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Why Following A Comprehensive NPI Process Pays Dividends And How Involved Buyers Need To Be

February 1, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

Why Following A Comprehensive NPI Process Pays Dividends And How Involved Buyers Need To Be

New product introduction is a complex process to master, and SMEs and hardware startups we often work with find it very challenging and seek our help to devise and manage the different steps in order to get into mass production on time, on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product development process, new product introduction, NPI

Manufacturing Pilot Runs Are Great With Quantified Objectives

April 5, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Manufacturing Pilot Runs Are Great With Quantified Objectives

I have pushed many companies to ensure manufacturing pilot runs take place before they go into mass production. It makes a lot of sense for electrical & mechanical products that are either totally new or new for that factory that is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: golden sample, new product introduction, pilot runs, pre-production samples, production processes

Navigating The Product Design and NPI Maze For New Products [Podcast]

September 17, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Navigating The Product Design and NPI Maze For New Products [Podcast]

In this episode… You've got an idea for a unique new product! Amazing! Now you need to develop that product concept, design it, test and validate it, and much more before finally going into mass production and bringing it to market. You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: agile design, developing new products, mass production, new product design, new product development process, new product introduction, NPI, product design, testing new products

Why New Product Development of Electronics Takes So Long

August 24, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Why New Product Development of Electronics Takes So Long

Over the years, we have been talking to people who are planning to or are in the process of, developing a new product. And there is a very serious mismatch between expectations and reality during the new product development process. So … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product design, new product development, new product development process, new product introduction, new product launch, new product manufacturing, NPI

A Textbook on Design for Manufacturing and the NPI Process (EVT-DVT-PVT)

February 22, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

A Textbook on Design for Manufacturing and the NPI Process (EVT-DVT-PVT)

I am halfway through this book and I thought many readers would enjoy it: Product Realization: Going from One to a Million by Anna C. Thornton. Here is the book's presentation by its publisher: Product Realization: Going from One to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: books, DFM, DVT, EVT, new product development, new product introduction, NPI, NPI process, product design, PVT

Analyzing the (NPI) New Product Introduction Process & its Benefits [Podcast]

October 1, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Analysing the (NPI) New Product Introduction Process & its Benefits [Podcast]

What is the new product introduction process? The new product introduction process is: A complete blueprint that takes an idea through various structured phases and that results in a finished product being launched into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product development, new product introduction, new product introduction process, NPI, NPI process, podcast, production risk


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