Welcome to our new ISOmatrix Newsletter.  We have set this up as a way to keep our industry contacts informed on a few of the most relevant business drivers in our Quality Systems industry, address some FAQ's, and to create a vehicle to announce some of our new client certifications.  Our success is based on the satisfaction of our clients and on their referrals to friends, vendors, and customers.  With that in mind, we are sending these newsletters out only to our internal contacts and customers.  Opt out if you don't want to see it again.  Or, forward this email to anyone who you feel we can support.

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A few of our recent Client ISO Certifications  --  Congratulations!!

• Century Electronics: AS9100 Rev B- ISOmatrix wants to congratulate Mary Perillo and her team at Century Electronics (www.centuryele.com) on Century's very recent completion of AS9100 registration by registrar, BSI.  Century produces power supply and power converter products for the aerospace, defense, space and industrial markets.  A special thanks for choosing ISOmatrix Inc to develop and support its AS9100 Quality Systems development and implementation. 
• Cortina Systems: ISO 9001:2000 - Cortina (www.cortina-systems.com) is a leading Silicon Valley supplier of high speed intelligent communications solutions.  With the help of ISOmatrix, Cortina successfully completed a complex, multi-site, international ISO 9001 systems implementation in less than 1 year.  We are proud to be a part of it.
• Disco Hi-Tec America:  ISO 14001:2004 - Congratulations to Disco (www.discousa.com) for a solid ISO 14001:2004 implementation to certification by NQA Registrars. 
• DLC Machine: AS9100 Rev B - With ISOmatrix's "Full Implementation" support, DLC achieved AS9100 Certification by BSI in only 3 months.  DLC supplies machined parts to the Commercial aircraft, Military, and space programs and was driven towards AS9100 certification by customers.
• Aero Mechanism Precision Inc.:  AS9100 Rev B - AMP is a Southern California machine shop specializing in aerospace and military parts.  AMP also chose ISOmatrix's "Full Implementation" package and went from start to AS9100 certification by NQA in only 3 months
• AMTool and Engineering:  AS9100 Rev B - AM Tool is a machine shop in Paramount, CA that also went through from start to finish on an AS9100 development and implementation.  NQA was able to audit and certify their organization after just 4 months.
• Kojima America: ISO 14001:2004 - Kojima manufactures precision components for plasma TVs. Through a partnership with DCM Creations, ISOmatrix developed a unique Environmental Management System for their 100,000+ square foot Otay Mesa facility now certified by BSI. 

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ISO Systems Development and "FULL Implementation"

In recent months a majority of our work has surrounded a few key ISO standards.  Most notably, ISO 9001, AS9100, and ISO 14001.  Since we focus most of our effort in California, this is not surprising.  We have a strong California aerospace industry and directives from the Aerospace Primes for their suppliers to comply with AS9100 certainly drives the urgency.  We have also seen more of our clients opt for our "Full Implementation" package which goes beyond the development of just the required Quality Management System documentation and extends to the physical implementation and deployment of the system throughout the organization.  For our clients, the decision to request this deeper involvement from ISOmatrix is purely financial.  If they can keep their internal resources producing money-making parts while a top-notch, experienced specialist implements their system, they get the best of both worlds.

Learn more about "Full Implementation"

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Does Outsourcing Quality functions like Internal Auditing really cost less?

Internal Audits and your other ongoing QMS activities take resources.  If the internal personnel resources used for auditing come from production or management, then the money-making products normally produced by those employees are not made.  The opportunity cost of that un-made product is lost revenue during the time those employees are re-directed towards quality systems functions.  Outsourcing Internal Audits to ISOmatrix can result in significant financial and quality improvements.  

There is a great article in Quality Digest on this very topic.  Go to our home page (www.isomatrix.com)and scroll down to Industry News/Articles.  

To get some financial data specific to your company, contact us to ask about a customized outsourcing comparison calculation.  The calculation result may surprise you. 

Ask us for a FREE OUTSOURCING COMPARISON CALCULATION

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We hope you like the first edition Newsletter.  Please feel free to contact us with your suggestions.

All the best!

Bill Barber - President, ISOmatrix Inc