Inspection and Quality Control
Quality control is not a final inspection. It is five checks at the points where an error cannot be recovered afterwards, and the last one is done with the cabinet running.
The five checkpoints
| # | Checkpoint | What is measured |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cut and fold | Panel dimensions against the production drawing, ±1 mm |
| 2 | Frame finish | Corner dress under raking light, grain direction, no handling marks |
| 3 | Cradle pitch | Row by row against the drawing, including the rows labelled for magnum or Champagne |
| 4 | Cooling | Pull-down time, 24-hour hold, door-open recovery |
| 5 | Final | Door gap even at 2 mm, seal contact, light, lock, and a full open-and-close cycle |
The check that catches the most
Cradle pitch. It is the one error a client cannot see until the bottles arrive, and the one that cannot be fixed without new cradles.
Every row is measured against the drawing and marked off. On a mixed cellar that means the Champagne rows and the magnum rows are checked as separate items, not as part of a run.
What we photograph
Every cabinet is photographed before packing: front, open, detail of the corner, and the controller display at setpoint. Those photos go to the client with the shipping documents.
It is not a marketing exercise. It is the evidence base if something arrives damaged, and it takes four minutes.
The detail behind the text
From this page to a delivered cabinet
- Made in
- Shunde, Foshan, China — frame, finish and assembly in one workshop
- Frame
- 18 mm stainless sightline, folded to the measured wall
- Materials
- Stainless steel, tempered or low-E glass, felt-lined bottle cradle
- Cooling
- Embraco compressor, 110 V / 60 Hz for the US, 220–240 V elsewhere
- Production
- 30 to 40 days after the 50% production deposit, quoted per project
- Delivery
- Crated, collected by your forwarder, with a numbered setting-out drawing
- Installation
- By your fitter, to our drawing; we dry-fit and inspect before crating
The questions that come up before an order
Do you accept third-party inspection?
Yes. Tell us before production so the timing works, and we will have the cabinet running and accessible.
What is the defect rate?
We will not quote a number we cannot evidence. We will tell you what the five checkpoints are and let you inspect against them.
What happens if something is wrong on arrival?
Photograph it and send it. Manufacturing faults are replaced at our cost within two years; transit damage is a freight claim and we help you run it.
Send the wall and the bottle count
Three photographs and a tape measure is enough for a scheme, a finish direction and a price. The drawing fee covers the CAD and the visuals.