New York Air Brake Earns IRIS Certification
Watertown, NY, USA – November 9, 2009 –New York Air Brake (NYAB) has earned the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) Certification from UNIFE, the Association of the European Rail Industry. Two NYAB facilities achieved certification – the Watertown, NY location and NYAB’s Kingston, Ont. subsidiary, Knorr Brake Limited.
“IRIS certification gives further recognition to the high standard of NYAB’s comprehensive quality management system” said J. Paul Morgan, NYAB president. “IRIS is of particular importance to our international customers and certification will support our international growth”.
Created by UNIFE and supported by operators, system integrators and equipment manufacturers, IRIS complements the internationally recognized ISO 9001 quality standard by introducing rail specific requirements. To become certified, companies must pass a comprehensive certification audit by approved third party auditors.
New York Air Brake Corporation, a Knorr-Bremse company, is a leading supplier to the freight railroad industry of air brake control systems and components, electronically controlled braking systems, foundation brakes, training simulators and train handling systems.
The Knorr-Bremse Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. For more than 100 years the company has pioneered the development, production and marketing of state-of-the-art braking systems. Other lines of business include automatic door systems, rail vehicle air conditioning systems and torsional vibration dampers for internal combustion engines.
For further information contact:
New York Air Brake Corporation
748 Starbuck Avenue
Watertown, NY 13601
Marshall Beck
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales
Phone: +1 315 786-5205; E-mail: marshall.beck@nyab.com
