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Cheap Battery Risks And Why New Laws Mean Their Days Are Numbered

August 11, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

China-based British compliance expert, Clive Greenwood, gives us the lowdown on why cheap batteries from China are risky and can be dangerous for consumers, and how compliance laws are changing so that using them in future will be almost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compliance Tagged With: EU regulations, lithium-ion batteries, product compliance, product safety

Analyzing Reliability Problems in the News Recently: Titan Sub and Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbines

August 4, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Analyzing Reliability problems in the news recently: Titan sub & Siemens Gamesa wind turbines

We explore two high-profile product reliability problems that have been in the news recently: the destruction of the Oceangate Titan submersible that catastrophically imploded near the wreck of the Titanic and the reliability failures of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Reliability Tagged With: product reliability, product reliability testing, reliability failures

EU Product Chemical Compliance and Tips for Buyers

July 28, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Introducing EU Product Compliance & Tips for Buyers

Renaud welcomes our friend Fredrik Grönkvist of Compliancegate.com to discuss EU product compliance, in particular, harmful substances of note, common regulations or directives you need to comply with, and what we can learn from recent data … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compliance Tagged With: EU regulations, importing to europe, product compliance, Sourcing

New Product Launch: Planning & Discovery Phases Are So Important 

July 26, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

New Product Launch Planning Discovery Phases Are So Important

I read an interesting book recently: How big things get done, by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner. The authors have amassed a large database of “big projects” — from roads and high-speed train lines to airports and nuclear power plants — … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: books, DFM, new product launch

Can you be TOO trusting with your Chinese factory in the name of being partners?

July 21, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Can you be TOO trusting with your Chinese factory in the name of being partners?

Some Western buyers who outsource their manufacturing (and product development in some cases) to Chinese suppliers think that offering a partnership where each side strives to be as friendly as possible and accommodate each other perhaps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: chinese suppliers, manufacturing contract, supplier relationships

How to figure out what reliability testing you need?

July 14, 2023 by Andrew Amirnovin

How to figure out what reliability testing you need?

Let's explore how to figure out what reliability testing you need for your product, the questions reliability engineers will ask you, and the factors that influence the kinds of testing to be done and its cost. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Reliability, Uncategorized Tagged With: product reliability, reliability failures, reliability testing

Answers to your questions about new product development, supplier bankruptcy, sourcing from China, and controlling product quality & reliability.

July 7, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

New product development, supplier bankruptcy, sourcing from China, and controlling product quality & reliability questions

Renaud answers four exciting questions from our podcast's listeners. We cover new product development, if and how to start purchasing and importing electronics, supplier bankruptcy, and tips for controlling product quality and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tips for buyers Tagged With: bankruptcy, new product development, product reliability, sourcing from china

10 Factors Affecting Electronic Product Design Costs

June 29, 2023 by Andrew Amirnovin

10 Factors Affecting Electronic Product Design Costs

Let's explore 10 factors that affect the cost of electronic product designs and the reasons why they do and tips on what you need to be aware of. Anyone bringing new products to the market who is interested in controlling costs should at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Design, Uncategorized Tagged With: electronic product design, lowering costs, new product development costs

“Checklist Manifesto” | Improving New Product Introduction & Routine Manufacturing

June 28, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

"Checklist Manifesto" | Improving New Product Introduction & Routine Manufacturing

I recently read The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande, a surgeon with a strong interest in process improvement. It's a great book about the value of multi-disciplinary reviews at certain stages of a project and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: checklists, new product introduction, process improvement

Responsible & Sustainable Purchasing Practices: Your Future?

June 23, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Responsible & Sustainable Purchasing Practices: Sourcing's Near Future

Let's explore responsible and sustainable purchasing and why buyers play an important role in their supply chain's ESG performance and risks and improvements can't all be laid at the feet of their suppliers. At times some buyers probably … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: supply chain risks, sustainability, sustainable sourcing

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This blog is written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005.

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