Aerospace Industries Association Honors Congresswoman Jane Harman With Its First Suppliers Award; Physical Optics Corp. Hosts Manufacturing Technology Tour.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is on Business Wire's Web site at www.businesswire.com and on AP Photo Archive's TOPIC GALLERY at archivepix.ap.org TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001 Surrounded by 80 aerospace industry officials and manufacturers, Congresswoman Jane Harman (D), 36th District, accepted The Aerospace Suppliers Soaring Eagle Award, Thursday, Aug. 23, while visiting Torrance-based Physical Optics Corp.(POC (Proof Of Concept) See PoC exploit. POC - Point Of Contact ). The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture ) presented the award to Congresswoman Harman during a brief program that followed a tour of the Physical Optics facility. Since 1996, POC has grown 25 percent annually and is now expanding its commercial manufacturing facilities to accommodate its growing commercial market segments. Its customers -- primarily large OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and companies -- include The Boeing Co., TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc , Lockheed, Korry Electronics, Delphi/Delco, Kopin and several consumer product, automotive, machine vision and display companies. During the tour Congresswoman Harman saw first-hand how the high-tech manufacturing company, working with consultants from the California Manufacturing Technology Center (CMTC CMTC S-(carboxymethylthio)cysteine CMTC Combat Maneuver Training Center (US Army) CMTC California Manufacturing Technology Consulting CMTC Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita ), has successfully positioned itself for growth. In January 1999, CMTC consultants began working with POC to help the company achieve internal business process improvements and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 Registration. In January 2000, POC passed its Registration Audit and received its Quality Certificate from DNV DNV Det Norske Veritas DNV Dirección Nacional de Vialidad (Argentina) DNV District of North Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) DNV Der Norske Veritas , a worldwide Registrar. "CMTC was established in 1992, the same year I was first elected to Congress," said Harman. "I've seen first-hand how the CMTC's support for high-tech manufacturing as well as federal programs I've strongly supported, like the Small Business Innovation Research and the Advanced Technology Program, have helped transform and reinvigorate the South Bay's aerospace economy." "We commend Congresswoman Harman for her continuing leadership in ensuring federal support for California's defense and aerospace industries," stated William Lewandowski, AIA's vice president of supplier management. The event also recognized the long-term collaboration of the AIA, CMTC, Northrop Grumman Corp. and The Boeing Co. in strengthening California's aerospace supplier base. As part of the tour POC presented visitors with several technologies including Holographic See holographic storage. Light Shaping Diffusers, Projection Screens, Optical Authentication, 3-D Displays and Hypercompression. Founded in 1985, the company -- based on research and development -- has emerged as a leading optical and electro-optical developer and manufacturer of numerous patented holography and optical components. Located at 20600 Gramercy Place, POC has over 200 technically skilled employees. A private, nonprofit corporation, CMTC was established in 1992 to provide high-value consulting services to California's small and mid-size manufacturers to increase their competitive advantage through improved methods of management and manufacturing. Today, through its seven regional centers, CMTC provides consulting in the areas of Strategic Business Services, Information Technology Services, Quality Management Services and Lean Enterprise Services. CMTC's regional centers cover Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, Ventura/Santa Barbara, the San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley, the San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes and San Diego. Additional information regarding CMTC and its services is available by calling 800/300-2682, in California, or visiting its Web site at www.cmtc.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. 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