Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

The process for manufacturing a tennis ball has not changed in over 100 years, but the tennis ball inspection process continues to advance with modern technology. Tennis balls were historically manufactured in Europe and USA until recently when the need to have lower labor costs, and cheaper raw materials shifted manufacturing to the Far East.

Electrically powered means of transportation are becoming widely used as people start to realize the destructive effects of using fossil fuel. Electric scooters are starting to replace the conventional motorcycles and scooters in many parts of the world. The quality of these items varies greatly and it’s important to develop a thorough QC inspection checklist and testing procedure before allowing manufactures to ship your electric scooters.

At InTouch, we inspect a wide range of personal items on a daily basis. This includes items used in the bathroom like toothbrushes. Toothbrushes are held to a very high standard as they come in contact with your body. Dangerous or hazardus materials used in such items can cause bodily harm.

Hand washing is considered one of the safest and easiest health practice for preventing the spread of germs and bacteria. Anti–bacterial and non-antimicrobial hand soaps have vastly improved over the years, adding new features such as anti-bacterial, and scented with fresh scent and flavours. Anti-bacterial hand soaps originated inside clinical areas such as hospitals, doctor’s office, dentist's office however are now available to the public as well. Consumers are becoming more and more concerned with the spread of bacteria and infection. When importing anti-bacterial or non-antimicrobial soap from China, it is essential to have various ASTM tests performed by a qualified quality control specialist.

Understanding the manufacturing process of tissues is key in laying out a quality control program for such items.

The key to properly inspecting shampoo is to know its ingredients and be able to test for these ingredients in a lab.

A key step in the quality control inspection of a diaper is to ensure that the fiber/polymer ratio in the absorbent pad is acceptable. Manufacturers has consistently proven that the fiber to particle ratio will be in the range of 75:25 to 90:10. Another step is to ensure the size and distribution of these particles are acceptable. A particle size larger than 400 microns work well with the fibers. If the particles vary outside this acceptable range, gel blocking will occur.

Deodorant is one of the personal products in China that is being manufactured at a cheaper quality due to cheaper raw material costs. Deodorant inspections are rarely being performed during each stage of the process. It's crucial to ensure product inspection is being carried out through every stage, even during the manufacturing process.