California-based access control card manufacturer HID Corporation has achieved ISO 9001:2000 re-certification for quality management and its system certification that encompasses manufacturing.
HID first received ISO9000 certification on June 1, 1999, ISO 9001:2000 certification on June 1, 2002 and has been continuously certified while they maintain focus on continuous process improvements for the company’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz, Prox 125 kHz, and Wiegand card and reader technology design, manufacture and distribution processes.
The US firm reports that to attain ISO9001 certification, all certified companies must be in conformance to the ISO9001:2000 standard that requires companies to do what is needed to fulfill the customer’s quality requirements, enhance customer satisfaction, manage the processes or activities and to achieve continual improvement of their performance in pursuit of these objectives.
What they say
"We are extremely proud of the HID employees worldwide who have worked diligently to upgrade and improve our existing lean manufacturing processes and those in engineering and R&D to achieve and be compliant with the ISO9001:2000 standard," said Steve Wagner, HID chief operating officer.
"Our management system is at the core of our business operations identifying one of HID?s goal to provide unparalleled quality services and products to our customers.
"Passing the re-certification without any major non-conformities is a testament to our high quality of processes and products," said Denis Hébert, HID’s president. "Our unrelenting focus on quality and continuous improvement is paying off and will remain a differentiating factor for HID as we grow and increase our product and service offering."
