01 · Requirement review
Category, destination market, applicable standards, packaging and acceptance criteria aligned before anything is quoted.
QUALITY & COMPLIANCE
Quality is a process, not a claim
Accessories are small products with demanding requirements: power, radio, batteries, materials and retail packaging can all be in scope. We treat quality as a set of agreed checks and documents that run from the first brief to the released shipment.
QUALITY GATES
From brief to released shipment
Each stage has an output that the next stage depends on. Skipping one is usually what causes problems later.
02 · Feasibility & DFM
Mechanical, electrical and tooling questions reviewed with the factory before the specification is fixed.
03 · Engineering sample
Samples checked against the agreed specification: fit, finish, function, output and branding.
04 · Pilot run
A limited run validates assembly, yield and consistency before volume production is released.
05 · Inspection
In-line checks plus pre-shipment inspection against an agreed sampling plan and defect classification.
06 · Documentation & release
Test reports, certificates, packing lists and approved artwork versions compiled for the shipment.
COMPLIANCE SUPPORT
Requirements are market-specific
What a charging accessory needs for one destination can be different from what the same category needs for another. We scope requirements at the start of the project and agree who is responsible for each piece of evidence.
- Safety and EMC requirements (CE, FCC, UKCA, UL / ETL where applicable)
- Environmental and material declarations (RoHS, REACH, packaging rules where applicable)
- Radio and wireless standards for Bluetooth, Qi and other RF-enabled categories
- Battery transport documentation for lithium-cell products (UN38.3, MSDS where applicable)
- Retailer-specific packaging, barcode, labelling and artwork requirements
- Third-party lab coordination and report review on request
Documentation pack
Prepared for the order and kept to an agreed revision.
- Approved specification sheet with revision history
- Sample approval record and golden sample reference
- Test reports and compliance documents as agreed
- Inspection report with findings and acceptance result
- Packing list, carton markings, barcode and label artwork
- Commercial documents required for shipment
TEST SCOPE
What gets checked
The exact plan depends on the category. These are the areas normally considered when the specification and acceptance criteria are written.
Electrical safety & output
Rated output, protection behaviour and thermal performance against the agreed specification.
Charging & data protocol
Compatibility checks for the connector and protocol combinations in the brief.
Mechanical endurance
Bend, pull, insertion life and drop checks appropriate to the category.
Fit, finish & appearance
Cosmetic criteria, colour reference and surface consistency across the batch.
Packaging & transit
Carton strength, drop and vibration considerations, barcode and label verification.
Batch consistency
Sampling plan, defect classification and pre-shipment acceptance criteria.
Scope note.
Certification scope, test standards, inspection levels and report ownership are confirmed per project and per destination market before an order is placed. References to standards or approval schemes on this page describe the types of requirements that may apply; they are not a blanket certification claim for every product. Nothing on this site replaces the documents agreed in a commercial contract.
Certification scope, test standards, inspection levels and report ownership are confirmed per project and per destination market before an order is placed. References to standards or approval schemes on this page describe the types of requirements that may apply; they are not a blanket certification claim for every product. Nothing on this site replaces the documents agreed in a commercial contract.
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