Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

For importers manufacturing in Asia, clarifying product requirements with your factory is one of the best methods for managing product quality & preventing quality defects.

Topics: Product Inspection, Quality Control Checklist

Product defects are an unavoidable part of mass production. So make sure you learn the best ways to address unacceptable quality defects with your supplier in this blog article!

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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