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ISO and Quality Management

Quality management systems provide a basic structure to ensure your systems adhere to standards or technical specifications. These standards can be required by customers, your industry or may even be regulatory requirements. We offer you customized ISO training with on-site assessments and implementation services for many ISO standards.

  • AS9100 Management System for Aerospace: Conform to AS9100 to grow your business and become a supplier to large aerospace original equipment manufacturers. AS9100 ensures that your products fulfill Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration and NASA quality requirements. The MEP National Network can help reduce AS9100 implementation time.
  • ISO 9001 Audits: Gain an outside perspective on your current ISO 9001 Quality Management System or set up your internal audit system to ensure you are ready for the registration or supplier audit.
  • ISO 9001 Implementation: Test and measure against international quality standards to communicate to customers that your products will consistently meet their needs. MEP National Network experts can help reduce ISO 9001 implementation time.
  • ISO 9001 Training: Train multiple individuals within your organization on the ISO 9001 requirements to improve the effectiveness of your system and reduce implementation time.
  • ISO 13485 Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices: Ensure consistent design, development and production of your medical devices. By conforming to ISO 13485, your operation and products will fulfill Food and Drug Administration and the Medical Devices Directive quality requirements.
  • Quality Core Tools for Automotive Manufacturers: Manage your existing business and reach for new business opportunities. Implement the quality core tools required by IATF 16949 to guarantee your operation and products meet the quality requirements necessary for the automotive industry.

We had to change our way of thinking and that quality should be a company commitment and not a one person job.

— Christine Schmid, Site Operations Manager, MEMSCAP
Read the Success Story

Heroes of American  Manufacturing: Auburn Manufacturing, Inc.
Heroes of American Manufacturing: Auburn Manufacturing, Inc.
Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI), a client of the Maine MEP (the MEP Center in Maine and part of the MEP National Network), is the industry’s leading expert in the manufacture of high performance textiles for extreme temperature protection. For decades, AMI textile solutions have been applied around the world in the manufacture of metals, petroleum, chemicals, glass, paper and wherever flames and extreme heat can be a danger. Although they are a small U.S. manufacturer, they sell their products to over 30 countries worldwide.

 

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  • MEP Headquarters
    (301) 975-5020
    100 Bureau Drive, M/S 4800
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800
Created June 4, 2020, Updated December 1, 2022