Some products include many custom-designed plastic parts. And the switch to mass production usually requires a high investment in high-pressure injection molds. I had a look at Kickstarter today and I saw a few examples of such products. It's likely that the companies behind these three products have to put a lot of money down on various types of tooling. And it always sparks legitimate questions such as 'can't we just use prototype injection molds for the first production run?'. … [Read more...]
Quality Assurance, Product Development, and Purchasing Strategies in China