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Luxury Or Necessity?



producers still aren't convinced that automatic inspection is a need, not a want



By Ellen Wuagneux
Associate Editor




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If one were to imagine a QC supplier’s sales pitch to a nonwoven product manufacturer, it might go something like this:
QC Equipment Supplier: “Everyone should be using an automatic inspection system.”
End Product Manufacturer: “It’s a luxury item I can’t afford.”
QC Equipment Supplier: “Can you afford not to be using one?”

This is a fair question. After all, can product manufacturers put a price tag on the loss of a consumer due to an incorrect product count or a quality issue? The cost to sort and re-inspect or re-package products is significant and an automated quality control system minimizes or eliminates this need. It is also very costly to supply a package of defective products to the consumer.