We take pride in quality. Our instrumentals for monitoring, control,
and data acquisition are held to the highest standards and regulations to
assure customers that they’re buying the best. When it comes to manufacturing,
there are four main certifications/standards that tell the world of your
dedication to quality: ISO 9001:2008, FM, UL, and IEEE
232/344. We are proud to have achieved every one of these certifications
and standards and wanted to break down why are they so special and what does it
take to attain them.
ISO 9001:2008
The ISO 9001-2008 certification covers your company’s quality
management system. The International
Organization for Standardization’s website states that this includes
measuring your customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process
approach, decision making, and supplier relationships. What separates ISO
9001:2008 from other certifications is the rigorous and continuous auditing
system. Even if you can pass all the initial tests laid out by the ISO, you
must keep your quality management system running a peak performance at all
times or risk losing your certification.
FM Approvals
FM Approvals are the product certification wing of the famed commercial
and industrial property insurers FM
Global. These third-party certifications cover products that have a direct
bearing on the safety of a company’s property, such as fire protection
equipment, gas detection, and electrical equipment monitoring. Because we
manufacture a wide variety of monitoring instruments, this certification is
critical to our success.
UL
If you have ever checked the label on a home appliance, odds are you
have seen a UL certification label. Of
course, the UL 508
certification we have at Devar is more complex and specific to industrial
control equipment. The one thing both
have in common is that they are globally accepted, extensive, and difficult to
achieve and maintain.
IEEE-232 and 344
Finally, we have the most specific of our standards, IEEE C37.232 and
344. The IEEE Standards Association is made up of a number of different
governing bodies that creates standards to help maintain a high-level of
quality in various high-tech equipment. In this case, the IEEE 232
standards deal with equipment (digital fault recorders and power quality
monitors) that produce TSD files, while the IEEE 344 standards
cover equipment that is seismically qualified for use in nuclear power
generating stations.
In the end, while all of these certifications and standards are unique,
they all have one thing in common: Each of them is a way of proving Devar’s
dedication to consistently excellent products and high-quality customer
service. As you can see, we take the
extra step for our quality assurance program, so head over to our website to see how our products
can help your business.
