Ekstrom Carlson Earns ISO Certification
The cutting tools manufacturer is now ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Posted: December 29, 2015
KOMET SERVICE® Partner Ekstrom Carlson (Rockford, IL), and KOMET of America (Schaumburg, IL) are pleased to announce that Ekstrom Carlson has attained ISO 9001:2008 certification. All KOMET SERVICE Partners are currently working to obtain ISO 9001:2008 certification and they are the sixth one to have completed the certification.
This certification, established by the International Organization for Standardization, ensures that customers receive goods of a consistently high quality, and that all regulatory requirements are met, regardless of the nature of the product or the industry. A certification with such broad applicability naturally carries with it a great degree of steps and requirements. As such, Ekstrom Carlson’s certification shows the commitment to quality and customer assurance that they share with KOMET.
“This is exciting for our Partner, but it is equally exciting and motivating for us all,” declares Tom Whennen, the manager of KOMET SERVICE North America. “All of our Partners are actively working towards ISO certification, and getting closer each day. This accomplishment shows the dedication we all have towards being ISO certified. ISO certification is an added stamp of quality and reliability, and it is what sets us apart in the solid carbide tooling market. Our joint dedication to quality and to customers is unequalled.”
“We are very excited to have earned our ISO 9001:2008 certification,” said Todd Kreissler, the president of Ekstrom Carlson. “We became a Partner with the knowledge that we would need to add to our capabilities and we will continue to strive to exceed customers’ expectations as part of our ongoing quality policy.” The company joined the KOMET SERVICE network in March 2013.
Ekstrom Carlson was founded in 1904 as a woodworking equipment manufacturer, but today it is a manufacturer of high-quality solid carbide and high-speed steel cutting tools that address the metalworking, woodworking, plastics and foam industries. Customers who need special solid carbide tools manufactured or who have solid carbide tools (regardless of brand) in need of refurbishment are encouraged to try Ekstrom Carlson. They are sure to be pleased with the quality, transparency, and fair pricing.
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