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Toyo Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Hiroshima, Japan; President: Yasuto Tatsuta), received certification by Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program: International Special Process Accreditation Program) for the production of PVD coatings at its Nagoya Plant in November 2007.

In cooperation with leading aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturers, including Boeing, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and GE, Nadcap developed the Performance Review Institute (PRI) as a certification body for operation management. Since its launch in 1990, PRI has implemented programs in quality accreditation and in the auditing and accreditation of special processes. Today PRI offers the world’s only uniform certification programs in the aerospace field. PRI accreditation is essential for any company engaged in manufacturing aerospace products that include special processes.