Let's say you have iterated successfully until you got a good prototype, and you have ensured production can run smoothly. Before making a large batch and "pushing it onto the market", it is highly advised to spend a little time on test … [Read more...]
Product Packaging Considerations for your Product – (Developing a New Product Series Part 16)
Many importers take the time to define their product expectations and to get good pre-production samples from their Chinese suppliers, but completely forget to specify the type of product packaging required. We classified this under … [Read more...]
Technical Data Files for China Production – (Developing a New Product Series Part 15)
I wrote before about the importance of writing a product specification sheet. It is the bare minimum every importer should document. However, if you develop your own product and have it made in China, you should document additional … [Read more...]
Safety and Regulation Requirements china – (Developing a New Product Series Part 14)
Many companies develop a new product but totally overlook the safety and regulatory requirements that will apply to that new product. We have pulled some information from different sources to give you an idea of what to look out for here in … [Read more...]
Assembly Review after an Initial Product Build – (Developing a New Product Series Part 13)
Once a first assembly job has been completed, it is time to review the results. It is not only a matter of checking quality and giving feedback to the Chinese factory as you'll discover here in phase 5.8. (Remember that you can see the … [Read more...]
Initial Product Build – (Developing a New Product Series Part 12)
In phase 5.7 of developing a new product once a prototype has been tested, design iterations have taken place, and tooling is ready (if applicable), it is time to test whether quality products can be made at the right speed in the Chinese … [Read more...]
Build Of Pre-Production Tooling – (Developing a New Product Series Part 11)
In many cases, manufacturing a new product necessitates the preparation of custom tooling. Therefore phase 5.6 is an important step. (Don't forget that you can see the whole series on developing a new product here.) The output from … [Read more...]
Design Review Iterations (New Product Development) – (Developing a New Product Series Part 10)
After building a prototype and subjecting it to functional tests, you will likely need to make revisions from both a functional standpoint in order to ensure the product actually meets the business goals as well as from a product … [Read more...]
Product Functional Testing Before China Production – (Developing a New Product Series Part 9)
Once you have built a prototype, it is a good idea to subject it to functional tests (phase 5.4). This is what we cover in this part of our series on new product development. Wikipedia defines a physical test as: … [Read more...]
The Importance of Prototype Build before Production – (Developing a New Product Series Part 8)
One key milestone in a new product development cycle is phase 5.3, making a prototype. (Remember, you can see the whole series on developing a new product here). What is a prototype? A prototype is a representation of a design … [Read more...]