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Undetected QC issues: 7 common failures of Chinese inspectors

October 4, 2019 by Vien Palanog Leave a Comment

Undetected QC issues: 7 common failures of Chinese inspectors

By Renaud Anjoran Quality inspectors are human like the rest of us, and while it’s usually unlikely that they will let major QC issues slip through the net, it can happen.

Filed Under: Logistics, Quality Tagged With: Chinese inspectors, inspection, QC, QC issues, quality inspectors

Reliability testing on electronic products in China: Don’t skip it

September 16, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

Reliability testing on electronic products in China: Don’t skip it

By Renaud Anjoran We have worked with many companies that have designed an electronic product and had it manufactured in China, yet they tend to have a common blind spot: running reliability testing on electronic products.

Filed Under: Logistics, Quality Tagged With: checking electronic products, QC, quality, reliability testing, testing electronic products

How to test plastic material properties [Videos]

July 31, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

How to test plastic material properties [Videos]

By Renaud Anjoran I recently published a list of videos on the injection molding process, and importers of hard goods made from plastics (or at least using plastic components) also need to know how to test plastic material properties.

Filed Under: Quality Tagged With: QC, quality, testing plastic materials, testing plastics, testing quality

EN 71 toy testing: What EU toy importers must know

July 24, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

EN 71 toy testing: What EU toy importers must know

By Maegan Burkhart If you closely follow the European toy industry, you’ll know toys are commonly recalled for noncompliance with the EC Toy Safety Directive and EN 71 requirements.

Filed Under: Compliance, Quality Tagged With: compliance, EN 71, EN71, importing toys from China, importing toys to EU, toy importing, toy safety

How to verify critical components with a Construction Data Form

July 15, 2019 by Gabe Chan 2 Comments

How to verify critical components with a Construction Data Form

By John Niggl Imagine you’re a distributor of household electrical appliances. You’ve been receiving reports from customers that a clothes dryer you sell has been sparking and even catching fire in some cases.

Filed Under: Quality Tagged With: CDF, checking components quality, construction data form, electronic components, product quality

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