How can small and medium businesses empower global strategies with ISO certifications and compliance?
The business landscape is increasingly competitive due to globalization and easier access to information. Businesses of all sizes are considering expanding into global markets, consolidating their competitive advantages into a stronger value proposition, and delivering value to customers worldwide. While understanding customer preferences is easier than ever, building trust in today’s environment is challenging amidst rising concerns of deception, fraud, and scams.
One effective way to build trust and implement best practices in engineering is through ISO certifications and compliance with local and international trade regulations. These practices are crucial in reducing trade barriers and facilitating cross-border transactions by ensuring adherence to universal standards in product design, engineering, and manufacturing. For small and medium-sized manufacturers entering global markets for the first time, these certifications provide opportunities to validate their engineering and manufacturing processes against globally recognized benchmarks, thereby fostering trust with global customers who lack direct means to assess their operations.
Today, multiple standards exist across domains and industries, each specifying unique requirements and practices for compliant entities, such as ISO 3744, ISO 9614, EU Directive 2000/14/EC, IEC 61400-11, and ISO 8662 (Parts 2-6). Adherence to these standards and certifications offers numerous business benefits, including regulatory compliance, improved market access, enhanced product quality, and increased consumer trust. These advantages bolster the market position, mitigate legal risks, and potentially reduce costs in product development and testing.
Guiding designs and engineering processes toward compliance is essential for manufacturers seeking to optimize time, money, and resources in product development. Ensuring compliance involves gathering, measuring, and comparing product specifications throughout the development cycle.
For more insights, join our upcoming webinar where Frank Demesmaker will discuss ISO standards and certifications, along with strategies for product testing and proactive quality analysis to facilitate expansion into global markets while meeting local regulations. Additionally, Brett Birschback, Senior Engineering Manager at Briggs & Stratton, will share how they use Siemens Digital Industries Software’s testing solutions to validate products, ensure regulatory compliance, and support global market expansion.
Webinar Title: Unlocking global opportunities with ISO certifications for SMBs
Date: June 26th, 2024
Register for the webinar here: https://webinars.sw.siemens.com/en-US/small-medium-business-live-webinar-iso-cert-for-global-opportunities/
