PPT VISION, Inc. Announces ISO 9001 Certification

MINNEAPOLIS, October 17 /PR Newswire/ -- PPT VISION, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPTV), a world leader in the development and application of 2D and 3D machine vision based automated inspection systems for manufacturing applications, today announced that it has achieved ISO 9001 certification of its Quality Management System.

The awarding of ISO 9001 certification was the culmination of an intensive audit of PPT VISION's Quality Management System by DNV Certification Inc., an internationally recognized standards registrar.  ISO 9001 certification is awarded to those companies that have successfully designed and implemented a company-wide quality management system addressing the design, development, production, installation and servicing of its products.

"Achieving ISO 9001 certification of our Quality Management System (QMS) reflects the very high value we place on continuously improving the quality of our products and processes," stated Mr. Joseph C. Christenson, President of PPT VISION, Inc.  "Further, this ISO 9001 certification of our QMS is a credit to the hard work and dedication of our employees, and reflects their commitment to always meeting or exceeding our customers' expectations," concluded Mr. Christenson.

PPT VISION, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and integrates 2D and 3D machine vision-based automated inspection systems for manufacturing applications.  Machine vision-based inspection systems enable manufacturers to realize significant economic paybacks by increasing the quality of manufactured parts and improving the productivity of manufacturing processes.  The Company's 2D machine vision product line is sold on a global basis to end-users, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) primarily in the electronic and semiconductor component, automotive, medical device, and packaged goods industries. The Company's SpeedScan 3D™ sensor, incorporating the Company's patented high-speed Scanning Moiré Interferometry™ technology is sold to original equipment manufacturers for specific applications. The Company's PPT861™ 3D scanning system, which uses the Company's SpeedScan 3D sensor, is an application-specific inspection solution targeted at inspection of leaded and bumped components in the semiconductor back-end manufacturing process, inspection of surface-mount electronic connectors, and inspection of components used in hard disk drives. The Company's Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol PPTV. For more information, please see the PPT VISION, Inc. web site at www.pptvision.com.