Manufacturing, Quality & EHS Systems

Nanophase: Excellence in Operations
Nanophase’s Operations is a focused, integrated organization of talented, seasoned professionals in manufacturing, production control, purchasing, and process and advanced engineering. Dedicated to manufacturing excellence, Nanophase employs leading high-technology operational techniques to achieve performance excellence. This dedication to excellence is evident in the manner the Company manages technology transition from the laboratory into commercial production; manages its supply chain; utilizes performance improvement teams to consistently improve performance and reduce cost; and manage its processes toward six-sigma control.

Manufacturing
All of Nanophase’s facilities and practices are certified to the latest ISO 9001:2000 international standards. Nanophase facilities are cGMP compliant and the Company is registered as a drug ingredient manufacturer and has been successfully inspected by the FDA. Nanophase’s facilities are designed for flexibility and growth, and to maintain concise product/process flow. There is ample room for expansion and fundamental infrastructure exists for a further 100% growth with minimal additional cost.

Nanophase’s processes are tightly controlled using statistical process control (SPC) under six-sigma discipline and are demonstrably scalable and robust:

• Reactor output has increased by approximately 6-fold in over the past 4 years, with an expected improvement to 8-fold in the near-term;
• Variable manufacturing cost has been reduced 10-30% each year since 1999; the Company has reduced variable manufacturing cost by 2/3 during this time.

Nanophase is dedicated to its Customers. From co-development of nanomaterial solutions to manufacturing, Nanophase ensures customer satisfaction. The Company is proud of its record of 100% on-time shipments and 99+% Customer Satisfaction Rating.

Quality Systems
Nanophase is intensively focused on product quality, customers, and the Company’s total commitment to lean manufacturing and continuous improvement. With an internationally recognized quality system and operating its manufacturing facilities under FDA guidelines, Nanophase has a distinct competitive advantage as a leading manufacturer of engineered nanomaterials and nanomaterial solutions.

The Company’s operations and facilities are registered to the latest ISO 9001 international quality standard (since 1997) and it conducts manufacturing operations under the FDA’s current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). Key volume products manufactured for personal care are certified to the USP purity requirements.

Environmental Health and Safety Management Systems
The Illinois EPA regulates all Nanophase locations. Nanophase complies with the SARA 313 and 312 regulations, and holds all required environmental permits. Nanophase enjoys excellent relations with local, state, and federal regulators. All Nanophase facilities and practices are certified to the ISO 14001:2004 international standards for environmental management systems.

To view Nanophase's Nanoparticle Environmental Health and Safety Policy, click on the attached PDF file.

Nanophase is a proactive health and safety manager and provides monitoring in the production, quality control and research and development area for exposure to particulates, solvents and noises. All of the results have been positive in over five years of testing.