Folding Table: Technological Comparison Between Two Factories
Today we are going to introduce a simple folding table. First of all, we need to make clear the client’s needs before making a targeted comparison. Thereby presenting the comparison results to all importers. The client who buys folding tables is a chain brand store, which mainly focuses on daily consumer goods. They mainly look for reliable suppliers through regular exhibitions. By chance, clients started using CLI Pre-shipment inspection service. The original purpose was only to clear customs, but after repeated quality feedback from CLI, clients realized the significance of inspection and began to formulate inspection rules for each batch of goods.
At this time, CLI provides a series of upgrade services to help importers analyze the quality of products from the process. For example, the production process comparison of folding tables will be shown below.
Factory background
Make several kinds of products (trash cans, shoe racks, drying racks, folding tables and chairs), all of which are their own factories in the same industrial zone.
Mainly do tables and chairs, have their own steel pipe factory, management is not very good.
Factory city
Jiangmen city, Guangdong province
Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province
Product name
Folding table
Folding table
Product size
Size in PL:58X38X66CM / 14MM(Tube)
Actual product size： 58x38x66CM / 18MM(Tube)
PL：1.5cm MDF board with PVC light top
Actual product size：58x38x67CM / 15MM(Tube)
Main material
Wooden and iron leg
MDF board and metal tube
Package
4pcs/carton, single plastic bag
6pcs/carton, single plastic bag
Product net weight
3.57kg
3.52-3.6kg
FOB Price
4.27USD
4.43USD
Inspection report reference
2017-7-28
2018-4-2
Main differences of products
The desktop is purchased. Made by pressing wood chaff,pasted with PVC surface, and then pressed by machine. The surface of the product is flat and the PVC film feels thick.
The desktop is purchased. Paste PVC film on the surface of MDF board. During the inspection, it was found that the PVC film at edge of the desktop on the back for 100% inspection samples was wrinkled. After inquiring the factory, it was found that it was manually pasted by workers and the PVC film was thin, so wrinkles appeared.
More serious defects were found
- No batch defects similar to those in Zhangzhou factory were found.
- Some commondefects were found on site,which waswithin AQL.
- There were many batch problems, as follows:
1)100% sampled products had uneven veneers at the edge
2)30% of the sampled products had extra plastic parts at the bottom
3)30% of sampled products had white marks on the back of dark models
4)40% of the sampled products had sawdust at the screw holes
- Commondefects, which wasbeyond AQL
Batch defect pictures
None
Common defects
Crack at edge
Scratch mark at tube
Scratch mark at back
Poor painting at the bottom
Broken edge at back
Incomplete covering on back's PVC of board
Cracked tube
Outstanding ugly foreign material
Overview of factory
Conclusion
Although the factory produces and sells a variety of products, the products and accessories are all produced by themselve. Their management is orderly and pay attention to product quality. Therefore, after many inspections, the products all meet the quality requirements.
From the cleanliness of the production line, the management of the factory is not in place and don’t plan the site reasonably. From this aspect, we can also see the control levelof product production, which is one of the reasons for the above defects.
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