Springfield Manufacturing Announces AS9100 Certification

Clover, SC, August 6, 2008 - Springfield Manufacturing LLC (SMLLC) proudly announces that their Quality Management System has received certification as compliant to ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100-B in accordance with AS9104A, on 01 August 2008.Bureau Veritas Certification North America, Inc. located in Jamestown, NY has been chosen as SMLLC's partner in the certification process.

This achievement was accomplished by the entire organization working together to develop, maintain and secure the certification. Becoming ISO & AS certified propels SMLLC to the next step in providing exceptional systems and services, meeting the ongoing customer demands for the highest level of quality. This uniquely separates Springfield in the marketplace as a highly qualified major supplier of machining solutions and in our targeted markets of Flight and Industrial Gas Turbine Components.

The SMLLC certification covers: Precision Multi-Axis CNC Waterjet Drilling, Cutting, Milling & Stripping Services for Aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine Components.

SMLLC's certification number is US 08000409, and it is renewable on 31 July 2011.

ABOUT SPRINGFIELD MANUFACTURING, LLC – Springfield Manufacturing started as the process development shop for the Huffman Corporation in the late 1980s developing the waterjet machining processes for the customers purchasing Huffman's waterjet machines. In 1996, Springfield Manufacturing, LLC became a separate spin off manufacturing business due to contract machining from Huffman Corporation. Over the last decade Springfield Manufacturing has grown to a 24-hour production shop whose customers read like a who's who of the aero and land based turbine and aerospace industries. The company’s main products are multi-axis precision abrasive waterjet machine systems and the machining of flight, industrial gas turbine, and medical parts. Located in Clover, SC, a suburb of Charlotte, NC, Springfield is an ISO 9001:2000 and CE-approved supplier with global sales and service.