OPTODYNE ANNOUNCES ISO/IEC 17025 ACCREDITATION
Laboratory Procedures
and Quality System Conformance. COMPTON, CA—JUNE 3,
2001—Optodyne Inc., the leader in laser measurement, calibration and compensation systems, today has announced that
it has received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation,
formerly known as ISO 25. Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 requires a quality system similar to ISO 9000, plus
adequate equipment to perform testing and
calibration tasks, as well as personnel competent to perform the
testing and calibration. The
difference between ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9000 is that ISO/IEC 17025 recognizes laboratory and personnel competence, as
well as conformance to a quality system.
“We are one of a very few companies in the U.S. that have
received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation,
distinguishing our equipment and personnel as having met the highest international standards available,” said Charles Wang,
Ph.D. “Manufacturers and testing
services are assured that our products have been made, tested and
calibrated with accredited equipment and
personnel.” Driving the need for an
international testing and calibration laboratory accreditation are automotive industry requirements that
sub-tier manufacturers test their products
with accredited laboratories and adoption of the Fastener Quality Act.
ISO/IEC 17025 requires that its
assessors are peers in the specific laboratory technology they will
be evaluating. ISO/IEC 17025
assessors must have relevant technical knowledge, including a technical degree, practical experience and/or
quality-system training. Also, ISO/IEC 17025 assessors can only make evaluations of their
specific area of expertise. For
example, a calibration assessor can only assess a calibration facility.
Optodyne, a California corporation,
develops, manufactures and markets laser-based precision measurement equipment for machine tool
calibration, metrology, OEM, Click here to
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