Highlights

• VACUUMSCHMELZE secured EN910 certification for its Horna Streda, Slovakia facility, expanding its aerospace and space-grade manufacturing footprint beyond Hanau, Germany.
• The EN910 certification validates VAC's quality management system for the demanding aviation, space, and defense industry, enabling access to aerospace procurement pathways and prime contractor credibility.
• Plans to extend certification to permanent magnets built by VAI, building an audit-ready aerospace capability outside China’s magnet ecosystem as it moves towards a launch in an American facility.

Germany-based magnetic materials and permanent magnet producer VACUUMSCHMELZE (VAC) announced it has successfully achieved EN 9100:2018 certification for its Horna Streda, Slovakia operations, expanding its certified aviation and space manufacturing footprint beyond its longstanding certified base in Hanau, Germany. The certification, conducted by DEKRA Certification GmbH, (opens in a new tab) validates that VAC’s quality management system meets the demanding requirements expected across aerospace and space supply chains.

EN 9100:2018 (equivalent to AS9100D) is the premier international quality management system (QMS) standard for the aviation, space, and defense (ASD) industry. Based on ISO 9001:2015, it adds critical requirements for safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance, ensuring rigorous control over design, production, and supply chain processes. 

VAC reports that the Hanau scope includes development, application support, product design, production, and sales of special magnetic materials spanning crystalline and permanent magnet value chains. The newly certified Horna Streda site currently covers the crystalline value chain, with plans to extend certification to the permanent magnet value chain by 2028.

For Rare Earth Exchanges™ subscribers, the signal is clear: EN 9100 is more than a plaque—it is a gate pass. It helps a magnet manufacturer qualify for aerospace and defense procurement pathways, tighten traceability and process control, and win credibility with prime contractors.

As VAC moves toward launching a major facility in America, this certification strengthens its narrative: building not just capacity—but aerospace-grade, audit-ready capability outside China’s magnet ecosystem.