AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol company, announced the registration of its production facility in Tianjin under the ISO 9001-2000 quality standard.
After almost one year of preparations, including internal and external audits that took place on September 23, 2003, the certificate was issued for all operations related to the manufacture of silver-based electrical contact materials and contact components for electrical switching devices.
The two-day final audit was conducted by Shanghai and Beijing representatives of the British Standards Institution (BSI) the official certification agency for AMI DODUCO Tianjin (ADT). The auditors complimented the ADT's ISO team for its dedicated work in a period of rapid growth and for overcoming the challenges usually associated with vertically integrated manufacturing operations. They attributed the team's success to the performance of ADT's employees and the strong support of ADT and AMI DODUCO management.
AMI DODUCO Tianjin produces silver-based contact materials, contact tips, contact rivets and contact assemblies for low-voltage switching devices used in domestic and industrial circuit breakers, industrial controls, wiring devices and appliances, and for the growing Chinese market for automotive relays and switches. Headquartered in Export, Pennsylvania, AMI DODUCO is a global leader in electrical contact technology and fabrication. The company supplies contacts and assemblies, contact materials, thermostatic and laminated metal products, electroplating and surface treatment services, and precious metal refining and recycling to more than 3,000 customers.