Cargo & Marine Inspection Service, Pre-Shipment Inspection, Raw Materials & Finished Product Testing

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INSPECTIONS:

Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI): Goods are inspected before they leave the factory, but after they are packed for export. Random samples are selected according to standards and checked against customer specifications/sampling levels.

Reference Samples: Should be sent to our local international headquarters locations nearest to the factory address. Approved signed off samples at the factory are also acceptable and can help speed up completion of our services.

During Production Inspection (DUPRO): Goods are inspected within the manufacturing process on the production floor. Sometimes occurring after an initial production check to ensure and follow up on recommendations given, as well as to check processes, specifications, packaging, pack and labels.

Initial Production Check (IPC): Goods are inspected at production start up to check for defects or problems in the process, the components, the materials, packaging and overall product quality compared against customers reference sample and specifications.

Container Loading Checks (CLC): Goods are checked for quality, quantity, product and packaging specifications prior to loading into container. Inspector monitors loading process checking containers and ensuring goods are loaded according to customer specifications. Container loading checks can be carried out at the factory, warehouse, forwarder/trading company warehouse or at consolidation and centralized shipping locations.

Additional Inspection Services:

China Supplier Business License Checks.
Tooling progress reports.
Design packet instruction review: inspection of samples/confirm standards, specification & bills of materials.
1st article layouts, reports & confirmation.
Containment & sorting of defective product at factory or warehouse location.
Manage multiple SKU's.

AUDITS:

Factory Audits/Assessments: Referencing ISO standards/customer specified requirements the auditor will asses the factory for all phases of capability regarding the ability to produce customers products. All important criteria are checked including equipment condition, quality systems & procedures, working conditions, production capability/capacity, staffing, products made, ownership, etc. An audit report & opinion listing strengths & weaknesses will be issued to help customers select high quality vendors.

Social Accountability Audits (SA8000): Factories are assessed against a list of nine standards (child labor, forced labor, health & safety, freedom of association, discrimination, etc.) as well as customer specified requirements to ensure fair & ethical production of goods. The social audit addresses customer concerns regarding human rights in the workplace. It is a detailed assessment identifying local practices that may not conform to the global SA8000 ethical standards and/or the customers own internal standards regarding the treatment of workers.

C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism): Audit to check for the development / implementation of (enhanced) security procedures. Check that written security procedures are in place addressing various issues including: Physical Security, Access Controls, Procedural Security, Personnel Security, Education and Training Awareness, Documentation Processing, Manifest Procedures and Conveyance Security.

RoHS (Restriction of the use of Certain Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment): Check for awareness of directive, written policies, restriction and/or presence of the following substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE). Check for markings, notification and disclosure as to the presence of these substances.

TESTING:

If certifications and/or testing are required, we can manage these requirements through our association with local independent laboratories. Products, components & raw materials at times can require certification to conform to industry standards. The laboratory or test center is chosen based on variables including type of certificate required, lead time and price (Electrical Safety, EMC, RoHS, CE, EN71, etc.).


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CONTAINMENT & SORTING:

Large numbers of defects on critical products/components within your manufacturing process can be addressed through segregation either within the factory or offsite. Our team will segregate; sort & 100% inspect items to keep your production going. We contain the problem, sort out defects and get your production back to peak efficiency.


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CARGO & MARINE INSPECTIONS:

Unloading Supervision Vietnam

We offer a full range of marine & cargo services throughout most of Asia. We offer:

Weighing survey (fertilizer, rice, steel, etc)
Sampling & quality survey (wheat, rice, soybean, etc.)
Measuring survey
Sealing, pre-shipment survey
NDT inspection
Hold survey (cleanliness, etc.)
Quantity & count survey
Load/unload supervision
Damaged cargo
Damaged ship
Hatch survey (sonic/hose test)
Cargo condition (at hatch opening)
Towing Loading Supervision Vietnam
Container survey
Condition of vessel
Liquid/chemical survey (petroleum products, crude oil, chemical, LPG, molasses, etc.)
Fumigation (supervision, technical, safety, etc.)
Verification (insurance, etc.)
Transportation & break bulk (equipment/cargo, etc.)
Consumer products survey

Please call to discuss your requirements. 866-447-4677 - 803-746-4754 (international)


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Technical Center:
India

Through our India Technical Center we offer a full range of IT, Engineering and Back Office outsourcing options.
Engineering Services: We can offer US & India management teams to services all of your needs from system design to product development & testing. India will keep costs low while the US offers proximity and continuity to your product. Services offered include:

Product Design:

Mechanical, electrical & software
Documentation & BOM
Cost analysis
Automation, analysis, reporting, virtualization
Prototyping

CAD Services: We service Architectural, Construction, Machinery, Equipment and Manufacturing companies. We can work from simple sketches, mock ups & notes as well as more formal design processes. Our CAD teams can provide services for design/development of components, and systems for process equipment, factory automation, machinery & electronics.
Some of the services we offer include:

Model to CAD
Paper to CAD
2D to 3D conversion India Technical Center
Porting between platforms
Animation & computer modeling (3-D CAD assemblies, animation & rendering)
CAD automation
Documentation development & technical writing
BOM, costing & prints
CAD Platforms: Autocad, Pro/Engineer, Catia, Solidworks, Mechanical Desktop, Unigraphics, Inventor and Solid Edge

Testing: We offer a full range of testing & certification services. Internationally certified testing Facilities in India (NABL) offer:

Non destructive testing
Mechanical testing
Chemical analysis
Corrosion testing
Metallographic

Software Development: We provide comprehensive and real time project management during all phases of development & implementation. Services Include:

Custom application development
Software testing: quality & verification
Back & front office automation
Database driven applications
Device programming & interfaces
ASP, Java
Factory automation, SCADA
Lab automation, LIMS
Motion control systems (GALIL, PMAC, TRIO)

Development Platforms:

Back Office Outsource: India Technical Center

We assist multinational as well US companies in offering a diverse range of services: