We're exploring what a feasibility study for new products is, its benefits, and everything you need to know in order to implement yours. This will really help you to identify potential issues long before you manufacture your product, saving … [Read more...]
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...]
The 8-Step Customer Journey Manufacturers Need To Consider
When developing a new product you probably shouldn't only focus on the product's core offering, its functions, how it looks, does it work as users need it to, etc. Yes, this is really important, but it's usually insufficient for most … [Read more...]
9 Key Questions When Developing A New Product (Part 2)
Are you developing a new product right now that you're planning to launch on the market soon? If so, you will probably need answers to the following questions. This is part 2, where we cover questions 5 to 9. (Click here to read part … [Read more...]
9 Key Questions When Developing A New Product (Part 1)
If you are gearing up to launch a new product you should be getting answers to these 9 questions before you start investing time and money! This is split into two parts, and here in part 1 we're focusing mainly on market research and … [Read more...]
8 Must-Follow Tips for Software Companies Developing a New Hardware Product
Software companies are often used to using an agile design approach (often SCRUM) to design and develop software products, and they wonder if they can carry over the approach to when they need to develop a new hardware product to support … [Read more...]
Benefits of Product Design Optimization (Taguchi Method)
I wrote extensively about ways to proactively improve a product's design, in order to avoid quality, reliability, and safety issues. It involves reliability engineering, fail safe designs, and a variety of other objectives to take into … [Read more...]
Why Following A Comprehensive NPI Process Pays Dividends And How Involved Buyers Need To Be
New product introduction is a complex process to master, and SMEs and hardware startups we often work with find it very challenging and seek our help to devise and manage the different steps in order to get into mass production on time, on … [Read more...]
A Logical Development Roadmap for New Hardware Products
I enjoyed reading the book Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making and I started suggesting it to some of our clients. The most interesting takeaway is the development roadmap that the author suggests is typical for … [Read more...]
Using Prototype Injection Molds for the First Production: Realistic?
Some products include many custom-designed plastic parts. And the switch to mass production usually requires a high investment in high-pressure injection molds. I had a look at Kickstarter today and I saw a few examples of such products. … [Read more...]
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