Product Inspections

Maintaining High Levels of Product Quality Worldwide

DEKRA’s product inspection specialists offer customers their extensive experience and a wide range of services, helping manufacturers to maintain a high standard of quality across multiple production sites worldwide.

About Product Inspections

Do you want to make sure your products are not only safe, but also have the intended quality and performance across different production centers? In today’s complex supply chains and with an ever-shorter time to market this can be quite challenging. DEKRA’s product inspection specialists can help you. Maintaining the same level of product quality across different production centers worldwide is increasingly important for today’s global manufacturers.

DEKRA’s range of product inspection services include:

Construction check
In-line inspection
During production inspection (DUPRO)
Factory inspection
Initial production check
Final random inspection (FRI)
Pre-shipment inspection
Loading supervision
Factory audit (FA)
Other inspection services

With our accredited services DEKRA guarantees reliable and unbiased tests. DEKRA is present worldwide, so you can do business with an office in your area. We are also located close to your suppliers, so we can undertake the audits, tests and inspections more quickly.

Our services in detail:

Products and their components are checked according to the applicable standards and requirements in their constructional aspects.

In-line inspections prevent the delivery of defective products by performing quality checks in the production line or on raw materials. Products are checked according to applicable standards in the constructional aspect, preventing delivery delays and rework.

Do you want to make sure your first batch of products matches your expectations? Initial production checks compare the first batch of products that have been produced with the sample and the specifications. This gives you confidence that the products you are manufacturing or sourcing are of the desired quality.

In a final random inspection (FRI) we inspect finished products just before they are shipped. This verifies whether they have been manufactured according to specifications, assesses whether they meet quality requirements, and checks whether the quantity and the packaging are correct.

Whether you are sourcing products in a far-away region or exporting them yourself, you need to be sure that your products are loaded and shipped correctly. Our loading supervision service checks whether your products are loaded for shipment according to the agreed conditions so that your goods will arrive in optimum condition.

Monitor the way your products are manufactured while a batch is being produced can help improve the quality of production processes and verify consistent quality. DUPRO is recommended for:

Shipments of substantial quantities
Continuous production situations
When on-time delivery is required
When initial production inspections have revealed unsatisfactory results

Factory inspections are performed as part of the annual surveillance of factories related to ISO type 5 certification, such KEMA-KEUR, GS, ENEC and other certification schemes. DEKRA also performs factory inspections on behalf of other certification bodies such as MET, QPS, CQC, KTL, etc.

After full type testing, factory locations are inspected in order to ensure that the tested sample can be produced in larger quantities with the same level of safety at specific manufacturing locations. Type testing, annual product re-examinations, factory inspections and regular marketplace surveillance are all part of the service. Going through the certification process successfully qualifies you to display the certification mark on your product. Manufacturers of many top brands worldwide have certified their products.

A pre-shipment inspection (PSI) is a non-regulatory service that is part of the product certification procedure that is required for specific product categories, such as Christmas lighting, before the KEMA-KEUR or DEKRA GS approval mark can be awarded. Moreover, a PSI minimizes one of the main risks for importers, which occurs at the ‘transfer points’. Has the supplier understood precisely what you wanted? How safe are your agreements? Are you actually getting what you ordered?

In line with your predefined standards, DEKRA evaluates the quality systems and working conditions in your supplier’s factory. This audit ensures that the manufacturer has the right equipment and facilities to produce an order according to your specifications. This gives you an unbiased understanding of the following aspects of your supplier’s operation:

Capacity and capabilities
Facilities & equipment
Methodology
Product range
Major markets & customers
Manufacturing process
Quality control system
Raw material management
Semi-finished and finished product management
Working conditions

Products that have certification marks such as cDEKRAus need to be inspected periodically. During this inspection, we assess whether the products are still consistent with those products for which the certificate was originally issued. Our periodical inspection services are a logical extension to the preparation and product certification work DEKRA performs for you, enabling you to continue to benefit from our familiar standards of quality and expertise.

Other types of inspection that we can perform include:

Sample picking
On-site witness
Sorting inspection

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