Aesthetic Device Factory Audits: From the Gate to Final Inspection

One-Day Audit Route

  1. Opening (30 min): history, organization, capacity, customer mix — gauge compliance sensitivity.
  2. Documents (1 h): ISO 13485 certificate, design-history samples, CAPA records, supplier evaluations.
  3. Production line (2 h): pick one unit’s serial and walk the full chain — incoming inspection → assembly instructions → process validation → final calibration.
  4. Key processes (1 h): laser/RF assembly (cleanliness, ESD), burn-in room records.
  5. Final inspection (1 h): energy-meter station (metrology certificates), electrical safety, packaging drop standards.
  6. Warehouse (30 min): temperature logs, spare-parts stock (proof of service promises).
  7. Closing (30 min): findings and corrective deadlines.

Ten High-Frequency Questions

  1. Show the incoming-inspection record for this serial.
  2. Show the energy meter’s calibration certificate.
  3. Last internal audit and management review findings.
  4. Top 3 return/repair causes in the past year.
  5. Second-source strategy for key components.
  6. How software versions and fault logs flow back for analysis?
  7. Contractual spare-part supply years.
  8. Evidence of target-market registration progress.
  9. Worker training and certification records.
  10. Last customer’s audit findings and closure.

Red Flags

LEIJEX welcomes audits — book the standard route via the factory page.

FAQ

Is a remote audit viable?

Viable at a discount: live video traceability covers 60-70% of onsite value; for first large orders, at least one onsite visit.

Are small factories acceptable?

Yes, with heavier verification: their strengths are flexibility and direct owner accountability; the risk is system volatility — offset with tighter acceptance tests and spare-part clauses.

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