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From Prototype to Production: 7 Pitfalls for Tech Products

July 14, 2021

From Prototype to Production: 7 Pitfalls for Tech Products

If you have already done the hard work of building a look-alike and work-alike prototype, congratulations! However, there are still these 7 most common pitfalls you have to avoid while going from prototype to production... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crowdfunding Tagged With: crowdfunding, electronic product design, manufacturing contract, mature product designs, mechanical product design, pilot runs, product development agreement, product performance testing, product reliability testing, product testing, prototyping, tooling

The Design for X Approach: 12 Common Examples

March 15, 2021

The Design for X Approach: 12 Common Examples

The Design For X (or “Design for Excellence”) methodology lays out a number of design guidelines for reaching the product’s objectives. The idea is to review and improve the product & process design before the new product is manufactured. Many product designers design for functionality and for aesthetics. Of course, those are important, but there are other important questions such as “can it be made with mature processes?” and “can it be made within budget?” (a.k.a. Design for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: design for distribution, design for manufacturing, design for quality, design for x, mature product designs, new product development, product design

How A DFQ Review Designs Quality INTO Your Product At An Early Stage [Podcast]

March 13, 2021

How A DFQ Review Designs Quality INTO Your Product At An Early Stage [Podcast]

What if you could reduce the chances of quality problems long before your product goes into production? A DFQ review can help you achieve this! What is DFQ? Design For Quality is where we review a number of factors that affect quality at the early stages of the new product introduction process, so that's your concept and prototypes. Not every Chinese manufacturer will do this, and while it may be tempting to power through to production to get to market, it's risky to do so (could your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: design defects, design for quality, DFQ, improving product design, mature product designs, product design, product quality, quality improvement

Is Your New Product Design Ready for Manufacturing in China? [5 Questions]

November 21, 2020

Is Your New Product Design Ready for Manufacturing in China?

There is a misconception in many people's minds. They think there are many manufacturers in China & Vietnam capable of, and willing to, do a lot of the development work for a new product they think is promising. That is true if you have millions of Facebook followers, you run a popular TV program, or Apple's CEO declares they will distribute your product in his stores. In most cases, it is much harder, though.   5 product design questions you need to answer to be seen as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: mature product designs, new product development, npd, product design, product development


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