Let’s continue exploring senior engineer Paul Adams’s essential tips for finding the right contract manufacturer/manufacturer, avoiding pitfalls, and ensuring your product meets global standards. It’s part two of the top 10 most asked questions—and it’s packed with must-know advice....
Partnering with Chinese manufacturers can be a game-changer, but it comes with unique challenges. In today’s episode, we tackle common pitfalls, best communication strategies, and ways to ensure high-quality products. Plus, we explore whether manufacturers can assist with design...
Senior engineer Paul Adams tackles a critical decision for product creators: should you rely on a single full-service manufacturer or work with multiple specialized suppliers when bringing your new product idea to market? Join us as we explore the...
This post is for buyers who are sourcing a contract manufacturer in China for electronics, mechanical products, and other types of hard goods. In order to find a suitable CM who is a good fit and can be relied...
I realized that most buyers are unfamiliar with their options when it comes to sourcing manufacturers. I want to clarify what their options are. (This is especially applicable if you import electrical and/or mechanical products from China, Vietnam,...
These days it’s easy to find article after article stating that manufacturing in China is on the way out. And that’s true, at least partly. Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, and Portugal have many good potential suppliers, including some contract manufacturers....
There is a tendency for inexperienced importers to blame their suppliers for all quality and safety issues that come up. However, in the situation where the buyer works with an OEM or a contract manufacturer, they share some (and...
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...
By Fabien Gaussorgues Do you prefer to work with an OEM or an ODM? What are their pros and cons? And what is a CM? This is particularly important if, as the importer, you want to develop a product...
This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005.
He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.
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