. Inspection report of raw

materials at the manufacturing

facility of rst-tier producers.6. Inspection report of raw materials

at manufacturing facilities of

second-tier producer and other

tiers.

7. Assembly form.

8. Attachment to raw material

inspection report at

manufacturing facilities, required

for procurement. Raw material

codes are required.9. Tooling pictures

Automotive Intelligence Unit

Develop the information system and

gather information relevant to the auto-

motive and auto part industries in Thai-

land and ASEAN, including academic

information, trade rules and regulations

and marketing data useful for the auto-motive industry. Such information is dis-

seminated through the website, to serve

public and private agencies, education

institutions and other interested persons.

Thailand automotive Institute (TAI) also

gathers information for study and analy-

sis and establishes linkage of information

relevant to the automotive and auto part

industry in Thailand and abroad. Aca-demic data technology, trade rules and

regulations, and marketing data useful are

included for the public sectors decision-

making and policy formulation for automo-

tive industry development. The automotive

industry can use the information as guid-

ance or alert warning or in competitive-

ness enhancement. All information is dis-

seminated through the website and can be

found at TAIs library.


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Thailand Automotive InstituteKluaynamthai Ofce : 4th Floor, Bureau of Industrial Sectors Development Building, Soi Trimitr, Kluaynamthai,

Rama IV Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110 | Tel. (+66) 0-2712-2414 Fax. (+66) 0-2712-2415Bang Poo Ofce : 655 soi 1, Bang Poo Industrial Estate, Moo 2, Sukhumvit Road, Km.34, Muang, Samutprakarn 10280 |

Tel. (+66) 0-2324-0710 Fax. (+66) 0-2323-9598

Website : www.thaiauto.or.th

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