MENTOR, OH – March 2015 – Libra Industries, a privately held electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is pleased to announce that it has passed the recertification audits for its ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 13485:2012 certifications. With the recertification, Libra Industries is equipped to serve the aviation, space and defense as well as medical device industries with a proven quality management system.
Mike Lynch, Libra Industries™ Quality Manager, commented, “This renewal maintains Libra Industries™ continuous approval of ISO certification since it was first achieved in March 1993. Libra Industries was one of the earliest ISO approved electronic contract manufacturers in the region.”p>
The ISO 9001:2008 standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Libra Industries demonstrated its continued effort to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
The ISO 13485 standard supplements the ISO 9001 standard and is specific to medical device quality systems. ISO 13485:2012 was published in January 2012 and supersedes ISO 13485:2003. The new version of the standard was developed to harmonize with the EU Medical Device Directives 90/385/EEC, 93/42/EEC and 98/79/EC. It provides assurance to medical device end-users outside of the United States and assurance of compliance to the European legislation.
Libra Industries continues to provide customized manufacturing solutions to help make its customers more competitive and improve their profitability. For more information, visit www.libraind.com.
