What to Look for During a Silicone Factory Audit
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If you have been sourcing silicone products for more than a year, you have probably run into this situation. You receive samples that look perfect, then the mass production order arrives with issues that were not there before. What to Look for During a Silicone Factory Audit is often where things go wrong.
Our Approach
Most factories will tell you they do compression molding. Fewer will admit that the actual curing time varies by operator, shift, and even time of day. We standardized our curing cycles back in 2018 and saw defect rates drop by 40 percent within two quarters. That is the kind of number that does not show up in a glossy factory brochure.
Our Approach
Liquid silicone (LSR) and solid silicone are not interchangeable, no matter what some salespeople will tell you. LSR runs faster and holds tighter tolerances, but the tooling costs more upfront. Solid silicone is better for thicker parts and lower volumes. Matching the process to the product is half the battle.
There is no substitute for experience in this business. We have made enough mistakes over the years to know what to watch for, and we pass that knowledge on to every client. Lemeng Silicone offers full OEM and ODM services with the kind of quality control that gives you confidence in every shipment.
