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Why DVT & PVT Mistakes Could Cause A Product Recall!

August 19, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Why DVT & PVT Mistakes Could Cause A Product Recall!

Electronics giant Philips has been in the news due to a billion-dollar recall of medical devices (ventilators and sleep apnea machines) that have, unfortunately, resulted in deaths and injuries. What could have caused such serious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Steps Tagged With: DVT, NPI process, podcast, product recall, product reliability, PVT

What is the product return rate and how to reduce it? [Podcast]

August 5, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What is the product return rate and how to reduce it? [Podcast]

In this episode… The Sofeast Group's head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin explores what the product return rate is and provides advice you can take to reduce yours before you even start mass producing your product. If you do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product development, NPI process, podcast, product reliability, product returns

Final Prototype of your New Hardware Product: When Will You Get There?

July 21, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Final Prototype of your New Hardware Product: When Will You Get There?

In nearly all cases, people who are developing a new hardware product tend to overestimate the progress they have already accomplished, relative to the "finish line" (bringing a batch of finished products to market). They often think the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development

What To Do Before Contacting a Contract Manufacturer in China or India

July 7, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

What To Do Before Contacting a Contract Manufacturer in China or India

If you have been designing a new product and you plan to have it manufactured in China or another Asian country, when and how should you contact a manufacturer, and what should you do first? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: IP protection, product design, Sourcing, vetting suppliers

Do THIS Before You Start Mass Production! [Podcast]

June 24, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Remember To Do THIS Before You Start Mass Production!

In this episode… Sofeast's head of New Product Development joins Adrian to talk about the NPI process for getting a new product to market and, in particular, the one key thing you need to do before you start mass production. This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: compliance testing, NPI process, product testing, production processes, reliability testing, sourcing components

What Does A Good QA Program For New Electronic Products Include? [Podcast]

June 17, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What Does A Good QA Program For New Electronic Products Include? [Podcast]

In this episode… Renaud and Adrian explore what a good Quality Assurance program for new electronic products looks like. Any new products have greater risks, and in many cases, importers haven't been able to visit Chinese suppliers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: electronic hardware products, electronic product design, new product development, quality assurance strategy

Planning for Quality & Compliance at the Product Design Stage: 3 Topics You MUST Focus On

June 15, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Planning for Quality & Compliance at the Product Design Stage: 3 Topics

A reader asked what he should pay attention to when he starts to work on a new product in order to avoid a very large “dumb tax” in the future. This is a good question, as there are many activities to undertake that will help your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product design, product quality, product reliability, product safety

The New Apparel Development & Production Process [Podcast]

May 20, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

The New Apparel Development & Production Process [Podcast]

In this episode… Renaud is joined by another special guest, Belinda Jacobs founder of Techpacks.co, a company that has been helping soft goods designers and brands improve production & decrease waste, through tech packs since 2016. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: apparel, garments, new product development, soft goods

Going from 1 Prototype to Mass Production directly is Dangerous

May 17, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

going from one prototype to mass production is dangerous

"Can we go directly from 1 prototype to mass production? After all, if they can make 1 good piece, surely they can make 10,000 good pieces?" Well, not really. When it comes to 3D printed parts or a product that comes entirely out of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Develop a New Electronic Product in China Tagged With: mass production, NPI process, prototyping

Is Your Prototype Ready for Production? 2 Opposite Examples

April 18, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Is Your Prototype Ready for Production? 2 Opposite Examples

Many people work hard to get to a working prototype that looks good, then they think it's a production ready prototype and can just be passed to a manufacturer. However, as I wrote before, there are many challenges when going from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: EVT, new product development, prototypes

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