Quality Control for Bags and Accessories

Bags and accessories are highly seasonal products, leading to tight production and shipping schedules. It is often a challenge to keep production running smoothly and maintain high levels of quality. If your company is outsourcing manufacturing, you likely need to take extra steps to manage the quality of your products.

Insight’s third-party quality control and assurance services can help ensure that your products meet specified requirements and comply with regulations. They also enable you to manage factory relationships more effectively. We assist many bag and accessory companies with:

• Product inspection to ensure conformance to quality standards
• Lab tests to verify compliance with regulations and industry standards
• Factory Audits to assess supplier systems and practices

Working with manufacturers in China, Vietnam, and other countries can be challenging when you are on the other side of the globe. We provide a reliable quality control team that serves as your eyes and ears at the factory to help you manage your supply chain.

To help ensure that each production run meets your brand’s quality standards, we can inspect your products on-site at the manufacturing facility. You can use our inspection service before, during, or after production to catch issues early and lessen their impact on your schedule. These inspections are customized to your needs and might include checks such as:

• Material Check: To ensure the bag materials are the same as approved by the customer.
• Seam Check: Check and rub/pull-on seaming/stitches quality and strength and verify cleanliness and straightness.
• Stitching Check: To verify that threads are trimmed and zippers are properly inserted with no fraying at the ends.
• Measurement Check: Ensure all dimensions match specifications and the approval sample.
• Waterproof/Leakage Test: Fill a cooler with water and place bags onto the water’s surface.
• Strap Tests: Put weight into the bag and hang it from a hook, lift it, and drop it onto the hook, then check fabric, connection, and stitching.
• Needle Detector Test: Use needle detecting equipment to check for broken needles or other metal in the bag.
• And other tests as appropriate for your company’s needs.

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