JMAR Industries' Micro-Electronics Manufacturing Division Awarded ISO
9001 Certification for Quality
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 20) BUSINESS WIRE -Jan. 20, 1998--JMAR Industries Inc.
(NASDAQ/NM:JMAR) Tuesday announced that its Pacific Precision
Laboratories (PPL) micro-electronics design and manufacturing division
in Chatsworth, Calif., has been awarded ISO 9001 Quality System
Standards certification following a rigorous assessment of its
manufacturing systems and procedures by TUV Product Service GmbH, an
internationally recognized, independent third-party ISO Registrar with
headquarters in Munich, Germany.
PPL designs, manufactures and markets process-control, positioning,
measurement and laser-processing systems for the micro-electronics and
medical-equipment industries.
ISO 9001 is one of five internationally accepted ISO 9000 standards
established by the Geneva, Switzerland-based International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) for grading the ability of a company to
manage quality in its production of goods or its provision of services.
The certification process focuses on the level of consistency of a
company's manufacturing processes, where applicable, and how well that
company meets customer requirements. ISO 9001, the most comprehensive
certification of the five standards, encompasses product design,
production, installation and service.
Importantly, since ISO standards certify PPL's quality-management
system, not a specific product, they cover any type of product produced
by the company, whether hardware, software or processed materials.
Although compliance with ISO standards is voluntary at this time, an
increasing number of major international companies are using the
standards as a way to determine the suitability of suppliers.
John S. Martinez, JMAR's chairman and chief executive officer,
commented: "Because more and more companies around the world are using
ISO certification as a gauge by which to measure prospective suppliers,
achieving it was a major step forward in our effort to establish JMAR
as a world-class manufacturer capable of competing effectively for
business anywhere in the world.
"We believe our ISO 9001 certification will substantially improve our
ability to penetrate many international markets, such as Japan and
Australia, that previously were beyond our reach," Martinez continued.
"We also believe it will be particularly helpful in Europe, where most
of our potential customers already require ISO certification from their
suppliers.
"We understand that legislation is currently pending in China, Japan
and South Korea to require adherence to these standards for all
international imports. Once the current turmoil in Asian markets
subsides, we expect passage of that legislation, which should further
expand opportunities in those potentially lucrative markets for JMAR,"
he added.
"There are several other key benefits that will accrue to JMAR from
having undergone the intensive scrutiny and analysis that accompanies
the ISO certification process," noted PPL President Leo Yoffe.
"One of the most important of these is the gain in efficiency that
results from having worked to optimize virtually every aspect of the
operation. This can directly benefit our bottom line by reducing scrap,
rework, rebuilds, product returns and warranty work, as well as by
cutting manufacturing time, speeding manufacturing throughput and
improving customer satisfaction."
JMAR Industries develops, manufactures and markets precision
measurement, process-control and manufacturing systems and laser
products for the micro-electronics and medical industries and is a
leading developer of advanced lithography sources for production of
higher-performance semiconductors.
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CONTACT: JMAR Industries Inc.
Dennis E. Valentine, 619/535-1706
jmar.com
or
Silverman Heller Associates
Eugene Heller/Glenn Schoenfeld, 310/208-2550
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