ATLANTA (July 15, 1992) -- Intecolor Corporation, a leading manufacturer of
industrial displays and workstations, announced today it has increased
productivity levels and manufacturing yields by more than 15 percent,
while reducing its in-process product discrepancies and defects by 10
percent. The company accomplished these improvements through quality
assurance programs based on process improvement as part of its program to
achieve ISO (International Standards Organization) 9000 registration. 

Implemented in October 1991, the new quality assurance programs are called
Total Quality Management (TQM). The effort employs process and quality
improvement techniques based on Statistical Process Control (SPC). SPC
analyzes and tracks process capabilities by examining the external factors
that impact final product quality. These factors could include using the
wrong materials, material shortages and using incorrect tools.

Intecolor's management and manufacturing staff were the first employees to
be trained in TQM. The company is currently in Phase III of the training,
which focuses on its engineering and administrative departments. 

As a result of the SPC training, Intecolor now uses a four-step process
that stimulates employee initiative and involvement. The process includes
the following activities:

.  establishing "Quality Productivity Improvement" teams
   that provide first-hand input for improvement. 
.  preparing control charts that measure each process and
   its outcome. 
.  identifying and segregating problems using the Quality
   Productivity Improvement teams. 
.  analyzing and resolving individual quality problems.

According to David Deans, president of Intecolor, the company has
implemented the process improvement programs as part of its ongoing effort
to achieve ISO 9000 registration. "Not only will ISO 9000 enhance our
existing quality system, it also will allow Intecolor to remain
competitive in the world market while reducing operating costs," said
Deans. "And in today's international marketplace, ISO ratings are clearly
a competitive edge." The company expects to receive ISO 9002 registration
in April 1993 and ISO 9001 registration later that year. 

ISO 9000 is widely embraced in Europe where it grew out of a European
Economics Community '92 effort to provide a common set of quality
standards. ISO 9000 registration is expected to become a "de facto"
prerequisite for doing business in Europe. Other parts of the world,
including the U.S., also are rapidly accepting ISO 9000 as a quality
standard.

Founded in 1973, Intecolor is a leading manufacturer of human-machine
interface systems for the industrial control industry. Its complete line
of industrial workstations, monitors and terminals is available in a wide
range of enclosures and resolutions.

Intecolor, 2150 Boggs Road, Duluth, GA 30136
(404) 623-9145   Fax: (404) 623-9163

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