"IME.PERFECT"
OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY

The quality of IME's products and services is the key element to this company's success.

While not certified as an ISO quality program (pending) at this time, many features have been adopted by IME. Quality is a proactive program at IME. Quality control for all products is organized in the following steps:

1. Quality inspection starts as products are received by IME. Raw materials are inspected for compliance to internally defined specifications. Only qualified materials are passed along for processing and assembly.
2. During manufacturing, all assembly technicians are taught to be quality inspectors for the previous work function. Every task is subdivided for multi-person handling and checking. The philosophy is simple, build quality control into the manufacturing procedure.
3. After processing, comprehensive quality inspections are performed on finished goods. By batch/lot #, records and samples are retained to be used for customer inquiry and IME internal performance review to assist product enhancement.

In particular, IME.Test™ products have quality characteristics which contribute to their greatly enhanced reagent shelf life and high degree of repeatability. The features, which are unique to the industry, are:

ULTRA REAGENT PROCESS - Each powdered reagent is processed to tight specification for dryness, grain size and homogeneity. Inspections are performed at all phases of the process. Once the reagent is satisfactorily completed, it is stored in a high vacuum environment while awaiting packaging.

AMPOULE PACKAGING - Each ampoule is reagent filled by a unique and patented automated process. Included in the process is a 100% instrument check for the necessary preserving vacuum environment of the ampoule. Reagent exposure in controlled factory environments is seconds or less.

IME's commitment to the quality of its products and services has been the cornerstone of its successful growth. Constant review and improvement are the foundation of this commitment. The corporate goal, IME.Perfect, is the result of our Philosophy and Mission Statement.