ISO 9001:2000   Since December 2003, the Automation and Robotics Laboratories (ARL) hold a certification of conformity to the Management System Standard NEN-EN-ISO 9001:2000. The certificate has been issued by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), one of the leading world-wide registrars for ISO certification. The Scope of the certification are the Services provided by the Laboratories in the frame of: Automation and Robotics concepts definition, breadboarding and demonstration for ESA/ESTEC internal customers; Project support and public relations demonstrations for external organisations The Automation and Robotics Laboratories are continually under review by internal and external auditors in order to agree with the Labs management actions able to ensure continual improvement. Last update: 6 November 2006