Lancaster, Pennsylvania – December 15, 2005 – Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) has received the ISO 9001:2000 international quality certification by Intertek Testing Services. ACT’s quality objective is to provide a superior standard of service to our customers through good professional practice and quality of our products and services. Quality and continuous improvement are basic ACT operating principles. Achievement of the ISO 9001:2000 certification emphasizes that commitment to our customers.
“Providing the level of customer service and product reliability we were striving for requires a strong quality plan.” says Mr. John Hartenstine, Quality Assurance Manager at ACT, “I believe our commitment to a strong quality system and continuous improvement will provide immediate benefits to our customers.”
The ISO 9001:2000 standard establishes a Quality Management System (QMS) that consistently provides products that meet customers’ requirements and enhances customer satisfaction through continuous improvement activities. The standard is structured into four major generic business processes: management responsibility, resource management, product realization, and measurement, analysis and improvement.
ACT is a developer and manufacturer of advanced heat pipes, pumped single and two-phase loops and thermal storage devices. ACT specializes in technology development and custom thermal product design and manufacturing. ACT’s technologies have been used in applications from spacecraft thermal control to catalytic reactor cooling to medical surgery temperature control. ACT currently serves customers worldwide in aerospace, military, electronics, medical equipment, energy systems, calibration equipment, and government R&D markets.
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. is a worldwide leader in testing, inspection and Quality Management Systems certifications and is accredited by the RvA (the Royal Dutch Council for Accreditation) and ANAB (the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board).