Have ever sent a RFQ for plastic parts? Have you been surprised by the wide disparity of the quotes from plastic injection molding suppliers in China? Asking these suppliers for quotations can be highly confusing. The prices of molds can … [Read more...]
3 Unmissable Product Design Optimizations
What are the 3 product design optimizations and best practices that you shouldn't miss if you're bringing a new product to market? Optimizing the design for cost, size, and weight. Following best practices for PCB design and … [Read more...]
Expect a Push from Amazon to Get Product Compliance in Order
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...]
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...]
Cheap and crappy to excellent quality: The transformation of China-made products.
China used to be well-known for mainly cheap, low-quality products, but those days are largely behind us. Any number of cutting-edge and high-quality products are made in China now, think Apple and Tesla products, world-class white goods, … [Read more...]
Shipping From China In June ’24 Dogged By Rising Costs And Uncertainty
Kate, Sofeast's Supply Chain Management head, provides an update on shipping costs from China in June 2024. It's bad news, unfortunately, as costs are rising and there are now unexpected fees being added by shipping lines, too. So what are … [Read more...]
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