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Why Inconsistent Component Variation Is Bad for Assembly & Product Quality
Most factories that mass-produce products are trying to make them identically, regardless of whether we’re talking about phones, cars, airplanes, …
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Why Skipping Incoming QC Is a Source of High Risks & Costs
Most customers are well aware that incoming QC inspection (IQC) is one of the most important “quality gates”. Ensure the …
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Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Guide
In this post, I’m going to introduce a helpful strategy for importers manufacturing in China or elsewhere to reduce quality …
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Conducting a Pareto Analysis | Method and Template
What is the Pareto analysis? Many engineers working in manufacturing turn to conducting a Pareto Analysis when they want to …
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CTQ Components: How Component Engineers Manage Their Quality
CTQ means ‘Critical To Quality‘ and you can actually use that methodology for just about anything that you want to …
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Mistake Proofing and Why it’s so Important for Manufacturers!
Mistake proofing is an important tool used by manufacturers for analyzing the assembly process and finding ways in which errors …
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What To Do If You Have A High Product Return Rate? [6-step Process]
What actions should you take if you find that you have a high return rate on your new product that’s …
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What Is Six Sigma For Manufacturing And Its Main Goals & Benefits?
Six Sigma is a systematic approach to reducing variations and improving processes in all sorts of environments, particularly in manufacturing. …
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5 Main Reasons For A High Product Return Rate
In today’s blog post we’re going to examine some of the key reasons for a high product return rate, so …
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Should I use a Golden Sample or Limit Samples?
During the new product development phases depending on the type of products that you make engineering teams are faced with …
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Factory Management: the 4 Main Roles in the Quality Department
China, as a whole, has 35+ years of experience manufacturing products for export customers. They have accumulated a lot of …
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Tagged factory management, factory staff, hiring in factories, product quality, quality department, quality inspectors, quality management, quality manager
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What Makes a Good Quality Standard?
Aligning everyone’s understanding of “what is acceptable” and “what is not acceptable” into a quality standard is very important. And …
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Tagged assembly instructions, defects, packing specifications, product specifications, quality standard, samples
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