Inspections are a key part of quality control for just about any manufacturing laboratory, and there is a good chance that you and the employees who work for your company try to handle all of your quality control inspections on your own. Be aware that there are dimensional inspection laboratories that you can outsource some or all of this work to. These are a few top signs that outsourcing might be something that you will want to look into.

You're Getting Backlogged With Inspections

Normally, you and your employees might do a pretty good job of performing quality control inspections within your business. However, from time to time, you might get backlogged with inspections. This might happen if some of your employees aren't able to come to work or if your business has had an uptick in business or for other similar reasons. You can outsource dimensional inspections in the short-term so that you can get caught up during this tough time, or you can opt to continue to outsource dimensional inspections in the long-term so that you can avoid getting backlogged again.

You Don't Have the Right Equipment to Perform Thorough Inspections

Depending on the types of inspections that have to be done—which depends on the types of products that your company makes—you might need measuring and weighing equipment, as well as other types of equipment so that you can perform thorough inspections on all of the products that are made within your facility. If you don't have access to this equipment or don't know how to use it, you might find that using a good dimensional inspection lab that already has all of this equipment will help.

You've Had Major Compliance or Quality Control Issues

Ideally, you should not have to worry about your business having compliance or quality control issues. However, from time to time, these issues can pop up. Your business might have been fined for not being compliant with industry regulations and requirements in some way, or you might have had to recall some of your products due to something that your business might have missed during quality control inspections. If one of these things has happened, you might be ready to take action so that you can prevent this type of thing from happening again. Using a dimensional inspection laboratory can help you ensure that you are performing inspections properly, and you can get ideas for preventing compliance or quality control issues in the future.

If you're ready to work with a dimensional inspection lab, contact services like Geometric Design and Technology.