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QUALITY ASSURED SUPPLY CHAIN

20th April 2015

In an emergency situation, having adequate life safety systems can be the difference between life and death. One of the reasons why so many people choose to have Hochiki products installed in their building is because we have a robust, quality assured supply chain. We closely monitor our products from the design stage right the way through to delivery; ensuring the most reliable and high quality products are produced; giving the end user 'peace of mind'.


A Guide to Hochiki's Supply Chain...


Design

Did you know that during our design process we subject our prototypes to in the region of 250 in-house tests? One of those tests is a 60 day chamber test which ensures the product can withstand pro-longed exposure to heat and moisture.

Production

Once our product has been thoroughly tested in-house and has also been approved by external bodies we run pre-production of 200 devices. Once we are completely happy with the process we begin full scale production.

During the production process every product is individually tested several times and sealed to protect against heat and moisture. At the end of the production line, our Quality Assurance Department also test a number of the devices. On a monthly basis we use in excess of 5 million components, and we produce 50,000 products.

Shipping

As orders come in they are logged on our systems and shipping instructions are sent electronically to the warehouse. They then pick, pack and dispatch the items ready for 24hr or 72hr delivery dependant on the desitination.