Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

The general layout, and the way processes are set up, have a strong impact on factory efficiency. Here are 5 typical issues we have seen in Asia.

Topics: Manufacturing Tips & Advice

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

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about India's manufacturing challenges, upgrades to Chinese plastic, China's efforts to reduce air pollution, demand for Asian goods in Western markets and efforts to improve supply chains in the fashion industry!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

In our free eBook, learn how to limit product defects at each stage of the manufacturing process with tried-and-true methods used by experienced importers!

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

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about the potential for cost-effectively 3D printing metal, hiring patterns in Cambodia's garment industry, cyber attacks in manufacturing, how to check your supplier's testing facilities and Hong Kong's competitive edge over Singapore!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, 3D Printing

AQL sampling can save you time & money. What's not to like? Learn more reasons why QC professionals use AQL sampling for product inspection and in which cases AQL might not be appropriate in this blog article.

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), QC professionals

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about China’s increasing use of robots, a negative opinion of the New Silk Road, 3D knitting, Cambodia as a manufacturing destination and life on minimum wage in Asia!!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about innovation trends in the US & China, product liability with 3d printing, how the shoe industry is using 3d printing, Bangladesh's role in the One Belt One Road initiative and the pros and cons of Vietnamese labor!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, 3D Printing

ANSI ASQ Z1.4 is the industry standard for AQL sampling. But you should always consider your budget, product, lead time & customers in considering alternatives.

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about importers covertly manufacturing in China, lessons from the solar industry, an on-demand manufacturing model, growing intellectual property protection in China, and what it's like to work in a Chinese factory!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Globalization