Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

Toys are commonly recalled for noncompliance with the EC Toy Safety Directive and EN 71 requirements. Check out these toy tests to verify your supplier’s goods and protect your business from liability.

If you closely follow the European toy industry, you’ll know toys are commonly recalled for noncompliance with the EC Toy Safety Directive and

Topics: Legal Requirements, Lab Testing, toy testing

Learn about the trade truce between the U.S. and China, Amazon's Counter Program and Taiwan's plastic straw ban in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Legal Requirements

Consumers don’t like their textiles to change colors or bleed during washing, under the sun or anywhere else. Here are five of the most common color fastness tests that a third-party laboratory can conduct to maintain your fabric's color.

Topics: Textile Products, Lab Testing

Learn about India's tariffs on the U.S., Samsung leaving China and the U.S.'s ban on China's 5G in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Globalization

Visiting a factory can be a valuable opportunity to informally evaluate the factory. Here are six areas that you should check when visiting your factory.

Topics: Manufacturing Tips & Advice, Working with Factories

Learn about child labor in Asia, illegal pills that given to Indian garment workers and China's autonomous vehicles in this week's roundup.Best in Manufacturing – June 30, 2019

Topics: Auto Products, Best in Manufacturing, Social Compliance

Verifying a product's Component Data Form (CDF) is one of the simplest and most effective ways to check critical components in your electronic products. Check this out and learn how to verify your own CDF.

Topics: Consumer Electronics, Product Inspection, Quality Control Checklist

Learn about Target and Apple's electronic product recalls , brands staying in China and Amazon's revolutionary drones in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Legal Requirements

Everyone in the supply chain can benefit from flammability tests for fabric and clothing. Check this out to ensure the safety of your clothing with flammability tests.

Topics: Textile Products, Lab Testing

Learn about Alibaba's blockchain-based IP protection system, sustainable fashion in India and Bangladesh's smartphone market in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Textile Products