When the line can't stop, we sort.
Vanguard puts trained inspectors on your floor fast — sorting suspect parts, controlling shipments, and documenting every piece so production keeps moving and your customer never sees the defect.
What we do
Third-party quality support for manufacturers and their suppliers — on your floor, at your dock, or at your customer's plant.
Sorting & Inspection
100% visual and gauged inspection of suspect lots, with every good, reject and rework count recorded.
Controlled Shipping
CS1 and CS2 firewall inspection between supplier and customer until the root cause is closed.
Product Rework
Approved rework of nonconforming parts to bring salvageable stock back to print.
Light Assembly
Overflow and sub-assembly work when your line needs hands, not headcount.
Quality Analysis
Defect data turned into reports your SQE can act on: what failed, how often, and where.
Customer Liaison
Resident representation at your customer's plant, so issues reach you before they become chargebacks.
Process Improvement
Working with your team on the upstream fix, so the next sort isn't needed.
Not sure what you need? Describe the defect. We'll scope it.
Talk to us →How a sort runs
You describe the part, the defect and the quantity at risk. We agree a work instruction and rate.
Inspectors arrive with the authorization documented — who approved it, and who pays.
Suspect stock is sorted, tagged and segregated. Good parts go back to the line.
Daily counts and defect rates, plus a closing summary for your SQE and your supplier.
Got a suspect lot?
Call first for urgent containment. Email for quotes, controlled-shipping programs and ongoing support.
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