FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, please contact:
Olga Pavleyeva
Marketing Manager
Photovac, Inc.
Phone: 781-693-3211
Fax: 781-290-4884
Email: marketing@photovac.com
WALTHAM, MA, July 24, 2007 — Photovac, Inc., the manufacturer of premium instruments for VOC analysis in air, soil, and groundwater, is pleased to announce the successful completion of EN13980:2002 quality audit as part of the company’s ATEX license renewal process. Such audits are conducted on a 3 year cycle to certify a manufacturer's ability to produce under license ATEX certified intrinsically safe product for distribution in the European Community countries.
The EN13980:2002 quality program is part of Photovac's overall Quality Management system which is designed to ensure customer satisfaction and compliance with ATEX certifications.
ATEX (ATmospheric EXplosibles) standards have been established under the terms of the European Directive 94/9/EC that details a manufacturer's obligations regarding design and use of instruments such as Photovac's in hazardous atmospheres. The directive became effective on July 1, 2003 as national legislation in all EC member states.
About Photovac, Inc.
Photovac is the premier provider of hand-held instruments for superior detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in air, soil, or groundwater. Every Photovac instrument is designed to be portable and rugged to perform flawlessly on site under the toughest field conditions. With over 25 years of experience in the technology of photoionization detectors, gas chromatographs, and flame ionization detectors, Photovac has provided hundreds of applications to meet VOC analysis requirements.
For more information and to view the complete line of instruments, please visit the website at www.photovac.com
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