Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

Most product inspection reports include an AQL result and an overall result. Learn how AQL sampling affects these results and how to decide whether to ship your order in this article!

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about hazardous conditions in the Bangladeshi leather trade, increased robotics spending in China, smart factories, reducing down time with robots and light-guiding cobots!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Social Compliance, Internet of Things (IoT)

Do you know what the various parts of an AQL table mean? In this blog post, we'll walk you through step-by-step how to use the AQL table for product inspection!

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), AQL table

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about toxic conditions in Chinese factories, the Augmented Age, growth in secondary cities, avoiding negotiating mishaps in China and challenges for South Korean manufacturing!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Social Compliance, Working with Factories

With our easy to follow eBook, learn how using AQL for inspection can help you manage product quality and save you valuable time & money in QC inspection costs!

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about manufacturing high quality products meant to last, improving your supplier for mutual success, China's bet on IIoT, Google Glass in manufacturing, and the future of energy storage!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT)

Have you seen the videos of smartphones & hoverboards catching fire? Skipping product inspection endangers both your customers and your brand's credibility.

Topics: Product Inspection

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about China counterfeiting myths, competition in the semiconductor market, opportunities and challenges for Indian manufacturing, specifying waste in lean manufacturing and quality audits for Chinese suppliers!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Auditing Factories, Process Improvement

QC inspection results provide vital info about your order, but you still need to analyze the report & talk to your factory before you decide to ship the order.

Topics: Product Inspection, QC inspection report

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about foreign business concerns about Made in China 2025, how a weak currency affects Chinese factories, Asian infrastructure needs, price discrimination in global trade and continued globalization in Asia!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Globalization