Quality Control

Basics

• The Process in Manufacturing and Commerce, where the product/service is examined (Usually with randomly selected samples) to maintain consistent quality, and properties
• Also should occur to a lesser degree (ie non destructive testing and benchmarks) at the end of an assembly line

Methods

• Destructive Testing
• Non-Destructive Testing
• Benchmark Based Testing

See Also

• Six Sigma
• Quality Assurance

Prusa

Prusa Factory basically tests every part that goes into their printer [1] [2]. For example

• Inductive Sensor: "this is another of our testers this is for testing the induction sensors so they get plugged in and they're heat cycles so we know if they measure the same same distance if there are hot or not"
• electronics "simulation" (with test report)
• power supply
• weighing of kits (as sanity check)
• check for level of heatbed

Useful Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Quality Control