This article was written by Kevin Howard, a packaging engineer and owner of Packnomics. A few days ago, we wrote about Design for Distribution. In this article, let's focus on the design of the components of a product, and the impact it … [Read more...]
Design for Distribution: What Hardware Startups Need To Know
I had an interesting conversation about Design for Distribution with Kevin Howard, a packaging engineer and owner of Packnomics. (Kevin wrote before about packaging optimization on this blog.) … [Read more...]
Design Reviews on New Electronic Hardware Products – Q&A with an Expert
I had the chance to ask a few questions to John Teel, founder and lead engineer at Predictable Designs about design reviews on new electronic hardware products. He helps companies who are designing and developing new electronic hardware … [Read more...]
Carbon vs. Alloy vs. Stainless: Steel Grades You Might Buy in China
There are basically 3 steel grades (types of steel) that are used when it comes to product manufacturing: Carbon Steel Alloy Steel Stainless Steel Each of these steel grades is comprised of different amounts of iron and carbon … [Read more...]
The New Product Development Plan you should use to develop & make a product in China
You have a new product idea. You might also have committed customers. What is between you and success? A successfully-produced first batch of your new product. If you haven't developed new products and had them manufactured in China … [Read more...]
The 7 Most Common Product Launch Pitfalls in China
More and more companies work with Chinese manufacturers on new product developments. And, in most cases, things don't turn out the way customers want. I thought I'd highlight the most common product launch pitfalls I have observed for … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons of Crowdfunding (Kickstarter/Indiegogo) for Startups
Crowdfunding has emerged as one of the main sources of funding for hardware startups (and many other ventures). Here are a few impressive statistics: 15 million people have backed a Kickstarter project since 2009. Backers pledged a … [Read more...]
On-Time Delivery for your New Product Made in China? Possible?
We have seen this situation a number of times: An American or European company designs a new product They find a manufacturing partner that has some general experience in their industry (but has never made that precise product since … [Read more...]
Making Prototypes In China: 5 Key Steps And Objectives
By Fabien Gaussorgues Are you going to manufacture a mechanical and/or electrical product in China? This article will help you plan for the steps to follow. You might need a concept of the product, to show investors and to launch … [Read more...]
Product Specifications: What Tolerances for Measurements?
A client asked me, how to decide on tolerances to write on a drawing, when giving a technical file to a Chinese manufacturer? I always suggest to importers that they define a product specification sheet. And they often struggle with … [Read more...]
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