"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."

The ISO 9001:2000 standard is used for certification/registration and contractual purposes by organizations seeking recognition of their quality management system. It provides a model of specific requirements for any organization that aims to enhance customer satisfaction and demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable regulatory requirements.

Originally founded in 1988, Able Electronics Corporation is a privately held electronic manufacturing services (EMS) company serving OEMs in the telecommunications, test and measurement, medical instruments, computer peripherals, industrial controls and genetic research industries. In less than two years, the company has more than doubled production capacity. Able now occupies a new 135,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art, corporate-owned facility in Hayward, CA, in Silicon Valley, midway between San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco. The company also operates manufacturing sites in Mexico and China. With an ongoing commitment to customer service, Able provides a complete range of EMS solutions from engineering development and prototyping to systems integration and test. Able offers medium-to-high volume, full turnkey manufacturing, test and logistical services. For more information, visit Able Electronics' Web site at http://www.ableco.com.