Quintessence Photonics Corporation Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification:
Demonstrating Compatibility to International Standards for Quality and Continuous Improvement
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(SYLMAR, CA) Tuesday September 12, 2006 — QPC Lasers, Inc. (OTCBB:QPCI - News), parent of Quintessence Photonics Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers, announced today that it has successfully achieved the ISO 9001 certification.
Successful registration to ISO 9001:2000 demonstrates compatibility to an international set of standards for quality and continuous improvement. The certification results from an extensive multi-day audit in which it was determined that QPC’s management system conforms to the requirements of the audit ISO9001:2000 standard and that QPC has effectively implemented its management system per the standard.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s leading developer of International Standards for quality and continual improvement. ISO is a federation of the national standards bodies of 157 countries and acts as the global network that identifies International Standards required by business, government and society.
“Achieving the ISO 9001 certification is critical milestone in QPC’s growth phase. We are pleased to have formally met the ISO standard, and we remain committed to meeting our customers’ needs with quality products and continuous improvement” stated Jeffrey Ungar, Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of QPC.
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About Quintessence Photonics Corporation
Quintessence Photonics Corporation (www.qpclasers.com) is a world leader in the development and commercialization of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers for the industrial, defense, and medical markets. Founded in the year 2000, QPCI is vertically integrated from epitaxy through packaging and performs all critical fabrication processes at its state-of-the-art high-technology facility in the Los Angeles suburb of Sylmar, CA.
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