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Factory Audits
Proactively Prevent Quality Issues in Your PV Modules and Batteries
Proactively catching and preventing quality issues in your PV modules and batteries optimizes the performance and extends the lifetime of your products. Preventing issues begins at the factory and production line.
Differences in training, procedures, certifications, and quality control standards and processes vary significantly from factory to factory – even amongst the same suppliers – and can have significant impacts to the number of quality defects that end up in finished products.
A factory audit performed prior to production of your modules or batteries identifies quality risks, personnel and training issues, and missing certifications so they can be rectified before impacting your production.
Ensure Factory Quality Standards, Certifications, Training, and Operating Procedures
CEA’s factory audits provide industry-leading insights into production processes and quality standards at any solar and storage factory globally using a 1,000+ point checklist. Every finding is recorded and classified according to its risk potential, and CEA follows up with the supplier on all issues that are not immediately solved.
CEA’s Factory Audits include:
Administrative Policies and Practices
Quality and Reliability Policies and Practices
Facility Certifications Audit
Management and Employee Training Audit
Production Process and Materials Management Audit
Finished Product Loading and Logistics Management Audit
In-House Testing Laboratory Management Audit
Factory And Supplier Processes and Documentation
Comprehensive Independent Analysis of PV and Energy Storage Factory Quality
CEA’s comprehensive, supplier-independent analysis of PV and energy storage factories and production facilities provides critical need-to-know information on quality risks and enables you to make educated decisions on production locations.
CEA’s Factory Audits offer:
Comprehensive audit report detailing every issue/risk identified, including which issues have been resolved. CEA continues to follow up with the factory until all identified issues are resolved.
Factory grade and comparative score ranked against CEA’s comprehensive database of worldwide factories.
Detailed insights into the quality control procedures and documents for every step of production
Third-Party supplier-independent review of production procedures and quality standards
On-the-ground local quality experts with extensive background in quality control and manufacturing processes
Access to CEA’s proprietary software and tools for accessing and reporting on your project data over time