Structure
Leak Test
After polishing, and repeated after coating where the product applies.
01 — Five Inspection Gates
Show evidence, not decoration.
No shields, trophies, stars or checkmark badges: quality is described the way a buyer audits it — five gates, in the order the product meets them.
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01
Incoming Inspection
Bought-out and outsourced parts verified before they enter production.
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02
In-process Inspection
Checked through forming, welding, polishing, coating and printing.
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03
Finished Goods Inspection
The last gate before packing.
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04
Testing
The checks that answer a real failure mode, on the products where they apply.
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05
Traceability & Nonconformance
Every batch identified, and every problem closed out on record.
02 — Testing
Four checks that answer a real failure mode.
Testing is attached to the point in production where it is meaningful, not run once at the end as a formality.
Insulation
Insulation Test
On insulated products, after the vacuum process and after coating.
Material
Material Verification
Against the grade the product was specified with: food-grade 304 / 18-8 and 316 / 18-10.
Before the bulk run
First Article Inspection (FAI)
Against the approved sample and final specification, before the bulk run is authorised.
03 — Records, Sampling & Traceability
What stays behind after the goods ship.
A batch is judged against the sample the customer approved, and the paperwork is kept so the same batch can be found again if a question arrives later.
- Sampling — finished goods inspection uses AQL-based sampling rather than a single part
- Batch identification — every batch is identified, so a question can be traced back to the batch it came from
- Approved sample — signed, referenced and retained; production is checked against it
- Nonconformance — major, batch or repeated issues escalate to root cause analysis, CAPA and 8D with effectiveness verification
- Supplier-caused problems — stay our responsibility to coordinate for the customer
An artwork approval is not a physical effect approval: where a laser, printing or coating result may differ from the on-screen proof, a physical sample, photograph or video is used to confirm the effect first.
04 — Third-party Inspection & Request a Quote
An inspector is welcome at whichever point of the order matters.
Third-party inspection is not a fixed gate on every order: the inspection company, the standard, the timing, the scope, the fee and the reinspection rule are agreed in advance.
What is agreed before it happens
- Company and standard — who inspects, and against which standard
- Timing and scope — before the order, during production, or around finished goods
- Fee and reinspection — normally carried by the customer unless it is agreed otherwise, or where a reinspection is caused by our own responsibility
Where a third-party conclusion and our own QC disagree, the sample, batch, test method, tolerance and equipment calibration are compared, and a mutually accepted retest is used if it is needed. The clause that carries these terms sits in our Terms & Conditions.
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