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Percept Technology Labs Receives Accreditation
Percept Technology Labs Receives Accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
Percept completes the A2LA accreditation process successfully and is accredited for technical competence in the field of electrical testing
Boulder, CO, – August 29, 2005 – Percept Technology Labs (www.percept.com), an established, independent testing and consulting company, today announced that it has been approved for accreditation by the A2LA, a leading, independent laboratory accreditation society, which bases its accreditation on internationally accepted criteria for competence of testing and calibration laboratories – ISO 17025. The equivalent of ISO 9000 for these types of laboratories, ISO 17025 is a stringent standard that insures precision, accuracy and repeatability of results. While Certification to ISO 9000 alone does not demonstrate the competence of a lab to produce technically valid data and results, certification to ISO 17025 does.
According to Al Backlund, operations manager, “Quality is a core value at Percept, and we’re pleased to have passed the rigorous on-site assessment of our laboratory and the evaluation of our testing and quality processes to receive the A2LA accreditation to ISO 17025 standards. Our clients depend on our proven testing methodologies and practices, and this accreditation further strengthens our offering of unbiased, accurate testing and repeatable results.”
The A2LA Examination Process evaluated the following areas for quality in Percept’s lab procedures and operations:
- Document control
- Contract review
- Purchasing
- Client communications
- Control of non-conforming work
- Corrective actions
- Preventive actions
- Control of quality records
- Internal quality audits
- Management review
- Training
- Estimation of uncertainty
- Calibration of Equipment
- Data Sampling
- Handling of test items
Mr. Backlund concludes, “We look forward to serving our clients with a continued commitment to testing excellence and customer care. The A2LA process will enable us to regularly evaluate and improve processes and communications to deliver top-notch product test, compliance and competitive analysis testing to technology companies that we’ve built our business on.” For more information about Percept’s comprehensive product testing and consulting services, visit www.percept.com.
About Percept Technology Labs
Percept Technology Labs is an established, independent product test and consulting company with a proven track record of helping customers test and improve their products since 1996. Specializing in technology products, Percept does more than simply test products in its 6,000 square foot state-of-the-art lab. With years of specialized technology testing experience and absolute commitment to customer care, the Percept team manages the entire testing process from start to finish. Percept provides everything clients need to launch and deliver their products around the world – on time and within budget. Customers include leading information technology (IT), data storage, telecommunications, scientific instrumentation and voting machine firms. To learn about Percept’s full line of Product Testing, Regulatory Compliance, Competitive Analysis & Testing and Consulting services, visit www.percept.com or call 303-444-7480.
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