Timbercon Receives AS9100B Certification

    LAKE OSWEGO, OR - August 18, 2008 — Timbercon, Inc., a fiber optic product and solution manufacturing company, announced today that they have received AS9100B certification after completion of their final audit by TUV Rheinland of North America. This certification demonstrates Timbercon's dedication to quality, on-time delivery, and continuous improvement throughout their company.

Timbercon now holds the AS9100B certification in addition to the ISO 9001:2000 certification that they received in January 2008. The combination of both certifications enables Timbercon to further solidify their commitment to being a valued partner in the avionics, aerospace, military, and medical industries.

The AS9100 certification was developed in 1999 and revised in 2000 to AS9100B. AS9100B has approximately 80 additional requirements and 18 amplifications of ISO's 9001:2000 standard. Although AS9001 was designed directly for the aerospace industry, both the ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100B contain requirements that aim to ensure quality product, process efficiency, on-time delivery, accurate documentation, and enhanced customer satisfaction across multiple industries.

"It is the goal of Timbercon to uphold our quality policy throughout the entire organization. In doing so we fulfill our promise to continually improve our processes to exceed customer expectations with integrity. AS9100B certification is just the latest step in our efforts to be as efficient as possible and produce quality products for our customers." said Ed Holz, Quality Control Manager.

AS9100 Certification # 74 300 3087
ISO9001:2000 Certification #74 300 3088
ITAR Registration Code M23372

Founded in 1997, Timbercon, Inc. is a fiber optic product and solution manufacturing company providing a vast array of connectivity solutions to the data storage, telecommunications, military, industrial, broadcast, aerospace, medical, and networking industries. In addition to standard fiber optic patch cords and attenuated test cables, Timbercon has pioneered proprietary products, many of which are now considered to be an industry benchmark.

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