With 98% we have the widest coverage of steering parts in the european IAM but the market continues to evolve and we stay on the ball. So far, we've added more than 340 new references to our steering parts range this year, including many references for current and new vehicle models. This includes many references which, on the IAM, are predominantly only available as OES.
As our product department continues to expand our range of steering parts, the programme now includes more than 7,700 references. Offering complete coverage of the market also means delivering rare and recently launched parts for the aftermarket. Here are a few examples of references that as of September 2018 are only offered by a few suppliers:
Amongst others suitable for the Audi A4, from May 2015:
Amongst others suitable for the Hyundai Elantra, from October 2015:
In our steering parts programme you will even find articles for models with only few registered vehicles, this includes small- as well as luxury cars:
Already last year we included the first steering parts for the BMW i8 into our programme, now steering parts for the smaller i3 are also developed and will soon be part of the programme.
As of September 2018, you can order the following steering parts for the BMW i8 in our TriWeb ordering system as well as in TecDoc / TecCom: 8500 11586, 8500 11598, 8500 11599, 8500 11849, 8500 11643, 8500 11644
DID YOU KNOW: Triscan develops and produces steering parts on its own initiative.
How we use our sample stock for quality assurance of steering parts as well as other product groups
In recent newsletters, we've reported quite extensively on our in-house test center. The test center is however a small part of the measures we take to ensure a high and reliable quality. Another important measure in our quality assurance process is our sample stock. This is where we store copies of our own and OEM parts for comparative tests amongst other things. "The sample warehouse helps us to ensure a consistent quality by allowing us to compare samples with e.g. parts from new suppliers or to use in spot checks", says Troels Madsen, our product manager responsible for steering parts.
"In order to allow for detailed and thorough comparisons, we use technical drawings of the parts, amongst other tools. During the development phase, we often use 3D scanners for "reverse engineering" in cooperation with our suppliers. The 3D scanner also allows us to compare Triscan parts with the corresponding OEM / OES parts. There are severeal ways of doing 3D scanning each based on different technologies. The scanner used in our case is based on optical scanning. The scanner has two camaras and projector. While different patterns are projected to the surface of the object the camaras are simultanously recording images from their respective positions. By analysing the geometrical deformation of each line in the different patterns an exact retrieval of the details of any object's surface is possible. These measures allow us to assure our customers that our product matches the corresponding OEM product exactly", concludes Troels Madsen.
References: 7,728
Coverage: 98.36%