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Deliverables Buyers Should Get When Developing A New Product [Podcast]

September 10, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Deliverables Buyers Should Get When Developing A New Product [Podcast]

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...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: BoM, calibration certificates, design files, engineering changes, FMEA, manufacturing process controls, minimizing risks, new product development, npd, pilot runs, podcast, PP samples, product inspections, prototypes

Exploring The Benefits Of Rapid Prototyping And Rapid Tooling [Podcast]

May 28, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Exploring The Benefits Of Rapid Prototyping And Rapid Tooling [Podcast]

In This Episode... Renaud and Adrian talk about rapid prototyping and rapid tooling methods to make prototypes a lot faster than production tooling, with a focus on electromechanical products and plastic injection molding. You'll get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development, Uncategorized Tagged With: 3d printing, cnc machining, hard tooling, new product design, new product development, new product development process, podcast, PP samples, pre-production samples, prototypes, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, soft tooling

Why Is A PP Sample So Important? [Podcast]

May 21, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

The Importance Of Pre-Production Samples [Podcast]

In This Episode… Renaud and Adrian are discussing why a PP sample (pre-production) is so important for obtaining your desired results once your products go into mass production. What are PP samples? How do they evolve over time until … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: golden sample, podcast, PP samples, pre-production samples, qc checklist

The Role Of Pre-Production Samples

April 20, 2011 by Renaud Anjoran

If you source products from China or South-East Asia, you MUST require pre-production samples before production is launched. In some cases, it will be impossible, but the supplier should give you a clear explanation why if that's the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: PP samples, pre-production, pre-production samples


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