Our specialist audit service teams offer you global experience in every industry and sector to ensure that your projects, products, processes, and operations meet and exceed the market regulations and standards required.
From Raw material verification to monitoring of the manufacturing process (existing brands and OEM), with quality control through inspection and audit of the final product in factory site, verifying compliance with the technical specifications and guaranteeing the product, delivering proof of life of the finished product or in stock by video identified with the date of sale.
Our clients know that international standards provide guidelines for designing, manufacturing, and testing equipment used in the industries. The standard outlines various test reports the factory should perform during product manufacturing.
Among the test reports recommended by the standard code are hydrostatic test, mechanical running test, impeller balancing test, NPSH test, which is the case for pumps, vibration, and noise, welding test, NDE (non-destructive examination), material test report, among many others.
In most cases, the standards will provide the option to the supplier to run their tests without the presence of an international certifier, which won't help you to determine the authenticity of the results of the test reports. However, in GMG, we will look for suppliers and manufacturers that use international body certifiers to prove the veracity of the results, demonstrating that the production lines used to produce your product has surpassed all the test according to international standards.
GMG will develop this technical requirement according to international standards and regulations and determine the veracity of test report results. To guarantee final quality assurance, GMG will witness the last testing FAT done in the factory and provide testing reports and video proof to satisfy our client's product expectations.
Additionally, purchase and sale agreements are under the incoterms2020 of the CCI (international chamber of commerce) with the factory, made through our company will cover the guarantees and protect you under PCR or any other local law.
• Technical and legal inspections (TLI) are carried our first, before and after placing the order, where our general checking criteria includes the following: quantity status, performance, certification and test reports, assembly line, material, logo patent and packaging label, weight, quantity and carton status, production capacity, factory and company status, product appearance, workmanship, plant automatization, accessories , spare parts and coating, size and measurements, assortment, barcode scan test, shipping marks, container inspection, among others. Besides the above, we can carry out a tailor-made inspection according to your criteria. A comprehensive report with photographic evidence is provided within 24hrs after inspection, detailing the GMG inspector's findings and outcome. We can also send you an inspection report with international body certifiers and laboratories upon your request.
• Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI), also known as Final Random Inspection, is the most common inspection type to confirm the whole shipment’s quality level. It normally requires the production to be completed and at least 80% of goods packed into cartons. The inspected samples are selected at random, according to international standards and procedures. GMG uses ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2008 (AQL) as its sampling standard and acceptable level of quality.
• Production Inspection (DPI), also known as In-Process Inspection, is performed when at least 10% of an order is completed and is normally scheduled when the production is 10%-60% finished. It can uncover problems at an earlier production stage, allowing more time for rework and correction. It also helps you supervise whether the production process is on schedule.
• Container Loading Inspection (CI), GMG inspector monitors the loading process, checks product quantity & container condition, and ensures the proper handling of your cargo. A simple quality check is performed before loading to verify that the product type and packing details conform to your requirements. A Container Loading Supervision is normally applicable to the FCL (full container load) shipments. It is suggested to be performed at the factory when the goods are loaded from the warehouse into the container.
ANSI ASQ Z1.4 standard AQL table is widely used to assess quality of the batch without checking the full quantity of products, which contains a chart that will help you decide how many units to choose randomly from your total order quantity for inspection and the maximum number of defects to accept in the finished goods. It is the main tool of the inspectors to use during product inspection, as well as the main metric for importers to decide whether to accept a certain batch of products.
AQL stands for an acceptance quality limit that:
• Indicates the number of samples that should be selected from the total quantity of your order during inspection.
• Determines the maximum number of defects allowed in a batch of goods. It can be considered as the maximum limit of defects for a certain number of products in the order.
As an example, let’s say you’re using AQL to inspect 2,500 building materials you’re buying from a factory in Hebei, China, in an inspection of a 2,500-unit lot, with an Acceptable Quality Level of GII, Table A indicates that sample size code letter should be "K". Table B indicates that the sampling size of "K" should be a sample size of 125 units. For an AQL of 4.0, the corresponding acceptance number is 10 and 11 defects, respectively. This means that if you find 11 minor defects or more in your sample, we will reject the order.
If you’ve classified your quality defects as “critical”, “major” or “minor”, you’ll typically use a unique AQL for each type please refer to our Types of Quality Defects in Different Products.
The goal is to have products that have 95% chances of being accepted by the customer. There is no default AQL limit prescribed for use. For example, a critical limit defect (0) can be choosen if the order should have no defect and for minor defects an AQL of (2.5) like consumables. For Major defect, AQL (4) is recommendable in cases where your consumers are not strict on quality.
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