QC inspectors check products against specifications, they don’t validate the product design

What happens when your inspected products reach a customer who complains about performance issues? Does this mean that the quality inspection wasn’t done properly? Maybe not, because QC inspectors check products against pre-defined specifications and it’s not their job to … Continue reading →

Sofeast commissioned some research recently on which chemical compliance incidents occurred in EU countries in the past year 22/23, the substances found, where, and the actions taken by authorities. Let’s look at packing materials which were found to be non-compliant … Continue reading →

  Sofeast commissioned some research recently on which chemical compliance incidents occurred in EU countries in the past year 22/23, the substances found, where, and the actions taken by authorities. Let’s look at issues found in bags by market surveillance … Continue reading →

Sofeast commissioned some research recently on which chemical compliance incidents occurred in EU countries in the past year 22/23, the substances found, where, and the actions taken by authorities. Let’s look at issues found in electric household appliances by market … Continue reading →

In this post, we’ll show you how to check the hardness of soft silicone and TPE parts and items with the Shore hardness test. Much of the time the hardness (or softness as it may well be seen) of these … Continue reading →

HASS testing, short for Highly Accelerated Stress Screening, is used by manufacturers to identify possible defects and deficiencies in products. During testing the product will be put under different kinds of stresses to simulate the ageing process faster, including high … Continue reading →

What is Highly Accelerated Life Testing? Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) stresses a product to find its weaknesses. HALT tests can help you find your product’s weaknesses and improve its reliability and durability. This can improve quality, customer satisfaction, warranty … Continue reading →

Many electronic products are developed and manufactured without confirming that they don’t contain unreliable components. There are many reasons why a manufacturer rushes to get a product into production, such as to outpace copycats, sheer excitement, or their supplier pushing … Continue reading →

Regarding the limitations of common reliability and safety testing standards, I came upon an interesting video from automaker Tesla recently: In it, you can see that the Tesla teams have data about the real ‘failure modes’ (car crashes) and how … Continue reading →