The BIC Lighter, recognized as a worldwide leader in producing a safe, reliable flame for millions of consumers every day. In more than 160 countries around the world, BIC has sold more than 15 billion lighters.
Since the beginning, almost 40 years ago, they have developed and perfected the strictest quality and safety standards to give consumers the best performing lighters on the market. The company employs these standards at manufacturing facilities all over the world.
BIC’s quality assurance criteria for its lighters meet or exceed the lighter safety standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and all other government agencies.
Every day, BIC produces more than 5 million lighters worldwide. Quality and safety are built into the production process. BIC's manufacturing process is one of the most modern globally, using the highest quality raw materials available. BIC's assembly processes are custom-designed to produce top quality lighters. Specialized equipment analyzes 100% of BIC's lighters, identifies non-conforming products, and ejects those that do not meet BIC's specifications.
They also use sophisticated computerized camera equipment to precisely measure flame height and other characteristics and eject non-conformances. Every BIC lighter undergoes more than 50 separate, automatic quality checks during the manufacturing process. This includes testing of every finished BIC lighter by lighting and extinguishing it to ensure the lighter performs properly before it ever leaves BIC's factory.
The company's commitment to quality continues even after each lighter has been machine inspected. Quality control technicians further examine samples from each production run on an ongoing basis. Also, random pieces of finished lighters are collected from the marketplace to perform a series of continuing quality assurance tests.
Because of all this, it is no surprise that BIC Lighters are one of the top-selling products in a c-store. Make sure you're carrying the lighters your consumers know, love, and rely on.
SOURCES: About BIC Lighter. BIC Corporation. www.flickyourbic.com