Plastic injection molding pilot runs are used to optimize the tooling, processes, and designs to go into mass production with a minimum of risks of defects and other unwelcome issues when parts start getting made on a large scale. But what … [Read more...]
Pilot Run Best Practices
Hopefully, you already appreciate the importance of doing a pilot run (we already wrote about that here) to test all kinds of things before mass production starts, but here's a quick recap about why it's an essential part of the new product … [Read more...]
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...]
Deliverables Buyers Should Get When Developing A New Product [Podcast]
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In this episode... When you develop a new product what deliverables should you be getting during the new product development process in order to assure that your product will make it mass production with the minimum of risks and at the … [Read more...]
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...]
New Product: How Many Builds before Mass Production?
When a new product is made in a factory for the first time, there are always uncertainties. And going straight into a large production batch is risky. Many issues can cause that first batch to be a disaster, including: One of the … [Read more...]
Why Pilot Runs Are So Important [Podcast]
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Pilot runs aren't just a 'good idea,' they're a must when manufacturing new products as you are about to find out... Renaud and Adrian from the team explore an important part of the new product launch process: pilot runs. In this … [Read more...]
Why a First Article Inspection Can Save an Entire Production from Quality Issues
Planning the start of production so that a first article inspection can be performed before the rest of mass production takes place... That's not something the average Chinese factory does, unfortunately. However, under the right … [Read more...]
Helping a Chinese Factory Improve While Still Holding Them Accountable
You might discover that helping a Chinese factory improve makes sense if you have quality requirements that are challenging to one of the factories you work with, or if you are working with them to develop a complex new … [Read more...]