CERTIFICATION & INDUSTRY STANDARDS

SUPERIOR QUALITY GUARANTEE

STANDRIDGE granite surface plates and accessories are precision instruments. They have been manufactured by our trained technicians employing the most modern methods of lapping granite to micro-precision standards. Accuracy and durability are guaranteed for all STANDRIDGE granite products. You can use all STANDRIDGE granite products as a standard of precision.

All shipments of STANDRIDGE
precision granite products include a
CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE with
two accuracy certification verifying
traceability to N.I.S.T.
ISO 9000 certified quality system
in compliance with ISO 10012
ANSI/NCSL Z540-1
ISO/IEC 17025
Fed Spec GGG-P-463c

Unless otherwise specified, STANDRIDGE uses the following appropriate documents as they apply to STANDRIDGE precision granite products:

• International Quality Management System ISO 9000
  
• International Standard ISO 10012:2003 Measurement Management Systems – Requirements for Measurement Processes and Measuring Equipment
  
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI), National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL) Z540-1-1994 “General Requirements for Calibration Laboratories and Measuring and Test Equipment” Part Measuring and Test Equipment
  
• ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
  
• Federal Specification GGG-P-463c covering igneous rock (granite surface plates), which encompasses new certification, in field certification and recertification after resurfacing.
  

These specifications are considered the preferred and authoritative specification at this writing.

ISO 9000 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Click the image above to view and print a full-sized copy of our TUV Certification.

The basic intent of the ISO 9000 series of international standards is to assist organizations to implement and operate effective quality management systems.

STANDRIDGE is certified to the ISO 9001:2000 standard which specifies requirements for a quality management system to enable us to consistently provide products that fulfill customer and applicable regulatory requirements and to enhance customer satisfaction.