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This article was a collaborative effort among various members of the Asia Quality Focus team.

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Wooden Furniture 101: How To Retain Quality During Manufacturing

by AQF Team on 31 Oct 2022 | 0 Comments

Maple, mahogany, oak, and pine wood are some of the most popular materials for making both indoor and outdoor furniture. Their high demand is due to their durability, low-maintenance needs, and versatility.

Topics: Furniture

Top Promotional Items to Gift in 2022

by AQF Team on 11 Oct 2022 | 0 Comments

Promotional items and gifts are great for attracting new customers, strengthening business relationships, and showing employee appreciation. However, low-quality or defective gifts can make your brand look cheap and tarnish your image. On top of that, they are unlikely to be used by the recipient and will fail to increase brand recognition.

Topics: Branding and Marketing

Quality Control for Sports Balls: How It's Done

by AQF Team on 30 Aug 2022 | 0 Comments

Athletes know how important quality sports equipment is. A good ball can make all the difference, which is why many players choose established brands with sound reputations.

Topics: Sporting Goods

A Guide To Importing Sanitary Wares

by AQF Team on 11 Aug 2022 | 0 Comments

If you’re a distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of sanitary wares, importing your products from overseas can give you access to an extensive range of products, including toilets, washbasins, pedestals, bidets, urinals, sinks, bath tubs, bathroom cabinets, and many more. 

Topics: Sourcing

How to Avoid These Five Common LED Light Manufacturing Defects

by AQF Team on 27 May 2022 | 0 Comments

When importing LED lights from countries overseas, it is impossible to check every order by yourself. Manufacturers will sometimes take advantage of this and slip lower quality materials or craftsmanship into your order to increase their margins. This can cause defects to occur that will harm your brand reputation or worse - lead to product recalls

Topics: lighting products

Avoid Recalls With These 7 Cookware Safety Tests

by AQF Team on 5 May 2022 | 0 Comments

Due to their close contact with food, cookware products carry higher risks for safety issues than many other consumer products. Product recalls can occur if it is deemed that the object poses a potential safety hazard to users. 

Topics: Cookware and Kitchenware

4 Challenges Faced by Footwear Brands and How To Solve Them

by AQF Team on 13 Apr 2022 | 0 Comments

The footwear industry is complex. With almost 90% of all footwear products being manufactured in Asia, brands all over the world are bound to face challenges when importing their products from overseas. 

Topics: Footwear

5 Top Footwear Manufacturers in Vietnam

by AQF Team on 5 Apr 2022 | 0 Comments

Vietnam is one of the world’s largest footwear producers. In fact, the country is responsible for over 10% of all footwear exports in the world. 

Topics: Footwear

Amazon Marching in Beauty Industry, Challenging Giants

by AQF Team on 1 Mar 2022 | 0 Comments
In this week’s roundup, learn about Amazon in the beauty industry, Foxconn’s new semiconductor plant, and Shein’s new global supply chain center.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Supply chain

The Growth of Green Garment Factories in Bangladesh

by AQF Team on 24 Feb 2022 | 0 Comments

The Bangladesh manufacturing sector has had to overcome some negative press over the past few years, especially after an eight-story factory building collapsed in 2013, killing 1,134 people and injuring 2,500 more.

Topics: garment importers, Sustainability

4 Critical Quality Controls For Cosmetics Packaging