QualityInspection&Sampling

Quality Inspection & Sampling gives QC teams a disciplined, digital routine for every lot of cigars. Draw tests, visual checks, weight tolerance, ring gauge, and color sorting are recorded in seconds, not on paper. Supervisors know pass rates by vitola and recipe, while production sees which pairs or stations generate most defects.

Sampling plans adapt to risk: higher rates on new blends, tighter pulls on wrapper-heavy SKUs, and random draws for mature lines. If a batch drifts—tight draw, soft spots, off-color wrappers—the system quarantines it automatically, triggers rework tasks, and logs who fixed what. Your auditors get full traceability without slowing the floor.

What you see every day

• Pass/fail by vitola, blend, station, and shift with automatic trend lines.
• Draw-test distributions and outliers with reasons (binder tension, bunch density, humidity).
• Color and texture scores with photos to standardize wrapper appearance across lines.
• Sampling plan coverage vs. target so auditors know every lot was inspected correctly.
• Blocked lots, rework tasks, and release approvals with full chain of custody.
• Cost-of-quality view tying defects to waste, rework hours, and margin impact.

Actions it enables

Raise first-pass yield: tight-draw clusters trace back to specific pairs or moisture levels; supervisors coach, adjust binder stretch, or re-balance filler weight before the next shift.

Protect brand consistency: wrapper color deviations trigger targeted resorting, not full rework. Visual standards and photos keep factories and shifts aligned on what “acceptable” looks like.

Audit with confidence: every QC decision is time-stamped with operator, sample size, instruments used, and corrective action. Customer claims are answered in minutes with objective data, not recollection.

Built for cigar factories

Supports multiple test rigs (manual and automated draw machines), variable pull frequencies by SKU risk, and humidity checkpoints before and after conditioning. Links to Work-in-Progress Tracking so blocked lots cannot slip forward without release.

Defect taxonomies are tuned to cigars: tar spots, uneven burn, off-center cap, soft foot, or wrapper tears. Each reason code rolls up to Pareto views so continuous improvement teams know where to focus.

Result: fewer blocked lots, faster releases, repeatable flavor and draw, and a documented quality story that earns trust with distributors and aficionados alike.