Able Electronics, Corp., a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, today announced that it has gained compliance to the new quality management certification ISO 9001:2000 standards for both its Silicon Valley and Mexico manufacturing facilities.

"Our ISO 9001:2000 certification for both facilities further emphasizes Able's commitment to manufacturing quality," said Peter Dennis, Able Electronics' president & COO. "This standard helps us continually improve our performance by focusing on the major processes within our organization and allows us more opportunity to increase the value of what we offer our customers. It emphasizes our desire to monitor customer satisfaction and assures consistency in quality management by promoting the use of those principles. This certification is one more way in which Able Electronics continues to improve its customer satisfaction, profitability and market leadership."

"Achieving our ISO 9001:2000 certification shows that we're serious about customer satisfaction and ongoing improvement," said Bill Quan, Able Electronics' quality manager. "Both facilities, Hayward and Mexico, have done a tremendous job in streamlining internal processes to continually improve quality. I think it is important to recognize every employee's contribution to implementing this quality management system and its four model components including management responsibility, resource management, product realization and measurement, and analysis and improvement. This certification puts us right on track for meeting quality objectives set for the coming year."