Metallurgical High Vacuum Corp., Fennville, Mich., announces that it has been awarded certification for its quality management system in conformance with the International Quality System Standard ISO-9000-2008, with a scope for Design and Manufacture of High Vacuum Mechanical Pumps and Rebuild of Mechanical Pumps. This was granted by American Systems Registrar LLC. which is accredited by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board.
“ISO 9000 is the internationally recognized series of quality management system standards issued to date in 180 countries,” says Geoff Humberstone, MHV President. “Certification is especially important to our strategic business plans, since MHV has been a vital partner in the heat treating industry for 33+ years. This provides our customers with the confidence that our vacuum pump manufacturing and pump rebuilding services are at the highest level of quality.”
MHV has pioneered the use of filters in new and rebuilt pumps to mitigate the effects of acids on pump life. The company currently has over 37 Stokes 412 units with MHV filtration now exceeding one million hours of operating lifetime.
