Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

A third-party inspection company like Asia Quality Focus (AQF) can help you protect supplier relationships and improve your manufacturing experience.

Topics: Working with Factories

Avoid the consequences of a failed FDA inspection. A little due diligence now can save you from stress, damages and disruption down the line.

Topics: Legal Requirements, Quality Control Checklist

No importer wants to have to face defective products. But that’s no excuse for mishandling substandard goods at the expense of your brand’s reputation. Let’s take a look at the top five mistakes importers make when handling defective products to help you avoid them.

Topics: Product Destruction

You may not have the resources to maintain your own full-time QC team wherever you’re manufacturing. But the cost of quality issues to your business could be greater than the cost of a few preventative steps to manage product quality.

Topics: Product Inspection

Ever wondered what's included in your supplier's quality manual? Check out this article to compare two quality manuals, one from a factory and one from professional QC staff, and explore how to ensure your product requirements aren't overlooked.

Topics: Product Inspection, Working with Factories, Quality Control Checklist

From shredding to steamrolling, there are a number of viable methods for product destruction. Find out which is right for your defective products in this article.

Topics: Product Destruction

What's most often to blame for product returns, product recalls and bad product reviews? Product quality issues. Don't fall prey to these 4 product QC mistakes!

Topics: Product Inspection, Working with Factories

Your customer might rip off all your packaging materials when they receive your product. But that doesn't mean you should neglect packaging quality control!

Topics: Product Inspection, Packaging, Quality Control Checklist

Manufacturing textiles abroad? Screen QC companies by looking for these 5 traits in your third-party fabric inspection provider and ensure high fabric quality.

Topics: Product Inspection, Textile Products

Preventing a product defect when first beginning the supplier relationship is almost always far easier and cheaper than trying to correct it after it appears.

Topics: Product Inspection, Auditing Factories, Working with Factories