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Importing E-Bikes from China? Recognizing Production Risks and Improving Quality

E-Bike/Quality Control

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team Let’s start with this: what is the e-bike industry? Also known as an electric bicycle, an e-bike is essentially a bicycle with a lithium battery-powered electric motor that can assist in easier, speedier movement. It looks and pedals like a regular bicycle but allows the rides to gather […]

5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Inspection Sampling

Quality Control

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team Whether you’ve been in the supply chain game for a while, or just getting into it, one of the most important questions is how do you make sure your goods meet your quality criteria? Checking every item is too costly and time-consuming, so inspecting random samples from production […]

Quality Control for Automotive Parts (Focus: India)

Quality Control

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team The Covid-19 global pandemic has triggered an unusual push in the western world: people are buying cars to avoid the unavoidable lack of social distancing that comes with using mass public transport. (Though we do caveat that global car sales aren’t going to see quite the numbers they […]

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and its Impact

Supply chain

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team What is the EUVFTA? Signed into effect by the European Parliament and Vietnam at the end of June 2020, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA) is both a trade agreement and an investment protection agreement that offers opportunities for trade, jobs and growth for both signatories. According to […]

How Do You Prepare for an ISO 9001 Certification?

Supplier Management

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team What is ISO 9001:2015? If you want to indicate that your organization has a functional quality management system, ISO 9001:2015 is the certification you need. The official ISO.org website says the steps a company takes to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide quality products and services that meet […]

Is Manufacturing Really Back on Track in China?

Manufacturing

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team As things slowly get back to normal around the world, everyone is starting to ramp up their production – with manufacturing in China leading the pack in being back online. But how do you know how much of it is genuinely fully operational? Pro QC has seen demand […]

Five Things You Should Know About ISO 13485

Medical Devices

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team 1. What is ISO 13485? ISO 13485 is the global international standard for establishment and maintenance of a documented quality management system in the medical device industry. If a manufacturer has implemented ISO 13485, it will have a foundation upon which to certify for regional medical device regulations […]

How to Keep Your Supply Chain Running When You Can’t Be on the Ground?

Supply chain

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team Covid-19 has undoubtedly had a major impact on the supply chain. Over the past few months, factory production has either been completely halted or slowed down considerably in most of the world. But now, as things start to get back on track and we look ahead, how do […]

Making Sure Your Personal Protective Equipment Suppliers Are Verified

Factory Audits

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team With the critical importance of personal protective equipment and a rising number of scams worldwide, Pro QC recently launched a quality assurance and quality control solution specifically for the medical device and PPE segment. This could not be an ordinary service, as the environment in which it was […]

Manufacturing Medical Devices During COVID-19? Know This…

Medical Devices

By The Pro QC Quality Assurance Team COVID-19 has turned up a number of challenges for the entire world, the global marketplace notwithstanding. However, one of the most pressing demands on the supply chain at present is a need for medical devices to help hospitals cope with enormous numbers of coronavirus patients. But how do […]

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