Is your company selling products through the Amazon.com platform, as a third party seller? Some new policies regarding product compliance are probably coming up very soon. The US agency in charge of protecting consumers' safety just … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2024
How Many Prototype Iterations And Safety & Reliability Tests Do We Need For Our New Product?
Customers often ask us these questions when they're developing a new product to bring to market: How many prototype iterations will be needed? What are the essential tests for ensuring product safety and compliance? It's quite … [Read more...]
Software: Why it’s Growing in Importance for many Electronics
When we think of new electronic products being developed and brought to market, perhaps the hardware comes to mind first. However, what runs the hardware? The software. It's fair to say that today a product's software has become a … [Read more...]
Prototyping Equipment: 5 Key Uses You’ll Have For It
Prototyping is a critical step for anyone developing and bringing a new product to market. for design houses, manufacturing companies, and product developers alike. Let's explore the differences between prototyping equipment and those used … [Read more...]
Factory Audit Selection Tips
Let's discuss factory audit selection, covering the ins and outs of different audits and how to select the best one for your needs. You'll learn about initial factory evaluations, quality system audits, social compliance audits, and … [Read more...]
Social Audits: 4 Reasons Why Testing, Inspection, & Certification Firms Should NOT Do Them
Over the past 15 years, I have been shocked by the large-scale malpractice that social compliance audits represent. I wrote about it in several articles: Social compliance audits in factories: perverse effects Social Compliance … [Read more...]