The analytical laboratory MateC of Fondazione Bruno Kessler has successfully offered material characterization on international research and development market for the last 25 years. Since the beginning, this market has drastically changed becoming more exacting for higher standards, and introducing a quality management system became mandatory for a successful operation. In order to pursue the market and customer needs, the MateC activities have been accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 quality management standards. This paper summarizes many years’ experience of work under the ISO/IEC 17025 compliant quality system standard in a surface science laboratory for performing material characterizations, considering all significant pros and cons.
Experience of accreditation in a surface science laboratory
Iacob, Erica
2015-01-01
Abstract
The analytical laboratory MateC of Fondazione Bruno Kessler has successfully offered material characterization on international research and development market for the last 25 years. Since the beginning, this market has drastically changed becoming more exacting for higher standards, and introducing a quality management system became mandatory for a successful operation. In order to pursue the market and customer needs, the MateC activities have been accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025 quality management standards. This paper summarizes many years’ experience of work under the ISO/IEC 17025 compliant quality system standard in a surface science laboratory for performing material characterizations, considering all significant pros and cons.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.