Quality Bootcamps

Join SBCA for a Quality Bootcamp in your region to learn about the various in-plant quality tools and resources available for component manufacturers and their teams.  

While dates are still being solidified, SBCA plans to host Quality Bootcamps in the following cities/regions over the course of 2025: 

Product quality is a key element of the component manufacturing industry, which is why SBCA is dedicated to providing a comprehensive set of industry-specific quality management tools and resources for component manufacturers. 

SBCA offers its cutting-edge Digital QC software free to member companies. The number of manufacturing locations using the digitized approach to quality control (QC) inspections has grown at an exponential rate since its original release. 

In 2025, SBCA is taking the next step by offering Quality Bootcamps to both member and non-member companies. These two-day live events will be held across the country, giving manufacturers the opportunity to learn from SBCA instructors on how to maximize the benefits of both the Digital QC software, as well as better understand how to get the most value out of Third-Party Quality Assurance (QA) audits. 

Each attendee of these bootcamps will leave with a thorough understanding of both QC and QA, and how they can be applied to their component manufacturing plant. The first portion of the program will be targeted towards company management and will provide an in-depth look into the different roles and responsibilities within a quality management program. The rest of the event will be dedicated to educating QC inspectors and other production team members on how to implement an effective QC management program using Digital QC and a Third-Party QA audit. 

The schedule for each two-day event will roughly follow this outline: 

Bootcamp Day 1 - Classroom  

1p - Quality Control vs. Quality Assurance and components of a Quality Program 
1:30p - ANSI TPI 1 Chapter 3 – Learn it, embrace it, love it! 
2pm - Proper Paper/Vellum based QC inspections  

  • Educate proper techniques and requirements for QC inspections 

3p - SBCA Digital QC Overview  

  • Demonstration of App  

  • Overview of Digital QC Server/Reports 

  • Q&A  

4p - Quality Audit 3rd Party Inspections 
5p - Adjourn Day 1  

Bootcamp Day 2 – Hands-on Training  

7a - Breakfast 
8a-12p - Management/Owner’s Role in Quality Management
12-1p – Lunch
1p - Demos, hands-on training with paper/vellum and tablets/phones and Digital QC app 

  • Individual Plate Supplier Breakout Sessions – Software settings for proper QC file export 

  • MiTek, Eagle, Alpine and Simpson Strong-tie  

3p - Hands-on training using the Digital QC Website/Inspection Reports  

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