How to ensure the product quality in the Quilt and Quilt Cover shipment? The final quality QC inspections can make sure of that?
- Fabric defects checking
- Stitches
- Measurements
- Foreign objects like broken pins, human hairs
- Special requirements & on-site testing
- Color differences and shifting
- Thread ends
- Rub test
- Packaging, labels and markings
- Stain, mould, odor and insects
- Customer's specs
The On-site QC Inspection Types typically are:
- During Production Check
- Factory Audit and Social Audit
- Container Loading Check (CLC)
- Final Random Inspection
- Initial Production Check
- Random Product Sampling
- Production Monitoring
- Pre-Shipment Inspection
Please find below for an example checklist of Soft Lines Pre-shipment inspectons for Cotton Sheet, Pillowcases, Quilt Covers, and Blankets etc.:
| CHECK LIST | COMMENTS | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| Needle Damage check - Pull the seams by hand in toughly force and check if there is any needle holes caused by the needle machine - perform this test on all the seams -double check and take a pictures especially for” waistband, leg hem, pocket seam, front and back rise...” -If the needle damage holes were found, then the sample size increase to S4, Record how many pcs with needle damage were found from the sample size S3 | PASSED | |
| Check the Care label content and symbols-1pc for each size each reference, | PASSED | |
| the content match with the client’s requirement and fabric composition. | PASSED | |
| Perform quantity and assortment check in each package | PASSED | |
| Perform metal detecting test | N/A | |
| Zipper test - pull through the rivets/zipper/ Velcro and snap it should be resistant-The zip should lock when it closed - The zip should not open from the middle - the stress should be focus on the bartack-20pcs | PASSED | |
| Symmetric check - check home textile twist and uneven and sure the symmetric and consistency. | FAILED | |
| Washing test using soap, no color fading for cotton fabric | FAILED | |
| check the smell of product/filling is bad smell? | FAILED |
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