What should a cable factory audit actually check?

Six places: incoming inspection, in-process test, final test records, calibration, traceability, and how a failing lot is handled.

Answer: four documents and two records decide most of it.

  1. Incoming inspection records — is copper/compound checked, or just received?
  2. In-process test — is there a test between soldering and overmoulding, or only at the end?
  3. Final test records — kept per lot, with the actual values, not just "PASS"?
  4. Calibration — are the testers calibrated, and is the certificate current?
  5. Traceability — can a finished carton be traced back to a copper lot?
  6. Non-conforming lot — show one, and how it was closed.

A factory that can produce a closed non-conformance record is usually the one with a working system.

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What should a cable factory audit check?

Incoming inspection, in-process testing, final test records, calibration, traceability and how a failing lot is closed.