How Drinking Beer Can Better Your Factory Relationships

by John Niggl on 11 Dec 2014 | 0 Comments
Should I go out drinking with management and staff from my factory? Would I be overstepping a boundary by letting my supplier take me out for a night on the town? These are common questions asked by foreign buyers or importers that visit China to meet with their supplier, and if you've ever visited a factory in China...

Topics: Cultural Notes from the East

Learn the Basics of Cookware Inspection

by John Niggl on 8 Dec 2014 | 0 Comments
How can you be sure if the cookware you're manufacturing meets quality and safety standards? For someone unfamiliar with quality control for cookware products, even the basics of cookware inspection can be an elusive concept...

Topics: Cookware and Kitchenware

Steer Clear of Car Trouble with Airbag Inflator Testing

by John Niggl on 5 Dec 2014 | 0 Comments
You may have read the recent news following the Takata debacle and the ensuing crisis involving defective airbags produced by the Japanese supplier. Where did Takata go wrong? Clearly, inadequate product testing and quality control processes were a major contributor to the crisis - specifically, airbag inflator testing...

Topics: Auto Products

Why Inspect During Production?

by John Niggl on 4 Dec 2014 | 1 Comment
Why would you want to spend time and money inspecting a product before it's finished? You can't possibly know anything about the quality of a product you're manufacturing until you see the finished product. Right?...

Topics: Quality Q&A

Proactive quality control and quality assurance

by Maximilian Hess on 2 Dec 2014 | 0 Comments

proactive-quality-control-vs-quality-assuranceThe term quality control is often reduced to pre-shipment inspection for most buyers. Of course, performing even one inspection may save lots of money and trouble but if the shipment is actually rejected, the importer cannot deliver on time to their client: it is a loss of time, money and customer satisfaction. To prevent those risks, buyers can opt for a more proactive quality control approach, and even implement an affordable but full-coverage quality assurance program.

Learn Printing Adhesion Testing Like a Pro

by John Niggl on 2 Dec 2014 | 0 Comments
If you manufacture a product, you know how difficult it can be to get the aesthetics of your product to be just the way you or your customers want them. And when it comes to the quality of screen printing and labeling on your product, maybe you think aesthetics are all that's at stake...

Topics: Special Inspection Tests

¿Para qué sirve una inspección durante la producción?

by AQF Operations team on 25 Nov 2014 | 0 Comments

es-para-que-sirve-una-inspeccion-durante-la-produccionUna gran oferta de servicios de inspección son ofrecidos a los compradores con el fin de controlar la mercancía a lo largo del proceso de producción y previo a su embarque y cada uno de estos servicios permiten lograr objetivos específicos en cuanto al control y al aseguramiento de calidad. Entonces para qué sirve una inspección durante la producción y cuáles son sus objetivos?

Que signifie AQL 2.5 ?

by AQF Quality team on 13 Nov 2014 | 0 Comments

Le terme "AQL 2.5" doit être indiqué sur les bons de commande envoyés aux fabricants chinois cependant que signifie AQL 2.5 ? Les acheteurs et fournisseurs comprennent et s'accordent sur le fait qu'il s'agisse d'un outil permettant de mesurer la qualité lors d'inspections avant embarquement. Toutefois, acheteurs, fournisseurs et entreprises tierces d'inspection ont tendance à l'interpréter différemment. Afin d'éviter les malentendus, il est nécessaire de préciser les informations.

Significado del término AQL 2.5

by Claire Piccinno on 13 Nov 2014 | 0 Comments

El término AQL 2.5 forma parte de cientos de ordenes de compra enviadas a fabricantes en China sin embargo ¿cuál es el verdadero significado del término AQL 2.5? Compradores y proveedores entienden y se ponen de acuerdo que es un estándar para medir la calidad durante una inspección previa de embarque lo cual es correcto. Sin embargo, cada uno: comprador, proveedor y empresa de control de calidad lo podría interpretar de forma diferente por lo que se aconseja enviar información más precisa para evitar malentendidos.

What does AQL 2.5 mean ?

by AQF Quality team on 13 Nov 2014 | 0 Comments

The term "AQL 2.5" forms part of hundreds of purchase orders sent to Chinese manufacturers however what does AQL 2.5 mean? Buyers and suppliers understand and agree that it is some kind of tool to measure the quality during a pre-shipment inspection. While this is true, buyers, suppliers and third party inspection companies may interpret it differently therefore more precise information are required to avoid misunderstandings.

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