Auditing suppliers is different. Auditing suppliers is not and should not be a regulatory inspection by the customer.

Competing on product quality has never been more urgent as rising raw material and component costs continue to squeeze manufacturers’ margins. At the same time, unpredictable supply chains make it increasingly difficult to maintain consistent product quality and cost visibility.

So how might Quality 4.0 affect you? Let’s take another look at what it is.

Proper fixturing addresses several key parts of quality: It ensures that inspected parts remain in a repeatable and reproducible orientation on a measuring device.