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A Guide to Motorcycle Quality Control Inspections

A Guide to Motorcycle Quality Control Inspections

Quality Control
Motorcycle inspections: quality control method and checklist God didn’t create metal so that man could make paper clips, says the old Harley Davidson quote. It’s enough to tell you that motorcycles are one of those quintessentially evergreen products, with a need for a solid supply chain to provide the parts required to put these hefty […]
National Safety Month – Learn & Share

National Safety Month – Learn & Share

News
Observed ​annually in June, National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road, and in our homes and communities. According to the International Labor Organization, Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease. Every 15 seconds, 153 workers have a work-related accident. An […]
Five Ways to Ensure Quality Manufacturing – Sourcing Success

Five Ways to Ensure Quality Manufacturing – Sourcing Success

Quality Control/Sourcing
Whether you’re sourcing abroad, or from a manufacturer down the street, similar issues with product quality, shipment delays, cost and safety concerns, etc. still apply.  To mitigate the quality risks and cost involved in sourcing, we recommend five actions that have been proven successful throughout the three decades of experience we have working with clients and suppliers […]
Supply Chain Management – Webinar Review

Supply Chain Management – Webinar Review

Supply chain
Our Tampa office worked with the local ASQ section and Hillsborough Community College’s Institute for Corporate and Continuing Education and coordinated and instructed a series of webinars that will run through this month.  The webinar scheduled for today discusses Supply Chain Management, which many in our industry recognize is a broad topic. As a brief […]
Standards: Ensuring Quality, Safety & Spookiness on Halloween

Standards: Ensuring Quality, Safety & Spookiness on Halloween

News/Quality Control
Halloween is approaching and is celebrated by millions around the world each year on October 31st. At Pro QC, our teams across the globe often observe Halloween with good food, friends and festive decorations. The history of Halloween has evolved. “Traditional activities on Halloween include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting “haunted houses” and carving jack-o-lanterns. […]
Who cares about noise?

Who cares about noise?

News
“One person’s data is another person’s noise.” ~K.C. Cole Did you know? The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the single most common irreversible occupational hazard worldwide is noise-induced hearing impairment. Noise levels are commonly measured in decibels (dB). It is a logarithmic scale rather than a linear one, because the human ear can handle […]
Coordinate measurement machines (CMM): What are they and who needs it?

Coordinate measurement machines (CMM): What are they and who needs it?

Quality Control
Within our testing laboratory in Ningbo, China, our engineers perform mechanical, electrical, environmental and other special testing as required by our clients. Experienced engineers use applicable and regionally specific standards, such as ASTM, IEC or ANSI specifications, to conduct a variety of in-house and on-site testing. One of our most common testing procedures involves the use […]
Quality testing adventure… Evaluating strollers

Quality testing adventure… Evaluating strollers

News
They say you should walk 10,000 steps per day, and our engineers in China are hitting the mark as they road test these strollers through various road conditions. Sebastian Oracea, Pro QC’s Chief Engineer, explains the evaluation in more detail below. Purpose To determine the functionality and performance of the strollers in a real-life operating […]