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[February 2009]
EoPlex Receives ISO 9001 Certification
EoPlex Technologies Inc (Redwood City, CA, USA), the company that produces ceramic, metallic and polymeric components by a new low cost print-forming technology, has announced that it has been awarded a Certificate of Registration for operating a quality management system that complies with ISO 9001 requirements.
"This is a significant milestone for EoPlex," stated Arthur Chait, President and CEO. "It marks the transition of the company from the development stage to the commercial production stage. With the ISO certification, we will be able to open our first factory this quarter. The first products produced will be cell phone antennas with improvements in bandwidth, smaller size and lower cost. Our pipeline also includes energy saving products, electronic packaging, fuel cell parts and sensors for automotive, medical and other applications."
The ISO 9001 registration certifies that the policies, practices and procedures of EoPlex Technologies and its manufacturing facility follow best practices for consistently designing and manufacturing quality products with the goal of total customer satisfaction. To become certified, EoPlex underwent a stringent evaluation process that ended with a multi-day, independent audit of its entire Quality Management System, including extensive document review and employee interviews to confirm compliance.
"Our preparation had to be as rigorous as the audit itself," said Dr Marvin Kilgo, Vice President of Operations and Engineering. "Since we are an early stage company, we had to work harder to make sure that our processes were at the same high level as our more established customers and vendors. We were able to achieve certification on the first try with no major flaws in our system and only a few minor flaws that our team fixed within days of the audit. A lot of the credit for this success goes to Michael Mackinder, who has been promoted to Manager of Quality Assurance for the entire company, and to JJ Strahle, who has been promoted to Director of Operations for EoPlex."
EoPlex produces components using innovative deposition techniques based on custom printing equipment and proprietary ‘inks’ that carry ceramic, metallic or polymer materials to millions of locations. This allows the manufacture of components with integrated chambers, channels, sensors, circuits, reactors, energy scavengers and other features. Many parts are created simultaneously in large panels and the only tooling required is low-cost printing masks. As a result, there is great flexibility to change designs quickly, allowing fast time to market and even modifications during full production runs.
The company is currently using this technology to develop products in markets that include: cell phone antennas, energy harvesters to replace batteries, micropumps, fuel cell parts, RF devices, thermal devices and fluidic components.
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