How Incoming Quality Control Inspections Fit into an Overall Quality System
Quality control (QC) is an essential part of any manufacturing process. Incoming Quality Control (IQC), in particular, aims at preventing […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]