Production Transfer A Roadmap

Production Transfer: A Roadmap (Assembly Operations Only)

Businesses may want to do a production transfer for various reasons, including reducing costs, improving quality, or even avoiding tariffs. …

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Soldering Jigs De-Risking Your Electronic Assembly

Soldering Jigs: De-Risking Your Electronic Assembly

Electronic product manufacturers use soldering to join electronic components to printed circuit boards (PCBs) by melting a metal alloy (solder) …

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Asking For Production RFQs Before Working on Product Design Is It Possible

Asking For Production RFQs Before Working on Product Design? Is It Possible?

We are often contacted by companies that are still early in their product design & development projects and need to …

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Is a Prototype Mold what you need for your plastic parts

Is a Prototype Mold what you need for your plastic parts?

When deciding whether to opt for a production mold (typically in steel) or a prototype mold to enable you to …

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Starting Domestic Assembly then Moving Manufacturing to China (Pros & Cons)

Starting Domestic Assembly then Moving Manufacturing to China (Pros & Cons)

We’ve worked with some customers who started to do the final assembly of their products themselves in their countries. Later, …

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How to Color Silicone for Compression Molding: A Complete Guide

Silicone compression molding is a versatile process, transforming raw silicone into various products like kitchenware, medical devices, and industrial components. …

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Failed Kickstarter Startups That Didn’t Follow A Structured NPI Process

Failed Kickstarter Startups That Didn’t Follow A Structured NPI Process

In our earlier blog post, How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products?, Renaud discussed in a video the risks …

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Prototype Dimensions 7 Steps To Get Accurate Prototypes Delivered

Prototype Dimensions: 7 Steps To Get Accurate Prototypes Delivered

This article looks at the critical factors that influence the accuracy of prototypes and provides practical guidelines to ensure that …

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Is Small Batch Contract Manufacturing For You

Is Small Batch Contract Manufacturing For You?

Some companies are bringing a new product to market and they realize that the well-known contract manufacturers are not going …

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Silicone Rubber Compression Molding The Beginners Guide

Silicone Rubber Compression Molding: A Guide to Getting Started

Silicone rubber compression molding is a manufacturing process widely adopted across various industries because it efficiently produces high-quality, durable silicone …

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PCBA Test Jigs Streamlining the Testing Process for PCBs

PCBA Test Jigs: Streamlining the Testing Process for PCBs

We use PCBA test jigs to test PCBAs produced in our facility quickly and efficiently. Not only do such jigs …

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How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products [Video]

How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products? [Video]

When bringing your new product to market, following a structured new product introduction process is critical if you want to …

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Do A Bridge Production Rather Than Rushing Into Mass Production

Do A Bridge Production Rather Than Rushing Into Mass Production

When introducing a new product, Chinese suppliers often hasten their customers into mass production. While getting the product into production …

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Launching Production of a New Electronic Device USA vs China

Launching Production of a New Electronic Device: USA vs. China

Some American entrepreneurs or small businesses start assembling, testing, and packing their new products in-house, and then later, once the …

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Manufacturing Cycle Time (Part 2) Optimizing Assembly Line Flow & Efficiency

Manufacturing Cycle Time (Part 2): Optimizing Assembly Line Flow & Efficiency

Part 2: Optimizing Assembly Line Flow and Efficiency Having dominated cycle time through strategic machining practices which we went through …

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