Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

Defect classification is a vital step for determining if goods should pass or fail inspection. Check out these 3 types of quality defects for your different product types.

Topics: Consumer Electronics, Industrial Goods, Product Inspection, Textile Products, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

Product recalls can do a number on your brand’s reputation. Imagine one of your customers purchases your lighting product only for it to short circuit and cause an electrical fire. Now imagine the lawsuit and bad publicity that would follow soon after. 

Topics: Consumer Electronics, lighting products

If you want to ensure that your product is as good as it can be, here are a few key quality control methods in electronics manufacturing.

Topics: Consumer Electronics

Recalls resulting from product safety problems with consumer electronics cause severe damage to brand reputation and profits. It is crucial for brands and importers to ensure products are safe and working properly before they reach consumers. 

Topics: Consumer Electronics

Counterfeiting is a growing problem for electronics brands. Some studies have shown that the industry of counterfeit goods is worth up to $3 trillion, with electronics components making up a large share of that market.

Topics: Consumer Electronics

Defects in home appliance products might have serious impact on end consumers and might cause a huge blow to the brand reputation. What are the common defects on home appliance products and how to avoid them? Let our post tell you more.

Topics: Consumer Electronics, Manufacturing Tips & Advice, defect management

In this week’s roundup, learn about Amazon in the beauty industry, Foxconn’s new semiconductor plant, and Shein’s new global supply chain center.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Supply chain

In many cases, you will need a Technical Compliance File (TCF) to operate as a merchant (importer or Amazon seller) in the European Union. Your TCF is a collection of documents and details demonstrating that your products meet the set requirements and quality standards. Failure to produce a TCF will result in expensive fines and recalls. 

Topics: Consumer Electronics, toy testing

The European Union is a major international market for various products. However, anyone seeking to tap into this market, including importers and Amazon (e-commerce) sellers, must meet the set requirements. Providing a Technical Compliance File (TCF) is one of the basic technical file requirements. 

Topics: Consumer Electronics, toy testing

In this week's roundup, learn more about recent actions of the retail giants, why the supply chain is shifting back to China, and India raising as the world's second most attractive manufacturing country.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Supply chain