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CNC WEST April/May 2018 www.CNC-West.com 63 Industry News Strati 3D printed vehicle to the Smart Manufacturing Experience. 3D printed and assembled live from the ground up and driven off the show floor on the sixth day of IMTS 2014. Other technologies associated with IMTS that Smart Manufacturing Experience visitors can discuss include MTConnect. A royalty-free open standard that fosters interoperability between controls, devices and software applications, MTConnect was created with support fromAMT, introduced at IMTS 2008 and is now one of the most widely-used protocols. Komet Service Partner Earns ISO 9001:2015 Cer- tification Komet Service Partner Countyline Tool and Komet of America have an- nounced that Countyline Tool has at- tained ISO 9001:2015 certification.All Komet Service Partners are currently working to obtain the ISO 9001:2015 certification and Countyline Tool is the eighth partner to have completed the certification. This certification, ensures that customers receive goods of a consistently high quality, and that all regulatory requirements are met, regardless of the nature of the product or the industry. “A certification with such broad applicability naturally carries with it a great degree of steps and requirements; as such, Countyline Tool’ certification shows the commit- ment to quality and customer assurance that they share with Komet,” said a Komet Service spokesperson. “This is exciting for our partner, Countyline Tool, but it is equally excit- ing and motivating for us all at Komet Service,” said TomWhennen, manag- er, Komet Service NorthAmerica. “All of our partners are actively working towards ISO certification, and getting closer each day. Countyline Tool’s ac- complishment shows the dedication we all have towards being ISO certified. ISO certification is an added stamp of quality and reliability.”