Purpose of Inline / Midline Inspections

An inline / midline inspection provides a comprehensive overview of product quality, ensuring that potential defects are detected early in the manufacturing process. By identifying issues during production, necessary adjustments can be made to ensure the product meets overall quality standards.

 

Beyond quality control, inline / midline inspections also offer real-time insights into production progress, helping to estimate completion timelines more accurately. With Qarma, geographical barriers are minimized, allowing you to monitor production remotely without needing to be physically present at the factory.



In addition to reviewing the inline / midline inspection report, Qarma enables live monitoring of the inspection process—provided there is a stable network connection at the factory. This real-time access allows for pending checkpoints to be reviewed and corrected as the inspection takes place, rather than after the production is finished, improving efficiency and responsiveness. There’s no need for manual data entry into Excel or emailing reports. Relevant watchers / approvers can review the report instantly and are notified once the inspector finalizes the inspection.

 

This inspection ensures the production is running smoothly and the batch are ready for packaging prior to the product being send by focusing on key quality points such as:

  • Colour Accuracy – Verifying that the product matches the intended color by comparing it to a sample or pre-production inspection report.
  • Dimensional Compliance – Ensuring all measurements align with specifications.
  • Barcode Verification – Ensuring the product's barcode matches expectations. Using your order data, you can compare the expected barcode with the scanned one. Learn more here.
  • Visual Assessment – Providing an overview of the product’s overall appearance.
  • Labelling & Compliance – Confirming that warning labels, safety labels, and other regulatory markings are correctly attached and meet requirements.

 

Value of Inspection Reports

The general idea of having an inline / midline inspection, is to make sure that defects made along the production of a product is caught early in the process without affecting the whole production. In Qarma we support transparency through customizable checklists with checkpoints relevant for you. At the same time, checklists offer to make specific checkpoints mandatory making sure the inspector needs to fill out the necessary information. We offer guidance and best practices in terms of creating an inline / midline checklist, see attached examples. Qarma provides unlimited checklists at no extra cost, allowing you to define their specificity based on category, item, country, and more. 


It is also possible to conduct inline or midline inspections based on the raw materials used for the product, such as: 

  • White Wood

  • Cutting

  • Sanding

  • Finishing

  • Assembly

  • Packing


These can also be tailored to suit your specific needs. 


 

Key Features of Inline / Midline Inspections in Qarma

  • Corrective Actions – Defects / improvements can be addressed using Qarma’s corrective action module during inspections. Learn more here.
  • Seamless Image Uploads – Easily upload images to document the product’s overall appearance, labels, and color accuracy through our application.
  • Barcode Verification – Ensuring the product's barcode matches expectations. Using your order data, you can compare the expected barcode with the scanned one through your predefined checklist. Learn more here.
  • Team Collaboration – Assign relevant team members from different departments to approve or receive notifications once the inspection is complete.
  • Effortless Traceability – Compare the pre-production inspection report with the scaled production inspection report to identify any mistakes that may have been overlooked.
  • Marking specific checkpoints as required – Ensuring the inspector provides all required information.

 

If this sounds interesting, don’t hesitate to reach out for a free demo of what we can offer you! If you are already a customer and want to add this inspection type to your portfolio, reach out to support@qarmainspect.com or your contact person.