Press Release
National Power Corporation Awarded ISO 9001 Certification
January 2000: National Power Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has recently achieved ISO 9001 Certification. National Power Corporation is a leading assembler of OEM battery packs, providing portable energy systems solutions for many of today’s brand-name consumer electronics companies throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.
"We are confident that our certification effort was worth our time and resources", said company President Ira Alport. "The addition of the ISO 9001 system strengthens our commitment to our customers to design and build quality batteries and deliver on time". Ralph Kuprewicz, National Power’s Vice President of Engineering agrees, "It was necessary to achieve the 9001 level which includes design as a key element since quality must be designed into the battery before it hits the production floor".
ISO 9001 compliance is also an acknowledgment of National Power’s commitment to continuous quality improvement. "One of the most important requirements of the ISO standard is continual improvement", said Joel Alport, Vice President of Manufacturing. "This standard ensures that we must continuously improve our quality system, this is a dynamic program".
National Power’s sales team concedes that its customers are the true beneficiaries of the quality program. "Our customers demand a battery pack that meets their requirements for run-time, cycle life and safety", said National Power's Sales Manager. "Certification to the ISO 9001 standard along with our strategic alliances with quality suppliers assures our customers that National Power can satisfy their requirements". Tom Vrablik, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, expanded on his comments, "Our batteries must support our customers’ product performance claims. Since most of these claims center on the performance of the portable energy source it is imperative that our customers receive only the highest quality batteries. This is why it is essential that National Power has committed to the ISO 9001 quality system".
To learn more about National Power visit their website at www.nationalpower.com.
