Industrial products are always manufactured in bulks, to meet the demands in the market. However, no compromise can be made regarding the quality of these products. Hence, quality control is an essential function to be accomplished before packing and sending products off to the market for sale.
Now, all commercial companies appoint experienced Quality Control experts for product inspections. They check the quality of manufactured products at various stages of production, apart from the time just before the packaging process. Different types of inspection procedures are followed at manufacturing units in all industrial sectors.
Initial product inspection – This inspection procedure is carried out at the first stage of production. Quality control inspectors check the quality of raw materials, type of equipment used for production, and maintenance of standard configuration for manufacturing those products. They also check if products can be manufactured within a deadline set for the company’s profit. This procedure ensures the use of the best setup and materials for production, resulting in the best quality products.
Inspection while manufacturing – This kind of product inspection is done when 20 – 80% of the manufacturing procedure is over. It is done after the initial inspection of products is satisfactorily accomplished. Inspectors decide the definite stages for this product checking, depending on the type of products manufactured in a unit. They may randomly pull out products from machines and check if the standard quality is maintained throughout. Thus, only the best quality products are expected to be manufactured and delivered to customers.
Inspection immediately before shipping – All products should undergo a final inspection procedure before shipping. Hence, inspectors randomly check the products when 80% of production is completed. Thus, manufacturers can get an opportunity to correct the flaws discovered in those products and send only perfect products to market. Inspectors check the durability, appearance, functions, and user-friendliness of each product randomly pulled out of the production system. This type of inspection is very important to prevent demands of replacement from customers that cause financial loss and harms the reputation of the company.
Inspection of the loading container – The container in which products are to be loaded should be in perfect working condition. Thus, inspectors check the security of products in a container while loading and shipping, without causing any harm to stored products. The quality and quantity of containers should be checked as per the nature of products, to ensure safe and satisfactory delivery of products to customers.
A company can hire experienced professionals for product inspections at any one or multiple of the above-mentioned stages. Inspectors check the production style for a certain period at the manufacturing unit, to decide which stage is most important for inspection. The reputation of a company can be protected by the timely action of these product inspectors, as the delivery of defective goods is prevented by this inspection. Thus, the company management sets the budget for quality control by expert inspectors. Their daily reports on the progress of production help in identifying and correcting the faults in products.
