Columbia Gear Co. was awarded ISO/TS 16949?2002 certification. The standard was created to meet the quality requirement for automotive suppliers and is based on ISO 9001: 2000, AVSQ (Italian), EAQF (French), and AS 9000 (U.S.) and VDA6.1 (German) automotive requirements. Headquartered in Avon, MN, Columbia Gear provides OEMs with integrated solutions in custom gearing.