Tiger Optics Achieves International Organization For Standardization 9001:2000 Certification


Warrington, PA - June 23, 2008 - Tiger Optics LLC, a leading manufacturer of laser-based trace gas analyzers and air monitors, announced today that it has achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 certification. The ISO 9001:2000 is the global standard for quality assurance and was awarded to Tiger Optics based on the integrity and consistency of its production and quality processes.

Tiger Optics' gas analyzers provide fast, accurate, calibration-free measurements of contaminants in ambient and gaseous environments, down to the parts-per-trillion range. The sensitive nature of these analyzers is critical to customers requiring the most stringent molecular control to ensure the integrity of their products. Their reliability is imperative for electronic gas, semiconductor fabrication, laboratory calibration, and specific industrial process control applications, among others.

"Our customers demand the highest quality in gas and ambient analysis, and this provides further evidence of our delivery on that promise", said Lisa Bergson, CEO of Tiger Optics.

The ISO 9000:2001 places process management at the forefront of the certification, ensuring that senior executives at Tiger Optics are fully involved in quality assurance and that effective metrics are enacted to track on-going quality improvements. Tiger Optics has become one of the more than 900,000 9000:2001 certified companies in more than 170 countries to achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification.

About Tiger Optics

Tiger Optics, LLC leads the way in 21st Century Spectroscopy by bringing to market the world's first commercial gas analyzers based on patented Continuous Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CW CRDS) technology. Tiger Optics' cutting-edge gas analyzers have been proven by many institutions around the world to offer unparalleled and absolute accuracy, real-time response, high sensitivity and low cost of ownership. It serves the most demanding applications for an array of analytes, including moisture, oxygen, methane, acetylene, hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde, and ammonia. As a result, the company's analyzers have been designated transfer standards by eight of the world's leading National Laboratories. With over 500 points in operation, Tiger Optics analyzers are now improving process yields for over 100 companies worldwide in a host of industries, including: semiconductor, laboratory, process control, automotive, alternative energy, and industrial and specialty gas. Headquartered in Warrington, PA, Tiger Optics is represented in the United States and internationally by a select group of sales and service organizations highly experienced in gas analysis and well versed in the advantages of CW CRDS technology. For additional information, visit www.tigeroptics.com

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