Quality

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Quality Control checks are carried out when manufacturing a product to ensure that is fit for purpose, well made and safe. All stages of production are checked, as the sooner a mistake is spotted the less products will have to be remade or discarded, thus saving the manufacturer time and money. ======

** Checks **

 * Raw materials and components are checked for faults, correct colour, fibre content, if they are clean.
 * During production products are checked against specifications (seals) to ensure that they are correct.
 * Construction methods, seam types and allowances, are checked to ensure that they are correct with no holes, loose ends or applied incorrectly as well as component and fabric checking.
 * Templates are used to make sure components are positioned correctly or the right shape is cut out of the fabric.
 * The final product is checked against a ‘gold seal’ prototype or Manufacturing Specification to ensure that it is the correct size, colour and fit made to the appropriate quality.

**Quality should be designed into a product**.
 * A good quality design would: be fit for purpose, be attractive, match the design specification, be easy to manufacture, suitable for the target market, be safe and environmentally friendly.
 * Good quality manufacturer would include: technically accurate, safe to user and the environment, made within a cost limit, durable, use an efficient and safe production method, fit its specification.

Quality Standards, British Standards, European Standards should all be met by your product

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