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iNduStrY productS
Spirax Sarco Launches the EP500 Electropneumatic
Valve Positioner
Spirax Sarco, a company with products and services for steam
system management, announces the release of the EP500, the
world's first ergonomically designed electropneumatic valve
positioner. This positioner offers outstanding accuracy and
industry-leading reliability with an ease of installation, calibration
and operation.
The EP500 has a cast aluminum enclosure that is suitable
for outdoor installations. It utilizes simple force-balance
control technology and can be mounted onto pneumatic
actuators with strokes between 10 mm and 70 mm. With
two gauges to indicate the supply air pressure and the
output pressure to the pneumatic actuator, zero and span
adjustments are easily accomplished.
Additional features include improved calibration capabilities,
IP65-rated weatherproof enclosure, NAMUR mounting, and
an easily accessible and electrical access cap with compressionstyle wiring connectors. A mounting kit is included.

Michelman Becomes Early Adopter of ISO 9001:2015
Continuing with their commitment to excellence and an adherence
to company values, Michelman is pleased to announce their transition
to the ISO 9001:2015 certification for U.S. operations. Michelman
was originally certified on the ISO 9000 standard in 1995. The ISO
9001:2015 standard is based on seven quality management principles
that, when followed, ensures a business is positioned to consistently
create value for its customers. These principles are customer focus;
leadership; engagement of people; process approach; improvement;
evidence based decisions; and relationship management.
The tenets of ISO 9001:2015 are consistent with Michelman's
immutable commitment to world-class customer service. According
to Mr. Tim Baker, global quality assurance process engineer at
Michelman, "There is so much about ISO 9001:2015 that directly
correlates to the Michelman culture. It states that 'people at all levels
are the essence of an organization and their full involvement enables
their ability to be used for the organization's benefit.' It also states
that 'organizations depend on their customers and therefore should

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+1 800.883.4411
Blythewood, SC
http://www.spiraxsarco.com/pages/home.aspx

understand current and future customer needs, should meet customer
requirements and strive to exceed customer expectations.' These
are driving forces that have been inherent to the Michelman culture
for decades." Baker went on to add, "The efforts our team put in to
facilitate early adoption of ISO 9001:2015 certification is a testament
to our own core collaboration. We learned from our auditor and
certification agency that we were one of the first companies they had
worked with who had successfully completed the ISO 9001:2015
certification audit."
ISO 9001 is a standard that establishes requirements for a
company's quality management system. It helps businesses and
organizations to be more efficient, while improving customer
satisfaction. The new standard, ISO 9001:2015, replaces the previous
version, ISO 9001:2008.
Michelman
+1 800.333.1723
Cincinnati, OH
www.Michelman.com

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