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December 3, 2024 | American Standard CircuitsEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Anaya Vardya, President and CEO of American Standard Circuits/ASC Sunstone recently announced that the company’s West Chicago division has passed their AS9100 recertification audit. AS9100 is the quality management system standard for the aviation, space, and defense industries that sets requirements for design, development, production, installation, and service of products such as PCBs.
“Our quality and process controls have never been more robust. We have spent the past few years preparing our West Chicago facility to take on the most complex PCB technology jobs for sectors such as military and aerospace. We wanted to service these very high-end customers with the unbeatable quality and upgrades and changes we have made are a testament to that goal. We are our proud of our team and their ability to raise our company’s game to the level they have in the past two years,” said Mr. Vardya when making the announcement.
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