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Success Stories

Commitment to World-class Service Leads to Successful Recertification

Reported Year
2025
Recognizing the critical role its medical products play in patient care, Beekley Medical prioritizes rigorous standards and proactive process improvements across the organization, fostering both growth and exceptional service. Beekley has retained its ISO 13485 certification since 2003. To evaluate compliance with its Quality Management System in

Specialty Cable Manufacturer's Dedication to Quality Secures AS9100 Recertification

Reported Year
2025
As part of the company's commitment to its customers and the continuous improvement of its Quality Management System (QMS), SCC needed to conduct its annual Internal Quality Audit (IQA) in preparation for its AS9100D certification audit Maintaining AS9100D certification helps organizations improve quality, streamline processes, and build

Cybersecurity Compliance Key to Business Sustainability

Reported Year
2024
Corru-Seals, as a supplier to the defense industry, is required to comply to NIST SP 800-171. DFARS 252.204-7012 compliance with NIST SP 800-171 requires contractors to provide “adequate security” for all covered CDI on all contractor systems used to support the performance of the contract. With over 20% of company revenue from defense products
Created March 18, 2019, Updated February 19, 2025
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