Introduction To IMDS - International Material Data System. 

Introduction to IMDS - International Material Data System.
There are various material identification systems, but none addresses the disposal and / or hazardous aspect of materials. MSDS also only indicate material hazardousness but no control on usage.
IMDS vide MDS; vehicle (automobile) manufacturer discloses all the material or substances used in the vehicle manufacturing. It also monitors, control and restricts the usage of dangerous materials and substances.
MDS is a tree structure giving all the materials used from the finish vehicle level to the bottom of supply chain i.e. lowest tier level mentioning all the material and substances.
This is a very beautiful but vast system. Now-a-days, almost all OEM, vehicles manufacturers demand or makes it a mandatory requirement. From this video, one can get an introduction or glimpse of this system.

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