It's a trap many consumer product importers fall into: the belief that third-party inspection is a magic bullet to fix their quality issues. They think inspecting their products is the single key to making high-quality goods that earn rave reviews. But, alas, this is...
To achieve optimal results in your quality inspections, you must grasp the concept of Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) sampling, particularly the inspection levels. A thorough understanding of inspection levels empowers you to interpret your inspection results...
Ensuring product quality is paramount when sourcing products from emerging markets like China, Vietnam, or Turkey. Pre-shipment inspections, a proven quality control procedure, help you achieve good quality and instill confidence in your import process. Consider this...
When you sell consumer products in the US or European market, working with manufacturers in low-cost countries can be fear-inducing. The possibility that you might randomly receive a shipment of substandard or unsafe products is like an ever-present shadow looming...
Are you conducting inspections to catch defects in your goods before the factory loads them into a container and ships them overseas? As a third-party QC service provider, we conduct many of these Pre-Shipment Inspections for our clients. However, did you know you can...
We go to many factories to conduct inspections on behalf of our clients, and every time, the inspector takes an inspection checklist. It lists all the tests and checks they must perform on the product. Some buyers think they can rely on the QC company to develop their...
AQL stands for ‘Acceptance Quality Limit,’ and it’s an essential sampling method used in quality control. It’s defined in ISO 2859-1 as “The quality level that is the worst tolerable” over the course of many inspections. When an inspector goes to your manufacturer to...
The quality of your packaging is vital, so putting appropriate quality control measures in place is a must. You put time, effort, and money into making your products the best they can be. If you don’t put the same effort into your packaging, it may all be for nothing....
When manufacturing products overseas, it is vital to take all possible steps to ensure product quality. More than that, you must ensure that your products survive the journey from the factory to the port and then across the ocean to you. Have you ever seen videos of...
If you’re manufacturing a product and thinking about how to manage product quality effectively, you may have come across the term 'golden sample.' A Golden Sample, also called an approval sample, is a sample your manufacturer sends to you before mass production. It...
