Quality Control of Promotional Items: What to Check

Effective Marketing techniques always help your business stand in a good stead and leveraging promotional items is one of them. You might be using items like bags, pens, umbrella or USB accessories to promote your business but are you sure all of them are worth using? Hiring a third-party quality control inspection service in China, Myanmar, Vietnam, or the Philippines will not only assure high-end Quality Control but also help you with cost reduction. Let’s find out how they do it.

Quality Control of Umbrella

From checking external appearance to wind strength, QC for umbrella involves a gamut of inspection processes. The QC professionals set for an overhaul that involves examining the size, color, switching mechanism, automatic parachute force, pole, fastness, disk stability, corrosion resistance, UV resistance, and rain resistance.

Quality Control for Bags

The quality check for bags depends on several factors. The QC should be conducted under suitable environmental conditions that match with the target consumers. So the bags and similar accessories are checked in a laboratory which includes quality control tests such as color fastness, heavy metals, phthalates, flammability, color, strength, material, durability, pilling, wash resistance, etc.   

Quality Control for pens

The Quality Control for pens depends on the type of pen. The common types include ballpoint, gel, rollerball, marker, permanent marker, highlighter, etc. It starts with installation testing that involves checking the barrel, cap, unscrewable head, refill, spring, and others. Usability testing involves testing the quality by writing it on a piece of paper. Validation testing involves checking the width of the line drawn by the pen to test the specified millimeter range. Reliability testing checks the writing capability in a single refill. Climatic checking tests the pen’s performance in varied temperature and weather conditions. Head testing is also an important inspection procedure to ensure the head doesn’t break while writing for a longer period of time.

Quality Control for USB

The QC inspection for USB involves vetting the memory chip, PCB attachment, the cap fits, print quality, exterior shell, and RoHS compliance. Memory chip inspection includes data-retention capabilities and checking the range of reading and writing speed. PCB positioning is checked if it’s tightly placed or not. If there are caps in the USB then it needs to be checked if it is loosely or tightly fitted. Other tests include checking the placement of the logo, thickness, and other quality compliances.

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